SOLUTION: (2-3i)-(4-5i)+(-3+2i)
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Question 400985: (2-3i)-(4-5i)+(-3+2i)
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(2-3i) - (4-5i) + (-3+2i)
For many reasons it is a good idea to change any subtractions to additions of the opposite:- Addition is easier than subtraction.
- Addition is Commutative so the order can be changed in any desired way.
- Addition is Associative so the grouping can be changed in any desired way.
- Most "forms" are written in terms of addition:
- Slope-intercept form (of the equation of a line): y = mx + b
- Standard form (of the euqation of a line): Ax + By = C
- Complex numbers: a + bi
- Quadratic equations:
- etc.
Rewriting the subtractions as additions of the opposite we get:
(2+(-3i)) - (4+(-5i)) + (-3+2i)
(2+(-3i)) + (-4+5i)) + (-3+2i)
Only like terms can be added. So we will rearrange the order and the grouping so that all the like terms are grouped:
(2+(-4)+(-3)) + (-3i+5i+2i)
Adding we get:
-5 + 4i
And we are finished.
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