Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 7 - Section 7.7 - Complex Numbers - Exercise Set - Page 571: 122

Answer

To subtract two complex numbers, we subtract the real parts separately and then subtract the imaginary parts separately.

Work Step by Step

A complex number consists of a real part and an imaginary part. To subtract two complex numbers, we subtract the real parts separately and then subtract the imaginary parts separately. For example: \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} (5+7i)-(2+3i)&=(5-2)+(7-3)i \\ &=3+4i\\ \end{aligned} \end{equation}
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