document.write( "Question 423785: find the complex conjugate of (3+5i)/(1+2i) \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"%283%2B5i%29%2F%281%2B2i%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The complex conjugate of the complex number a+bi is a-bi (or a + (-bi)). To find the complex conjugate of your expression we will start by writing it in a+bi form.

\n" ); document.write( "To write your expression in a+bi form, we will... rationalize its denominator!? Remember that i = $\"sqrt%28-1%29\"$ so your denominator, with its 2i, has a square root! So it needs to be rationalized just like denominators with \"regular\" square roots like the one in the expression: $\"2%2F%283-sqrt%287%29%29\"$

\n" ); document.write( "To rationalize two-term denominators we take advantage of the $\"%28a%2BB%29%28a-b%29+=+a%5E2+-+b%5E2\"$ pattern. The pattern shows us how to take a two-term expression, a+b or a-b, multiply it by its conjugate and get an expression of perfect squares.

\n" ); document.write( "So to rationalize your denominator we multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of its denominator:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%283%2B5i%29%2F%281%2B2i%29%29%28%281-2i%29%2F%281-2i%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "We use FOIL to multiply the numerators. Although FOIL can also be used to multiply the denominators, it is faster to use the pattern:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283%2A1%2B3%2A%28-2i%29%2B5i%2A1%2B5i%2A%28-2i%29%29%2F%28%281%29%5E2+-+%282i%29%5E2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "which simplifies as follows:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283%2B%28-6i%29%2B5i%2B%28-10i%5E2%29%29%2F%281+-+4i%5E2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283%2B%28-i%29%2B%28-10i%5E2%29%29%2F%281+-+4i%5E2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Since $\"i%5E2+=+-1\"$ this becomes:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283%2B%28-i%29%2B%28-10%28-1%29%29%29%2F%281+-+4%28-1%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "which simplifies further:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283%2B%28-i%29%2B10%29%2F%281+%2B+4%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2813%2B%28-i%29%29%2F5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Writing this in standard (a+bi) form:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"13%2F5%2B%28-i%29%2F5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "or
\n" ); document.write( " $\"13%2F5%2B%28%28-1%29%2F5%29i\"$
\n" ); document.write( "This is your original expression in standard form.

\n" ); document.write( "Its conjugate would be: $\"13%2F5%2B%281%2F5%29i\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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