How do you simplify #( 3i ) + ( 8 )#?

1 Answer
Feb 27, 2016

This number is in its most simplified form already.

Explanation:

A complex number is a number of the form #a+bi# where #a# and #b# are real numbers. Once it is in this form, there is no further way to simplify it. There are other methods of representing a complex number, such as #Re^(itheta)# where #R# and #theta# are real numbers, but it isn't a simplification.