Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32193-104-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32193-104-7

Appendix A - Review - A.11 Complex Numbers - A.11 Assess Your Understanding - Page A94: 12

Answer

$6$

Work Step by Step

By removing the parentheses subtracting each term of the subtrahend then combining like terms, we obtain: \begin{align*} (3 - 4i) -( - 3 - 4i)&=3-4i-(-3)-(-4i)\\ &=3-4i+3+4i\\ &=(3+3)+(-4i+4i)\\ &=6 \end{align*}
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