How do you evaluate (- 1+ 6i ) + ( - 9+ 9i )?

1 Answer
Dec 7, 2017

color(blue)(-10+15i)

Explanation:

We have an expression with two Complex numbers

color(red)((-1+6i)+(-9+9i)) color(blue)(Expression.1)

A Complex number is a combination of a Real Number and an Imaginary Number.

Complex numbers have a standard form: color(red)a+color(blue)(bi)

Where color(red)a is the Real Part and color(blue)(bi) is the Imaginary Part.

The question involves adding two Complex Numbers in color(blue)(Expression.1)

We must now group the Real Part and the Imaginary Part of the Complex Number.

We will use the following Complex Number formula to simplify:

color(green)((a+bi) +- (c+di) = (a+c)+-(b+-d)i)

Hence, we can write our color(blue)(Expression.1) as

color(blue)([(-1) + (-9) ]+[ 6 + 9 ]i)

color(blue)(-10+15i) our final answer

I hope this helps.