SOLUTION: Not sure where this falls under but working with i. Simplify the following expression into general form of a complex number, namely a + bi 8(-5 +3i) - 5(3 - 4i). Please exp

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Question 148750: Not sure where this falls under but working with i.
Simplify the following expression into general form of a complex number, namely a + bi 8(-5 +3i) - 5(3 - 4i). Please explain!

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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8(-5 + 3i) - 5(3 - 4i)
Multiply what's inside the brackets
-40 + 24i - 15 + 20i
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Group like terms
-40 - 15 + 24i + 20i
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do the math
-55 + 44i