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OpenStudy (anonymous):

2+18i/-9i

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Multiply top and bottom by the conjugate of -9i. Namely, 9i. The simplify.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I guess it is (2+18i)/-9i multiply the numerator and the denominator by i (2i-18)/9=2i/9 -2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

as i^2=-1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ans is 0 (zero)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

correct answer was -2+2/9i

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Lol no? If you multiply top and bottom by the complex conjugate, you don't get a complex number back in your denominator.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but -2 +2 = 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I.e., thats the point.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well the sight i use for my math class says that was the corrrect answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You have: \[2+\frac{(18i)(9i)}{(-9i)(9i)}=2+\frac{-162}{81}=2+(-2)=0\]. Alternatively: \[\frac{(2+18i)(9i)}{(-9i)(9i)}=\frac{18i-162}{81}=\frac{2i-18}{9}\].

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You had no ()'s so I couldn't tell.

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