document.write( "Question 1091205: (2-i)/(-2-i) in standard form
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document.write( "Multiply by the conjugate of the denominator\r\n" );
document.write( "over itself, which is just a fraction equal to\r\n" );
document.write( "1 and  so it will not change the value:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Indicate the multiplications of the numerators and\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the \"FOIL\" process to multiply the binomials\r\n" );
document.write( "in the top and bottom.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms.  Notice that the middle terms cancel\r\n" );
document.write( "in the bottom, but add together in the top:\r\n" );
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document.write( "We can always replace i² by -1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify by changing the -(-1)'s to +1's\r\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write as two fractions, each with the denominator 5.\r\n" );
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