document.write( "Question 1178611: Solve the following for z: \"+z%5E2+=+5+-+12i+\" \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve the following for \"z\": \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z%5E2=5-12i\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute \"z=x%2Byi\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2Byi%29%5E2=5-12i\"................expand\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B2yi%2B%28yi%29%5E2=5-12i\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B2yi%2By%5E2%28i%29%5E2=5-12i\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B2yi%2By%5E2%28-1%29=5-12i\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B2yi-y%5E2=5-12i\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2-y%5E2%29+%2B2yi=5-12i\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "complex numbers can be equal only if their real and imaginary parts are equal\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-y%5E2=5\"=>\"%28x+-+y%29+%28x+%2B+y%29+=+5\": integer solutions that satisfy this are: \"x\" = ± \"3\", \"y\" = ±\"+2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2yi=-12i\"=> \"yi=-6i\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute back \"z=x%2Byi\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"x=3\" and \"y=2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=3%2B2i\"-> also \"z=3-2i\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"x=-3\" and \"y=2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z+=+-3+%2B+2+i\"-> also \"z+=+-3+-+2+i\"\r
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