Chapter Closure
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<listcircle icon="a"> We can simplify the given expression by combining like terms. This involves treating the imaginary unit i as though it was a variable. (3+4i)+(7-2i) Remove parentheses 3+4i+7-2i Commutative Property of Addition 3+7+4i-2i Add terms 10+2i </deduct>
a^2=a* a
Multiply parentheses
Multiply
i^2=- 1
a(- b)=- a * b
Commutative Property of Addition
Add terms
Multiply parentheses
Multiply
a(- b)=- a * b
i^2=- 1
a-(- b)=a+b
Commutative Property of Addition
Add and subtract terms
(a * b)^m=a^m* b^m
Calculate power
i^2=- 1
a(- b)=- a * b
a(- b)=- a * b