SOLUTION: how is 5-3i/5+3i simplified in the form of a + bi?

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Question 119968: how is 5-3i/5+3i simplified in the form of a + bi?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Start with the given expression

Multiply the fraction by

Foil and Multiply


Break up the fraction.



Reduce. So it is now in a%2Bbi form where a=8%2F17 and b=-15%2F17