Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}-6-4-4i-2& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}-4i-10-2 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-4i-12\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{-6} \color{blue}{-4} -4i = -4i \color{blue}{-10} $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ -4i \color{blue}{-10} \color{blue}{-2} = -4i \color{blue}{-12} $$ |