How do you simplify #(-1+4i)+(-9-2i)#?
1 Answer
Jan 10, 2017
Explanation:
Real numbers like
The parentheses aren't really necessary, since we're doing addition:
#(-1+4i)+(-9-2i)=-1+4i-9-2i#
Group the real numbers and imaginary numbers:
#=-1-9+4i-2i#
We see that
#=-10+2i#
This is already in the standard form for a complex number, which is a real part added to an imaginary part: