<PRE><B>Question 626561</B>
find the following quotient and express the answer in the standard form of a complex number. -3+8i/-1+i
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Multiply numerator and denominator by -1-i to get:
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[(-3+8i)(-1-i)]/[(-1+i)(-1-i)]
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= [3 + 3i -8i +8]/[1+1]
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= (11-5i)/2
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= (11/2) - (5/2)i
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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