document.write( "Question 181595: On my worksheet, it has subtracting and addition.\r
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document.write( "like, (-6+12i)+(4-i)
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document.write( "I was explained the addition, now it is easy to me.
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document.write( "but my question is...should i do it differently if it says subtract?\r
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document.write( "(3-i)-(-4+9i)\r
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document.write( "do you do it differently than the addition one? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #136195 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! (-6+12i)+(4-i)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You cobine the Real Number parts and you cobine the imaginary number parts:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= (-6+4) + (12i - i)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= -2 + 11i\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( "Ifyou were subtracting it would go like this: \n" ); document.write( "(-6+12i)-(4-i)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= (-6-4)+(12i + i)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= -10 + 13i\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "================ \n" ); document.write( "Cheers \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |