document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=674808>Question 674808</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write and expression for the sum of a complex number a+bi and its complex conjugate.__________________ Is this sum a real number, a complex number or both?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i tried (a+bi)+(a-bi)= a+a - (b-b)i and i dont know what to do next  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #419676 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ReadingBoosters><B>ReadingBoosters(3246)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ReadingBoosters><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=419676\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (a+bi)+(a-bi)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "remove the parentheses<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + bi + a - bi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "group like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + a + bi - bi<BR>\n" );
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