-3+i²y and x²+y+4i Since i² = -1, which is a real number, the first one is a real number but the second one is imaginary, so it is impossible for them to be conjugates! That's because -3+i²y = -3+(-1)y = -3-y which is a real number and therefore it has no imaginary part. However x²+y+4i has an imaginary part, 4i. Therefore no possible real numbers x and y will cause -3+i²y and x²+y+4i to be conjugate comlex numbers, for if a complex number has an imaginary part, its conjugate must also have an imaginary part. Are you sure you copied the problem correctly? Edwin