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OpenStudy (anonymous):

3/ 3-i

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oops \[\frac{3}{3-i}\times \frac{3+i}{3+i}=\frac{3(3+i)}{3^2+1^2}=\frac{9+3i}{10}=\frac{9}{10}+\frac{3i}{10}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

method is to multiply top and bottom by the conjugate of the denominator because \[(a+bi)(a-bi)=a^2+b^2\] a real number

hero (hero):

I would have just left it as (9+3i)/10

hero (hero):

For me, leaving it as one fraction is the simplest expression

OpenStudy (anonymous):

"simple" it may be, but "standard form" is \[a+bi\] otherwise might as well leave it as \[\frac{3}{3-i}\]

hero (hero):

3/(3-i) is not the same form as (9+3i)/10, that's why you ended up conjugating it in the first place. The original problem suggests to conjugate and simplify.

myininaya (myininaya):

Good job Satellite! :)

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