SOLUTION: Express (3+2i)(6-i)/(2+i)(4+2i) in a + bi form. Round a and b to hundredths. Thanks for any help!

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Question 252055: Express (3+2i)(6-i)/(2+i)(4+2i) in a + bi form. Round a and b to hundredths.
Thanks for any help!
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FOIL the numerator and denominator remembering that



Form the conjugate of the denominator, that is change the sign in the middle, .

Multiply your fraction by 1 in the form of the conjugate of the denominator divided by itself. Note the difference of two squares result in the denominator:




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