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