document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=110871>Question 110871</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Simplify and write your answer in the standard complex form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 + 4i + 1 / 3 + 4i\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A little stumpled here as the instructor really hasn't presented this in a way I can understand.  Appreciate any assistance/guidance you can provide.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #80880 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=80880\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <BR>\n" );
document.write( "In mathematics, a <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=complex+number ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"complex+number\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is a number which formally consists of\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "an ordered pair (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >are the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=real+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"real+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=numbers ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"numbers\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > often written: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+%2B+bi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+%2B+bi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is the standard form of a \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "complex number  where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=i=+the_+imaginary_+unit ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"i=+the_+imaginary_+unit\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <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;\" > or \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=i+=+sqrt%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"i+=+sqrt%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The real number <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is called the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=real ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"real\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+part ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+part\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the complex \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "number, and the real number <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=imaginary+par ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"imaginary+par\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >t.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3+%2B+4i+%2B+1+%2F+3+%2B+4i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3+%2B+4i+%2B+1+%2F+3+%2B+4i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >……..add real parts together and imaginary parts together\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3+%2B+4i+%2B+1+%2F+3+%2B+4i+=+3+%2B+1%2F3+%2B+8i+=+3%281%2F3%29+%2B+8i+=+10%2F3+%2B+8i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3+%2B+4i+%2B+1+%2F+3+%2B+4i+=+3+%2B+1%2F3+%2B+8i+=+3%281%2F3%29+%2B+8i+=+10%2F3+%2B+8i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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