document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=412528>Question 412528</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help solve this equation (5+sqrt-64)-(23i-32) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(5 + &#8730;-64) - (23i - 32)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 5 + &#8730;-1 &#8730;64 - 23i - 32 {broke &#8730;-64 into &#8730;-1 and &#8730;64}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 5 + 8i - 23i - 32 {square root of -1 is i and square root of 64 is 8}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -27 - 15i {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
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