document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=539322>Question 539322</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When dividing the two complex numbers 5+8i<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                      1+2i<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then the first step is?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I said 5+8i      1-2i<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       1+2i      1-2i </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "                                      1+2i<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then the first step is?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I said 5+8i      1-2i<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      ------ *   ----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       1+2i      1-2i<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply NUM and DEN by the conjugate of the DEN.<BR>\n" );
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