Question

How do you simplify `( 5+2i) + (8-3i)`?

Answer 1

`13-i`

Explanation:

You can simply sum the real and the complex part:

#(color(green)(5) + color(blue)(2i)) + (color(green)(8) - color(blue)(3i))= color(green)(5+8) + color(blue)((2-3)i)#

And so the result is simply `13-i`