document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=297082>Question 297082</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equation: 2+6i \ 3-3i </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2B6i%29%2F%283-3i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2B6i%29%2F%283-3i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282%2B6i%29%2F%283-3i%29%29%28%283%2B3i%29%2F%283%2B3i%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282%2B6i%29%2F%283-3i%29%29%28%283%2B3i%29%2F%283%2B3i%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=%283%2B3i%29%2F%283%2B3i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2B3i%29%2F%283%2B3i%29\"   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=%28%282%2B6i%29%283%2B3i%29%29%2F%28%283-3i%29%283%2B3i%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%282%2B6i%29%283%2B3i%29%29%2F%28%283-3i%29%283%2B3i%29%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=%28%282%29%283%29%2B%282%29%283i%29%2B%286i%29%283%29%2B%286i%29%283i%29%29%2F%28%283-3i%29%283%2B3i%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOIL the numerator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%282%29%283%29%2B%282%29%283i%29%2B%286i%29%283%29%2B%286i%29%283i%29%29%2F%28%283%29%283%29%2B%283%29%283i%29%2B%28-3i%29%283%29%2B%28-3i%29%283i%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOIL the denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%2B6i%2B18i%2B18i%5E2%29%2F%289%2B9i-9i-9i%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%2B6i%2B18i%2B18i%5E2%29%2F%289%2B9i-9i-9i%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%2B6i%2B18i%2B18%28-1%29%29%2F%289%2B9i-9i-9%28-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%2B6i%2B18i%2B18%28-1%29%29%2F%289%2B9i-9i-9%28-1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Replace <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=i%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"i%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > with -1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%2B6i%2B18i-18%29%2F%289%2B9i-9i%2B9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%2B6i%2B18i-18%29%2F%289%2B9i-9i%2B9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-12%2B24i%29%2F%2818%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-12%2B24i%29%2F%2818%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=%28-12%29%2F%2818%29%2B%28%2824%29%2F%2818%29%29i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-12%29%2F%2818%29%2B%28%2824%29%2F%2818%29%29i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up the fraction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%2F3%2B%284%2F3%29i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%2F3%2B%284%2F3%29i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2B6i%29%2F%283-3i%29=-2%2F3%2B%284%2F3%29i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2B6i%29%2F%283-3i%29=-2%2F3%2B%284%2F3%29i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is now in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Bbi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Bbi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > form where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=-2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=-2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=4%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=4%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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