Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
$$ \begin{aligned}9-7i-(4i+15)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}9-7i-4i-15 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}-11i-6\end{aligned} $$ | |
① | Remove the parentheses by changing the sign of each term within them. $$ - \left( 4i+15 \right) = -4i-15 $$ |
② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{9} \color{red}{-7i} \color{red}{-4i} \color{blue}{-15} = \color{red}{-11i} \color{blue}{-6} $$ |