Question

How do you simplify `(-2 + 5i) + (-4 - 2i)` and write in a+bi form?

Answer 1

`-6 + 3i`

Explanation:

When you add two complex numbers together, you have to add their real parts together and their imaginary part together.

So `(-2 + 5i) + (-4 - 2i) = (-2 + (-4)) +i(5-2) = -6 + 3i`