document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=188637>Question 188637</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> True or False....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 + 3/(2 &#8722; i) = 5 - i \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you provide a detailed explanation of how you found the solution? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #141442 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=141442\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+%2B+3%2F%282+-+i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+%2B+3%2F%282+-+i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the left side of the given equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+%2B+%283%282+%2B+i%29%29%2F%28%282+-+i%29%282+%2B+i%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+%2B+%283%282+%2B+i%29%29%2F%28%282+-+i%29%282+%2B+i%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the fraction by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2Bi%29%2F%282%2Bi%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2Bi%29%2F%282%2Bi%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (this is to make the denominator a real number)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+%2B+%283%282+%2B+i%29%29%2F%284-i%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+%2B+%283%282+%2B+i%29%29%2F%284-i%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOIL\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+%2B+%283%282+%2B+i%29%29%2F%284-%28-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+%2B+%283%282+%2B+i%29%29%2F%284-%28-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=i%5E2=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"i%5E2=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+%2B+%283%282+%2B+i%29%29%2F%284%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+%2B+%283%282+%2B+i%29%29%2F%284%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite the denominator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+%2B+%283%282+%2B+i%29%29%2F%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+%2B+%283%282+%2B+i%29%29%2F%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+%2B+%286%2B3i%29%2F%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+%2B+%286%2B3i%29%2F%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F5+%2B+%286%2B3i%29%2F%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F5+%2B+%286%2B3i%29%2F%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the first term 1 by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2B6%2B3i%29%2F%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2B6%2B3i%29%2F%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2811%2B3i%29%2F%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2811%2B3i%29%2F%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11%2F5%2B%283i%29%2F%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11%2F5%2B%283i%29%2F%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the fraction\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11%2F5%3C%3E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11%2F5%3C%3E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283i%29%2F%285%29%3C%3E-i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283i%29%2F%285%29%3C%3E-i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11%2F5%2B%283i%29%2F%285%29%3C%3E5-i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11%2F5%2B%283i%29%2F%285%29%3C%3E5-i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So consequently <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+%2B+3%2F%282+-+i%29%3C%3E5-i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+%2B+3%2F%282+-+i%29%3C%3E5-i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the statement is false. </SPAN>\n" );
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