Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
As we all know, i is same as root of -1
let us expand what we have;
(1 + i)^2
= 1(1 + i) + i(1 + i)
= 1 + i + i + i^2
as i is square root of -1, the square of the square root of -1 is -1
Thus, we have
1 + 2i - 1
= 2i