SOLUTION: How do you simply the following: 3i/5+i?

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Question 254352: How do you simply the following: 3i/5+i?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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simply the following: 3i/5+i?
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Multiply numerator and denominator by 5-i to rationalize the denominator.
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[(3i)(5-i)]/[(5+i)(5-i)]
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= (3+15i)/(25+1)
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= (3/26) + (15/26)i
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Cheers,
Stan H.