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document.write( "Since you did not use parentheses, the problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "can be interpreted in more than one way::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) -5 + i/(2i) = -5 + (1/2) = -4.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) -5 + (i/2)i = -5 + (-1/2) = -5.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3) (-5+i)/(2i) = (-5/(2i) + (i/(2i) = (-5i/(-2) + 1/2) = (1/2) +(5/2)i<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note:: Avoid ambiguity--- use parentheses please.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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