how do you simplify (12+5i)-(2-i)?

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2007-01-07 16:13:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

10 + 6i

Just combine like terms.

2007-01-07 16:14:49 · answer #1 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

12+5i-2+i, then
12-2+5i+i, so
10+6i

2007-01-08 00:16:55 · answer #2 · answered by fuzzums 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

10 +6i

2007-01-08 00:14:51 · answer #3 · answered by tanj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Dude, come on, you are learning about imaginary numbers and you can't distribute?

Just subtract the two and add the i

10+6i

2007-01-08 00:15:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋