SOLUTION: Please, I need help solving -5+i/2i

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Question 1054375: Please, I need help solving -5+i/2i
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Please, I need help solving -5+i/2i 
There's nothing to solve, Instead, you need this SIMPLIFIED!

%28+-+5+%2B+i%29%2F%282i%29

i%28-+5+%2B+i%29%2F%282i+%2A+i%29 ------- Multiplying denominator and numerator by "i" to rationalize the denominator

%28-+5i+%2B+i%5E2%29%2F%282i%5E2%29

%28-+5i+%2B+%28-+1%29%29%2F2%28-+1%29 ------ Substituting - 1 for i%5E2

%28-+5i+-+1%29%2F%28-+2%29

%28-+1%29%2F%28-+2%29+-+5i%2F%28-+2%29_____highlight_green%281%2F2+%2B+%285%2F2%29i%29