How do you simplify $(- 3i - 6) - ( 3- 7i ) + ( - 11- 8i )$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-18T02:45:43

$-20-4i$

First we distribute the expression:

$(-3i-6)-(3-7i)+(-11-8i)$

$-3i-6-3+7i-11-8i$

Now combine like terms:

$-3i+7i-8i-6-3-11$

Simplify:

$-4i-20$

The Standard form is $a+bi$
Where $a$ is the real part.
Where $b$ is the imaginary part.

$-20-4i$ or $-(20+4i)$

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How do you simplify (- 3i - 6) - ( 3- 7i ) + ( - 11- 8i )(- 3i - 6) - ( 3- 7i ) + ( - 11- 8i )?