SOLUTION: write as a complex number i + 2 ----- i - 2

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Question 535099: write as a complex number
i + 2
-----
i - 2
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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(i + 2)/(i - 2)
Multiply by the conjugate of the DEN i + 2
= (i + 2)^2/(-1 -4)
= (-1 + 4i + 4)/(-5)
= -(3 + 4i)/5
= -(3/5) - (4/5)i