Write the expression in standard form.
All steps please
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
5/3-15i
OpenStudy (anonymous):
if this is \(\frac{5}{3}-15i\) it is already in standard form
standard form is \(a+bi\) here \(a=\frac{5}{3}, b=-15\)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
no its not like that
OpenStudy (anonymous):
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3-15i
OpenStudy (anonymous):
oh maybe \(\frac{5}{3-15i}\)
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes
OpenStudy (anonymous):
can you show me step by step
OpenStudy (anonymous):
multiply top and bottom by the conjugate of the denominator
OpenStudy (anonymous):
the conjugate of \(5-15i\) is \(5+15i\) and you know that \((5-15i)(5+15i)=5^2+15^2\)
you get
\[\frac{3}{5-15i}=\frac{3}{5-15i}\times \frac{5+15i}{5+15i}=\frac{3(5+15i)}{5^2+15^2}\] as a start
OpenStudy (anonymous):
than what?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
@satellite73 ????????/
OpenStudy (anonymous):
then you are basically done
you compute \(5^2+15^2=250\) and \(3(5+15i)=15+45i\) and get
\[\frac{15+45i}{250}\] or
\[\frac{15}{250}+\frac{45}{250}i\] and then reduce the fractions