How do you simplify (x+i)2(xi)2?

1 Answer
Jan 15, 2017

(x+i)2(xi)2=4ix

Explanation:

Note that in general:

(a+b)2=a2+2ab+b2

(ab)2=a22ab+b2

So:

(a+b)2(ab)2=4ab

In our example:

(x+i)2(xi)2=4ix