How do you simplify #(5 + 2i ) - ( 2 + 3i )#?

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How do you simplify #(5 + 2i ) - ( 2 + 3i )#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-25T15:11:27

#3-i#

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If we begin with #(5+2i)-(2+3i)#, the first step is to multiply the #-1#
into the #2+3i# parentheses, which becomes #5+2i-2-3i#. From here we just combine like-terms, like #5# and #-2#, as well as #2i# and #-3i#. This leaves us with #3-i#.

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