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Math B
Adding Complex Numbers
*Add like terms*
Find the sum of the real components.
Find the sum of the imaginary components (the components with the i after them).
REMEMBER: Final answer must be in simplest form.
How to use your TI-83+ graphing calculator to add and subtract complex numbers. Click calculator.
Adding Rule:
Examples:
1.
Express the sum of and in the form .
Add and .