document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=98319>Question 98319</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify: 1+i/2-i\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hopefully, before the end of the year I will be much better at this. Some of us grandparents aren't as smart as you young people.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #71473 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=71473\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify: 1+i/2-i <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hopefully, before the end of the year I will be much better at this. Some of us grandparents aren't as smart as you young people. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First of all, I'm not exactly sure what the problem is.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am assuming that it's:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2Bi%29%2F%282-i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2Bi%29%2F%282-i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2B%28i%2F2%29-i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2B%28i%2F2%29-i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2Bi%29%2F%282-i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2Bi%29%2F%282-i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > multiply both numerator and denominator by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2Bi%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2Bi%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the conjugate of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282-i%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282-i%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  This will get rid of the radical in the denominator:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%281%2Bi%29%282%2Bi%29%29%2F%28%282-i%29%282%2Bi%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%281%2Bi%29%282%2Bi%29%29%2F%28%282-i%29%282%2Bi%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply out using the FOIL(first, outer, inner, last) crutch<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2Bi%2B2i%2Bi%5E2%29%2F%284%2B2i-2i-i%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2Bi%2B2i%2Bi%5E2%29%2F%284%2B2i-2i-i%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > combine like terms in numerator and denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(note:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=i%5E2=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"i%5E2=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2B3i%29%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2B3i%29%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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