SOLUTION: how do you write (-1+i)-(7-5i) as a complex number in standard form

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Question 380561: how do you write (-1+i)-(7-5i) as a complex number in standard form
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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(-1+i)-(7-5i)
distribute the negative sign to terms inside parenthesis:
-1+i-7+5i
combining like-terms:
-8+5i