Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}5+1+5i-8& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}5i+6-8 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}5i-2\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{5} + \color{blue}{1} +5i = 5i+ \color{blue}{6} $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ 5i+ \color{blue}{6} \color{blue}{-8} = 5i \color{blue}{-2} $$ |