Question

Aiko is finding the sum (4 + 5i) + (–3 + 7i). She rewrites the sum as (–3 + 7)i + (4 + 5)i. Which statement explains the error Aiko made by using a mathematical property incorrectly?

Answer 1

The error was made when they factored out the i, so this would be the distributive property they did not do correctly.

Factoring out the i was never needed.

Answer 2

She shouldn't have factored out the i.

Explanation:

In both parentheses, only one of the two additives had an "i" in it, so only one of them could have i factored out of it. If she wanted to factor out the i, the equation would look like this:

(4/i + 5)i + (-3/i + 7)i.

If anything, she should have done:

5i+7i + 4-3=

12i + 1.

Factoring out the i was unnecessary.

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