SOLUTION: what is the answer to this complex numbers problem? (-2+8i)+(3+4i)

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Question 1007027: what is the answer to this complex numbers problem?
(-2+8i)+(3+4i)
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20064) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Do it just like you'd do it if the i's were x's:

Remove the parentheses and combine like terms:

(-2+8i)+(3+4i)

-2+8i+3+4i

1+12i

That's all there is to it.

Edwin