Answer:
[tex](1 + i\,3) \cdot (2 + i) = -1 + i\,7[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
We proceed to present the procedure by algebraic means:
1) [tex](1 + i\,3)\cdot (2 + i)[/tex] Given
2) [tex]2\cdot (1 + i\,3) + i\,(1+i\,3)[/tex] Distributive and Commutative Properties
3) [tex]2 + i\,6 + i + i^{2} \,3[/tex] Distributive, Commutative and Associative Properties
4) [tex]2 + i\,7 -3[/tex] Definition of imaginary number/Distributive, Commutative and Associative Properties
5) [tex]-1 + i\,7[/tex] Commutative and Associative Properties
