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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This cannot be \"solved\" since there is no relationship sign anywhere to be seen. The only thing that can be done is to simplify by rationalizing the denominator. You have a complex number in the denominator, so multiply the fraction by 1 in the form of the conjugate of the denominator divided by itself. If you have a complex number of the form

, then the conjugate is

. Remember two things: When you multiply a binomial by its conjugate, you get the difference of two squares. When you multiply

you get -1.\r
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