document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=718525>Question 718525</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (–8 – 6i) – (5 + 3i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= –8 – 6i – 5 + 3i<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= –8 – 5 – 6i + 3i<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= –13 – 3i\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Why is this wrong?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How to solve correctly?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #440928 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=440928\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First step is wrong.  Subtract a quantity in parenthese means you are subtracting each term that is grouped.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= –8 – 6i – 5 + 3i  SHOULD BE <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-8-6i-5-3i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-8-6i-5-3i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way to see this is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-8-6i%29-%285%2B3i%29=-8-6i%2B%28-1%29%285%2B3i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-8-6i%29-%285%2B3i%29=-8-6i%2B%28-1%29%285%2B3i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-8-6i%2B%28-1%29%285%29%2B%28-1%29%283i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-8-6i%2B%28-1%29%285%29%2B%28-1%29%283i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-8-6i-5-3i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-8-6i-5-3i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(No reason why the very first line above will not render.) </SPAN>\n" );
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