SOLUTION: HI. This expression is suppose to wrote in a + bi form. I am having some trouble solving it. It's 5i^3/2(square root -4). Thank you very much.

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: HI. This expression is suppose to wrote in a + bi form. I am having some trouble solving it. It's 5i^3/2(square root -4). Thank you very much. This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5i^3/2(square root -4).
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i^3 = i^2 * i; i^2 = -1, therefore -1*i = -i
we have

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Extract Square root of neg 1 from the denominator

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Cancel i
= -1.25
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You have to write it: -1.25 + 0i

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