Question
Answer
$$-(6i-8)-8i=-14i+8$$
Explanation
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| $$ \begin{aligned}-(6i-8)-8i& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}-6i+8-8i \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-14i+8\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Remove the parentheses by changing the sign of each term within them. $$ - \left(6i-8 \right) = -6i+8 $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{-6i} +8 \color{blue}{-8i} = \color{blue}{-14i} +8 $$ |
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