SOLUTION: 17i divided by (4-1) = 17i over 4-i This I understand - partially anyway...but I am being told that my answer must be in the A + Bi form...this I do not understand

Question 19988: 17i divided by (4-1) = 17i over 4-i This I understand - partially anyway...but I am being told that my answer must be in the A + Bi form...this I do not understand
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Seems like you have missed the point of this problem.
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Recall that: , so:
= = =
Compare this: -1-4i with A+Bi
A = -1, the real part of the complex number.
Bi = -4i, the imaginary part of the complex number.
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