$$ \begin{aligned}-9-7i+7+8i& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}i-2\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{-9} \color{red}{-7i} + \color{blue}{7} + \color{red}{8i} = \color{red}{i} \color{blue}{-2} $$ |