SOLUTION: −3(i/2) in standard form...we never went over something like this in class and the book is useless. Thank You for your time and effort

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Question 1050550: −3(i/2) in standard form...we never went over something like this in class and the book is useless.
Thank You for your time and effort
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

"Standard form" for complex numbers is a%2Bbi where a and b are real numbers.
If a or b is 0, you omit that part.
For example, if b=0 you write a%2B0i as just a, and if a=0 0%2Bbi as just bi.
you are given -3%28i%2F2%29 which is same as %28-3i%2F2%29 or %28-3%2F2%29i, so in your case a=0 and standard form is %28-3%2F2%29i