SOLUTION: Can you please help: solve x and y : 4-i/2+i= y-1/x

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Question 962554: Can you please help: solve x and y : 4-i/2+i= y-1/x
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
+4-i%2F2%2Bi=+y-1%2Fx

2x%28+4-i%2F2%2Bi=+y-1%2Fx%29

8x-i%2Ax=2y-2

The coefficient on the right side for i is 0.
Look at the form of the two sides according to complex numbers.
8x=2y-2 and i*x=0
BUT you are interested in 8. This makes no difference. You still have i*x=0 so highlight%28x=0%29