Question
Answer
$$-4-2i-(-6+2i)=-4i+2$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}-4-2i-(-6+2i)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}-4-2i+6-2i \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-4i+2\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Remove the parentheses by changing the sign of each term within them. $$ - \left( -6+2i \right) = 6-2i $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{-4} \color{red}{-2i} + \color{blue}{6} \color{red}{-2i} = \color{red}{-4i} + \color{blue}{2} $$ |
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