Question
Answer
$$6-7i-(-5-i)=-6i+11$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}6-7i-(-5-i)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}6-7i+5+i \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-6i+11\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Remove the parentheses by changing the sign of each term within them. $$ - \left( -5-i \right) = 5+i $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{6} \color{red}{-7i} + \color{blue}{5} + \color{red}{i} = \color{red}{-6i} + \color{blue}{11} $$ |
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