Simplify (-2+3i)-(5-2i)

$(- 2 + 3 i) - (5 - 2 i)$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

Apply the distributive property.

$- 2 + 3 i - 1 \cdot 5 - (- 2 i)$

Multiply $- 1$ by $5$ .

$- 2 + 3 i - 5 - (- 2 i)$

Multiply $- 2$ by $- 1$ .

$- 2 + 3 i - 5 + 2 i$

$- 2 + 3 i - 5 + 2 i$

Step 2

Simplify by adding terms.

Subtract $5$ from $- 2$ .

$- 7 + 3 i + 2 i$

Add $3 i$ and $2 i$ .

$- 7 + 5 i$

$- 7 + 5 i$

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