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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Write the expression in standard form. five divided by quantity three minus fifteen i.

OpenStudy (help!!!!):

so do you have an idea how to solve for this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I have no clue

OpenStudy (help!!!!):

\[\frac{ 15i-3 }{ 5 }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thats the answer to 5/3-15i

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

In standard form, i should not be in the denominator.

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

So, we need a method of moving it to the numerator.

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

Are you familiar with the term conjugates?

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

@svarig`6?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry, umm isnt that when you change the sign?

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

Yup!

OpenStudy (joannablackwelder):

Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator and simplify to get the i out of the denominator.

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