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OpenStudy (anonymous):

tired

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

You are not allowed to have i in the denominator.

OpenStudy (goldphenoix):

I guess the person who made the question allowed it.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

You must multiply both the numerator and denominator by the same number, so you no longer will have i in the denominator.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

It's not simplified yet; that's what simplification is all about.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

The number you multiply by is called the complex conjugate of the denominator. For complex number a + bi, the complex conjugate is a - bi.

OpenStudy (nurali):

\[\frac{ 3 }{ 4i }\] Multiply and Divide By 'i' \[\frac{ 3 }{ 4i }*\frac{ i }{ i }\] \[\frac{ 3i }{ 4i^2 }\] i^2=i*i=-1 \[-\frac{ 3i }{ 4 }\]

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Since the denominator is 4i, that is the same as 0 + 4i. The complex conjugate is 0 - 4i, or simply -4i.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

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