$$ \begin{aligned}8+4i+8-4i& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}16\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{8} + \, \color{red}{ \cancel{4i}} \,+ \color{blue}{8} \, \color{red}{ -\cancel{4i}} \, = \color{blue}{16} $$ |