document.write( "Question 19988: 17i divided by (4-1) = 17i over 4-i This I understand - partially anyway...but I am being told that my answer must be in the A + Bi form...this I do not understand \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #9634 by Earlsdon(6294)\"\" \"About 
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Seems like you have missed the point of this problem.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"17i%2F%284-i%29+=+%2817i%29%284%2Bi%29%2F%284-i%29%284%2Bi%29\" = \"17%284i%2Bi%5E2%29%2F%2816-i%5E2%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Recall that: \"i%5E2+=+-1\", so:
\n" ); document.write( "\"17%284i%2Bi%5E2%29%2F%2816-i%5E2%29+=+17%284i-1%29%2F%2816%2B1%29\" = \"17%284i-1%29%2F17\" = \"%284i-1%29\" = \"-1-4i\"
\n" ); document.write( "Compare this: -1-4i with A+Bi
\n" ); document.write( "A = -1, the real part of the complex number.
\n" ); document.write( "Bi = -4i, the imaginary part of the complex number.
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