SOLUTION: Just why do we need "imaginary" numbers - the real ones are hard enough... Please, can you help me with: (2i)/(-1+6i)

SOLUTION: Just why do we need "imaginary" numbers - the real ones are hard enough... Please, can you help me with: (2i)/(-1+6i)

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Question 62093: Just why do we need "imaginary" numbers - the real ones are hard enough... Please, can you help me with:
(2i)/(-1+6i)
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Good question! I'm not certain that we "need" them but, since they do occur from time-to-time, one should know how to handle them.
Recall that , so:
or
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