document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=597744>Question 597744</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5+i over -4-6i    not sure how to work with the imaginary numbers stuck thanks so much </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #378327 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=378327\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i's are a no-no in the denominator ___ clear them by multiplying by the complex conjugate (top and bottom)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[(5 + i) / (-4 - 6i)] * [(-4 + 6i) / (-4 + 6i)] = (-20 + 30i - 4i + 6i^2) / (16 - 24i + 24i - 36i^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you'll need to reduce this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the quantity divided by itself equals one, so the value of the fraction doesn't change </SPAN>\n" );
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