document.write( "Question 147558: I'm not quite sure how to simplify the expression 4 over 2+5i (4/2+5i) and I'm not quite sure what i to the -35th power means. \n" ); document.write( "
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\"%284%29%2F%282%2B5i%29\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%284%29%2F%282%2B5i%29%29%28%282-5i%29%2F%282-5i%29%29\" Multiply both numerator and denominator by the complex conjugate of \"2%2B5i\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%284%29%282-5i%29%29%2F%28%282%2B5i%29%282-5i%29%29\" Combine the fractions\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%284%29%282-5i%29%29%2F%2829%29\" Foil the denominator to get \"%282%2B5i%29%282-5i%29=4-10i%2B10i-25i%5E2=4-25%28-1%29=29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%288-20i%29%2F%2829%29\" Distribute\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%284%29%2F%282%2B5i%29=%288-20i%29%2F%2829%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"i%5E%28-35%29\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2Fi%5E%2835%29\" Flip the fraction to make the exponent positive.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now let's find evaluate \"i%5E%2835%29\":\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "First take the exponent 35 and divide by 4.
\n" ); document.write( "When it leaves a remainder of 0, the answer is \"1\".
\n" ); document.write( "When it leaves a remainder of 1, the answer is \"sqrt%28-1%29=i\".
\n" ); document.write( "When it leaves a remainder of 2, the answer is \"-1\".
\n" ); document.write( "When it leaves a remainder of 3, the answer is \"-sqrt%28-1%29=-i\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since \"35%2F4\" leaves a remainder of 3, this means the answer is \"-i\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"i%5E35=-i\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2Fi%5E%2835%29=1%2F%28-i%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2F%28-i%29\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F%28-i%29%29%28i%2Fi%29\" Multiply both numerator and denominator by \"i\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2Ai%29%2F%28%28-i%29%28i%29%29\" Combine the fractions.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2Ai%29%2F%28-i%5E2%29\" Multiply \"i\" and \"i\" to get \"i%5E2\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2Ai%29%2F%28-%28-1%29%29\" Replace \"i%5E2\" with \"-1\". Remember \"i%5E2=-1\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28i%29%2F%281%29\" Multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"i\" Simplify\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"i%5E%28-35%29=i\"
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