Question

Write -4i+(1/4-5i)-(-3/4+8i)+17i as a complex number in the standard form

Answer 1

1

Explanation:

Eliminate parentheses using the distributive property.

= -4i +1/4 -5i +3/4 -8i +17i

= (1/4 +3/4) +i(-4 -5 -8 +17)

= 1 + 0i

= 1