document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148750>Question 148750</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Not sure where this falls under but working with i.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify the following expression into general form of a complex number, namely a + bi       8(-5 +3i) - 5(3 - 4i).  Please explain! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply what's inside the brackets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-40 + 24i - 15 + 20i<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Group like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-40 - 15 + 24i + 20i<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "do the math<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-55 + 44i </SPAN>\n" );
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