SOLUTION: Find the real numbers x and y that make the equation true. -4 + yi = x + 3i

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Question 1093533: Find the real numbers x and y that make the equation true.
-4 + yi = x + 3i

Answer by ikleyn(52790) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = -4,

y = 3.

Two complex numbers written in the a + bi form are equal if and only if their real parts are equal and their imaginary parts are equal.


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