Answer
$-4+7i$
Work Step by Step
By removing the parentheses and combine the like terms, we have
By removing the parentheses and combining the like terms, we obtain
\begin{align*}
(4 + 5i) + ( - 8 + 2i)&=4+5i-8+2i\\
&=(4-8)+(5i+2i)\\
&=-4+7i
\end{align*}