Question

A complex number, (a + bi), multiplied by (2 + 3i) and added to -i gives the product of (-11 + 5i) and (1 – i). What's a and b?

Answer 1

\[-i + (a+bi)(2+3i) = (-11 + 5i)(1-i)\]

Answer 2

Solve the above equation. Note that \(a\) and \(b\) can be found by comparing the real parts and imaginary parts.

Answer 3

Okay thanks a ton