Question
Answer
$$4-2i-(-3+i)=-3i+7$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}4-2i-(-3+i)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}4-2i+3-i \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-3i+7\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Remove the parentheses by changing the sign of each term within them. $$ - \left( -3+i \right) = 3-i $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{4} \color{red}{-2i} + \color{blue}{3} \color{red}{-i} = \color{red}{-3i} + \color{blue}{7} $$ |
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