SOLUTION: Write 8/(1+i) as a complex number in standard form

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Question 120326: Write 8/(1+i) as a complex number in standard form
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Start with the given expression

Multiply the fraction by . Note: is the complex conjugate of

Foil and Multiply


Break up the fraction.


Reduce. So it is now in a%2Bbi form where a=4 and b=-4