How do you simplify (x+i)2−(x−i)2?
1 Answer
Jan 15, 2017
Explanation:
Note that in general:
(a+b)2=a2+2ab+b2
(a−b)2=a2−2ab+b2
So:
(a+b)2−(a−b)2=4ab
In our example:
(x+i)2−(x−i)2=4ix