document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=489811>Question 489811</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve in standard form (a + bi) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2+i)/i \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I first multiplied by i/i to get the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2i + i^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2i - 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-1 + 2i which is standard form so I thought I was correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, the student solution manual that I have shows to multiply by -i/-i instead of i/i which is what I did. When doing so they get opposite answer that I do of 1 - 2i. I'm wondering why that manual suggests the answer is 1 - 2i and why they used the negative i over i versus positive. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I really just need to know or understand how they arrived at using the negative.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2Bi%29%2Fi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2Bi%29%2Fi\"   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=%282%2Bi%29%28-i%29%2Fi%28-i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2Bi%29%28-i%29%2Fi%28-i%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=%28-2i-i%5E2%29%2F%28-i%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2i-i%5E2%29%2F%28-i%5E2%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=%28-2i-%28-1%29%29%2F%28-%28-1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2i-%28-1%29%29%2F%28-%28-1%29%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=%28-2i%2B1%29%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-2i%2B1%29%2F1\"   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=-2i%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2i%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1-2i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1-2i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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