How do you simplify $(-i)+(8-2i)-(5-9i)$ and write the complex number in standard form?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-24T10:58:19

$3+6i$

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That is $-i+8-2i-5+9i=3+6i$

How do you simplify (-i)+(8-2i)-(5-9i)(-i)+(8-2i)-(5-9i) and write the complex number in standard form?