How do you simplify $(2 - 5 i) - (7 - 2 i)$ $(2-5i) - (7-2i)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-24T18:12:20

$- 5 - 3 i$ $-5-3i$

When adding or subtracting complex numbers in rectangular form, you may add or subtract the real and imaginary parts separately.

$therefore (2-5i)-(7-2i)=(2-7)+i(-5-(-2))$

$=-5-3i$

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