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