SOLUTION: How do you solve for x and y in this equation? (1/2x+2)+(3y-2)i=4-7i

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Question 414147: How do you solve for x and y in this equation?
(1/2x+2)+(3y-2)i=4-7i
















Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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How do you solve for x and y in this equation?
(1/2x+2)+(3y-2)i=4-7i
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Why so much white space?
Is 1/2x (1/2)x? or 1/(2x)?
Use parentheses to eliminate ambiguities.
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Anyway,
(1/2x+2) = 4
and
(3y-2) = -7
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You can figure it out from that. The real coefficients are equal, and the coefficients of the imaginary parts are equal.