SOLUTION: HI! May I get some help with this expression? Evaluate the expression and write the result in the form a + bi. (6 + 5i)^-1

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Question 120434: HI! May I get some help with this expression?
Evaluate the expression and write the result in the form a + bi.
(6 + 5i)^-1

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression



Rewrite the expression as . Remember,

Multiply the fraction by

Foil and Multiply


Break up the fraction. So it is now in form where and


So simplifies to


In other words,

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