Question
Answer
$$-6-5i-(-5-7i)=2i-1$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}-6-5i-(-5-7i)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}-6-5i+5+7i \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}2i-1\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Remove the parentheses by changing the sign of each term within them. $$ - \left( -5-7i \right) = 5+7i $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{-6} \color{red}{-5i} + \color{blue}{5} + \color{red}{7i} = \color{red}{2i} \color{blue}{-1} $$ |
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