SOLUTION: Write the complex number 2-i/5+i in a+bi form

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Question 310539: Write the complex number 2-i/5+i in a+bi form
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Write the complex number 2-i/5+i in a+bi form
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(2-i)/(5+i)
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Multiply numerator and denominator by 5-i to get:
= [(2-i)(5-i)]/[25+1]
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= [10+1 - 7i]/[26]
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= [11-7i]/26
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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