(-3 + 2i)(-4 - 8i)
= -3(-4) - 3(-8i) + 2i(-4) + 2i(-8i) {used foil method}
= 12 + 24i - 8i - 16i² {multiplied through}
= 12 + 16i - 16(-1) {combined like terms and evaluated i² to be -1}
= 12 + 16i + 16 {multiplied}
= 28 + 16i {combined like terms}
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