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Math help please

Given 15/(2 +5i) simplify so that there is no i on the bottom. Where i = square root of -1.

October 30, 2010

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MrSaigon

[quote=jellyfish48]@mrsaigon If you want to be specific, just do this on your calculator >_>

(15)[(2^-1)(5((-1)^1/2)^-1)]

gg[/quote]

You do know that 5i = math error. Because square root of -1 is not possible =/

Reply October 30, 2010
MrSaigon

[quote=jellyfish48][ (15)((2+5i)^-1) ]

If your teacher calls you wrong, call him/her wrong because there are no longer i's in the denominator[/quote]

Thats wrong because that isn't fully simplified because you always want a positive exponent which will put that i in the denominator once again.

Reply October 30, 2010