Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}6-3i-(4+3i)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}6-3i-4-3i \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-6i+2\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Remove the parentheses by changing the sign of each term within them. $$ - \left( 4+3i \right) = -4-3i $$ |
② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{6} \color{red}{-3i} \color{blue}{-4} \color{red}{-3i} = \color{red}{-6i} + \color{blue}{2} $$ |