Simplify (-5-3i)(-5+3i)

$(- 5 - 3 i) (- 5 + 3 i)$

Step 1

Expand $(- 5 - 3 i) (- 5 + 3 i)$ using the FOIL Method.

Apply the distributive property.

$- 5 (- 5 + 3 i) - 3 i (- 5 + 3 i)$

Apply the distributive property.

$- 5 \cdot - 5 - 5 (3 i) - 3 i (- 5 + 3 i)$

Apply the distributive property.

$- 5 \cdot - 5 - 5 (3 i) - 3 i \cdot - 5 - 3 i (3 i)$

Step 2

Simplify and combine like terms.

Simplify each term.

Multiply $- 5$ by $- 5$ .

$25 - 5 (3 i) - 3 i \cdot - 5 - 3 i (3 i)$

Multiply $3$ by $- 5$ .

$25 - 15 i - 3 i \cdot - 5 - 3 i (3 i)$

Multiply $- 5$ by $- 3$ .

$25 - 15 i + 15 i - 3 i (3 i)$

Multiply $- 3 i (3 i)$ .

Multiply $3$ by $- 3$ .

$25 - 15 i + 15 i - 9 i i$

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

$25 - 15 i + 15 i - 9 (i^{1} i)$

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

$25 - 15 i + 15 i - 9 (i^{1} i^{1})$

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

$25 - 15 i + 15 i - 9 i^{1 + 1}$

Add $1$ and $1$ .

$25 - 15 i + 15 i - 9 i^{2}$

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

$25 - 15 i + 15 i - 9 \cdot - 1$

Multiply $- 9$ by $- 1$ .

$25 - 15 i + 15 i + 9$

Add $25$ and $9$ .

$34 - 15 i + 15 i$

Add $- 15 i$ and $15 i$ .

$34 + 0$

Add $34$ and $0$ .

$34$