Question
Answer
$$3-2i-(-2+8i)=-10i+5$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}3-2i-(-2+8i)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}3-2i+2-8i \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-10i+5\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Remove the parentheses by changing the sign of each term within them. $$ - \left( -2+8i \right) = 2-8i $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{3} \color{red}{-2i} + \color{blue}{2} \color{red}{-8i} = \color{red}{-10i} + \color{blue}{5} $$ |
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