For any two complex numbers and

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Problem

2. For any two complex numbers z1z_{1} and z2z_{2}, prove that Re⁡(z1z2)=Re⁡z1Re⁡z2−Im⁡z1Im⁡z2\operatorname{Re}\left(z_{1} z_{2}\right)=\operatorname{Re} z_{1} \operatorname{Re} z_{2}-\operatorname{Im} z_{1} \operatorname{Im} z_{2}.

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