document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=909545>Question 909545</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is my question reprinted:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "perform the division and put answer in a+bi format\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/2+4i        no parenthesis  3 over 2+4i\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)3/5 = 3i<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)3/2 + 3/4 i<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c)3/10 + 3/5 i<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d)3/10 - 3/5 i </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #551915 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=551915\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Apparently, you don't understand how to use parentheses. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "They are used to group things<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You want to group 2+4i  so you put the expression 3/ (2+4i).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This shows that all of (2+4i) is the denominator and not just the 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/2+4i says that just the 2 is the denominator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BTW <BR>\n" );
document.write( "One  parenthesIs. Either \"the opening or closing parenthesis\" means just one of them.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Two  parenthesEs.  \"The opening and closing parentheses\" means both of them.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/(2+4i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*(2-4i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-12i<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2-4i)*(2+4i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4-4i+4i-16i^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4+16=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6-12i)/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/20-12i/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/10-6i/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/10-3i/5 which is d<BR>\n" );
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