Question

How do you combine like terms in `-11j + 16 - 22j -27 + 5j`?

Answer 1

Combine to get `-28j-11`

Explanation:

Like terms are terms that are being multiplied by the same variable that are raised to the same power.

First we'd want to sort them by variable.
Variable `j->` `-11j, -22j`, and `5j`.
No variable `->` `16` and `-27`.

We'd then just add them based on their coefficient.
`j->` `-11-22+5=-28`
None `->` `16-27=-11`

Then we'd add (technically multiply) the variable back in:
`-28j` and `-11`

Then we'd just add the two like terms to get their simplified form:
`-28j-11`