SOLUTION: How do you simplify problems with an imaginary number? (3-i)/(5+2i) (division) (2+i)/(3-4i) Thank you so much!

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Question 625492: How do you simplify problems with an imaginary number?
(3-i)/(5+2i)
(division)
(2+i)/(3-4i)
Thank you so much!

Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, solver91311:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiply the complex fraction by 1 in the form of the conjugate of the denominator divided by itself. The conjugate of is .

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