document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=735764>Question 735764</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Add or subtract as indicated\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-2-2i)-(-5-8i)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please tell me how to do this, I don't understand </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #449543 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20849)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=449543\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-2-2i%29-%28-5-8i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2-2i%29-%28-5-8i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >..first eliminate parentheses; here you just erase them <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2-2i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2-2i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and here <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%28-5-8i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%28-5-8i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > you have negative sign in front which means all inside parentheses is multiplied by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2A%28-5%29-%281%29%2A%28-8i%29=5%2B8i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2A%28-5%29-%281%29%2A%28-8i%29=5%2B8i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2B6i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2B6i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....this is your answer </SPAN>\n" );
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