How to move new app to my iPhone without erasing all the others

Hi, I bought a new app for my iPhone while in iTunes on my computer, assuming I could move it to my iPhone. Now it seems that the only way I can get it onto the iPhone is to sync it, but I'm getting the warning that if I sync, it will remove all my other apps, which I bought directly from the phone. I don't want to lose all those apps. I tried just sliding the app over. How can I get the app onto my iPhone while leaving the other apps as they are?

OK, thanks. I really didn't know that. However, I have solved the problem of how to get the app I just purchased onto my iPhone. It turns out that when you go to buy it again, on the iPhone, you get a message saying you have already purchased that item, and asking if you want to download it again. So, I am able to get that app on my iPhone without purchasing it again. Now I will go through the apps I got from my daughter and see if I want them and when I get that figured out, I will sync, which will erase the ones she gave me, and then I'll purchase the ones I really want. Thanks for your help.

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