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What is the additive version of the complex number -8+3i

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Answer:

8-3i

Explanation:

The complex additive inverse is the number we need to add so that we get zero. It is the negative of the number.

a + bi is –(a + bi) = –a – bi.

a+bi + (-a+-bi) = a-a + bi-bi = 0

The complex additive invers of -8+3i is

-(-8+3i)

Distribute the negative

8 -3i

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