How do you simplify $2 i + 4 (3 - 6 i)$ $2i+4(3-6i)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-28T01:32:50

$12 - 22 i$ $12-22i$

Don't be daunted by the imaginary numbers. Let's just treat it as a variable. We can distribute the $4$ $4$ to both terms to get

$2 i + 12 - 24 i$ $2i+12-24i$

Combine like terms to get

$12 - 22 i$ $12-22i$

Hope this helps!

How do you simplify 2i+4(3−6i)2i+4(3-6i)?