Question
Answer
$$2-3i-(3+2i)=-5i-1$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}2-3i-(3+2i)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}2-3i-3-2i \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-5i-1\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Remove the parentheses by changing the sign of each term within them. $$ - \left( 3+2i \right) = -3-2i $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{2} \color{red}{-3i} \color{blue}{-3} \color{red}{-2i} = \color{red}{-5i} \color{blue}{-1} $$ |
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