What is the complex and what is the real part in #−5i + 3#?

1 Answer
Dec 30, 2015

The real part of the given number is #3# and its imaginary part is #-5#.

Explanation:

The standard form of a complex number is #a+ib#.
Where #a# is the real part and #b# is the imaginary part.

Write the given complex number in the standard form
The standard form of #-5i+3=3-i5=3+i(-5)#.

Therefore the real part of the given number is #3# and its imaginary part is #-5#.