Simplify (2-3i)(2+3i)

$(2 - 3 i) (2 + 3 i)$

Step 1

Expand $(2 - 3 i) (2 + 3 i)$ using the FOIL Method.

Apply the distributive property.

$2 (2 + 3 i) - 3 i (2 + 3 i)$

Apply the distributive property.

$2 \cdot 2 + 2 (3 i) - 3 i (2 + 3 i)$

Apply the distributive property.

$2 \cdot 2 + 2 (3 i) - 3 i \cdot 2 - 3 i (3 i)$

Step 2

Simplify and combine like terms.

Simplify each term.

Multiply $2$ by $2$ .

$4 + 2 (3 i) - 3 i \cdot 2 - 3 i (3 i)$

Multiply $3$ by $2$ .

$4 + 6 i - 3 i \cdot 2 - 3 i (3 i)$

Multiply $2$ by $- 3$ .

$4 + 6 i - 6 i - 3 i (3 i)$

Multiply $- 3 i (3 i)$ .

Multiply $3$ by $- 3$ .

$4 + 6 i - 6 i - 9 i i$

Raise $i$ to the power of $1$ .

$4 + 6 i - 6 i - 9 (i^{1} i)$

Raise $i$ to the power of $1$ .

$4 + 6 i - 6 i - 9 (i^{1} i^{1})$

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$4 + 6 i - 6 i - 9 i^{1 + 1}$

Add $1$ and $1$ .

$4 + 6 i - 6 i - 9 i^{2}$

Rewrite $i^{2}$ as $- 1$ .

$4 + 6 i - 6 i - 9 \cdot - 1$

Multiply $- 9$ by $- 1$ .

$4 + 6 i - 6 i + 9$

Add $4$ and $9$ .

$13 + 6 i - 6 i$

Subtract $6 i$ from $6 i$ .

$13 + 0$

Add $13$ and $0$ .

$13$