SOLUTION: Find the reciprocal of reciprocal 3-i/2

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Question 1026747: Find the reciprocal of reciprocal 3-i/2
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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This would be the same as what you started with.

Reciprocal is 1%2F%283-i%2F2%29
%281%2F%283-i%2F2%29%29%28%283%2Bi%2F2%29%2F%283%2Bi%2F2%29%29
%283%2Bi%2F2%29%2F%283-%28i%2F2%29%5E2%29
%283%2Bi%2F2%29%2F%289%2B1%2F4%29
%283%2Bi%2F2%29%2F%2837%2F4%29
%284%2F37%29%283%2Bi%2F2%29

Reciprocal of that is 1%2F%28%284%2F37%29%283%2Bi%2F2%29%29
%281%2F%284%2F37%29%29%281%2F%283%2Bi%2F2%29%29
%2837%2F4%29%281%2F%283%2Bi%2F2%29%29----use complex conjugate again as done in first part.
%2837%2F4%29%281%2F%283%2Bi%2F2%29%29%28%283-i%2F2%29%2F%283-i%2F2%29%29
%2837%2F4%29%28%283-i%2F2%29%2F%289%2B1%2F4%29%29
%2837%2F4%29%283-i%2F2%29%2F%2837%2F4%29
%2837%2F4%29%283-i%2F2%29%284%2F37%29
Commutative Property for Multiplication,...
%2837%2F4%29%284%2F37%29%283-i%2F2%29
1%2A%283-i%2F2%29

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Find the reciprocal of reciprocal 3-i/2 
You need to place PARENTHESES so this EXPRESSION won't be AMBIGUOUS. Since you didn't, do you really expect to get the correct answer?