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 570: 26

Answer

$-16 + 16i$

Work Step by Step

Subtract each term of the subtrahend $=-7 + 5i - 9 - (-11i) \\=-7 + 5i - 9 +11i$ Regroup then simplify by combining like terms to obtain $=(-7 -9) + (5i+11i) \\= -16 + 16i$
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