Chapter 4 Quadratic Functions and Factoring - 4.6 Perform Operations with Complex Numbers - Guided Practice for Example 2 - Page 276: 8

$$-5+9i$$

For imaginary numbers, we know that standard form is $a\pm bi$, where $a$ is the real part and $b$ is the imaginary part. To get the expression into this form, we combine like terms like we did with polynomials. Doing this, we find: $$(7+2)i-5 \\ -5+9i$$