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Example Question #2 : Complex Numbers

Simplify by rationalizing the denominator:

$\frac{ 25- 12i}{ - 10i}$

Possible Answers:

$\frac{ 5 }{ 2} + \frac{6}{ 5} i$

$\frac{6}{ 5} - \frac{ 5 }{ 2}i$

$-\frac{ 5 }{ 2} + \frac{6}{ 5} i$

$-\frac{6}{ 5} + \frac{ 5 }{ 2}i$

$\frac{6}{ 5} + \frac{ 5 }{ 2}i$

Correct answer:

$\frac{6}{ 5} + \frac{ 5 }{ 2}i$

Explanation:

Multiply both numerator and denominator by :

$\frac{ 25- 12i}{ - 10i}$

$=\frac{\left ( 25- 12i \right )\cdot i}{ - 10i \cdot i }$

$=\frac{ 25i- 12i ^{2} }{ - 10i ^{2} }$

$=\frac{ 25i- 12 (-1)}{ - 10 (-1) }$

$=\frac{ 25i+ 12}{ 10}$

$=\frac{12+ 25i }{ 10}$

$=\frac{12 }{ 10} + \frac{ 25i }{ 10}$

$=\frac{6}{ 5} + \frac{ 5 }{ 2}i$

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Example Question #3 : How To Divide Complex Numbers

Simplify by rationalizing the denominator:

$\frac{ 21i}{3+ i\sqrt{5}}$

Possible Answers:

$-\frac{ 21 \sqrt{5} }{ 4}+\frac{63 }{ 4} i$

$\frac{ 3\sqrt{5} }{ 2} - \frac{ 9 }{ 2} i$

$\frac{ 3\sqrt{5} }{ 2} + \frac{ 9 }{ 2} i$

$\frac{ 21 \sqrt{5} }{ 4}+ \frac{63 }{ 4} i$

$-\frac{ 3\sqrt{5} }{ 2} + \frac{ 9 }{ 2} i$

Correct answer:

$\frac{ 3\sqrt{5} }{ 2} + \frac{ 9 }{ 2} i$

Explanation:

Multiply the numerator and the denominator by the complex conjugate of the denominator, which is $3- i\sqrt{5}$ :

$\frac{ 21i}{3+ i\sqrt{5}}$

$= \frac{ 21i\left (3- i\sqrt{5} \right )}{\left (3+ i\sqrt{5} \right )\left (3- i\sqrt{5} \right )}$

$= \frac{21i \cdot 3- 21i \cdot i\sqrt{5} }{ 3^{2}+ \left ( \sqrt{5} \right )^{2}}$

$= \frac{ 63i - 21i^{2} \sqrt{5}}{ 9+5}$

$= \frac{ 63i - 21 (-1)\sqrt{5}}{ 14}$

$= \frac{ 21 \sqrt{5}+ 63i }{ 14}$

$= \frac{ 21 \sqrt{5} }{ 14}+ \frac{63 i}{ 14}$

$= \frac{ 3\sqrt{5} }{ 2} + \frac{ 9 }{ 2} i$

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Example Question #2 : How To Divide Complex Numbers

Simplify by rationalizing the denominator:

$\frac{2+3i}{4+ 3i}$

Possible Answers:

$-\frac{1 }{25} + \frac{ 18 }{25} i$

$\frac{17 }{25} + \frac{ 6 }{25} i$

$\frac{17}{7} + \frac{ 6 }{7} i$

-1 + 18i

$-\frac{1 }{7} + \frac{ 18 }{7} i$

Correct answer:

$\frac{17 }{25} + \frac{ 6 }{25} i$

Explanation:

Multiply the numerator and the denominator by the complex conjugate of the denominator, which is 4 - 3i :

$\frac{2+3i}{4+ 3i}$

$=\frac{\left (2+3i \right )\left (4-3i \right )}{\left (4+ 3i \right )\left (4-3i \right )}$

$=\frac{2 \cdot 4 - 2 \cdot 3i +3i \cdot 4 - 3i \cdot 3i }{4^{2}+3^{2}}$

$=\frac{8 - 6i +12i - 9 i ^{2}}{16+ 9}$

$=\frac{8 - 6i +12i - 9(-1)}{25}$

$=\frac{8 - 6i +12i +9}{25}$

$=\frac{17 + 6i }{25}$

$=\frac{17 }{25} + \frac{ 6 }{25} i$

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Example Question #72 : Exponents

Simplify by rationalizing the denominator:

$\frac{15i}{4- 3i}$

Possible Answers:

$\frac{45 }{7} + \frac{ 60}{7}i$

$-\frac{9}{5} + \frac{ 12}{5}i$

$-\frac{45 }{7} + \frac{ 60}{7}i$

$\frac{9}{5} + \frac{ 12}{5}i$

$\frac{9}{5} -\frac{ 12}{5}i$

Correct answer:

$-\frac{9}{5} + \frac{ 12}{5}i$

Explanation:

Multiply the numerator and the denominator by the complex conjugate of the denominator, which is 4 +3i :

$\frac{15i}{4- 3i}$

$= \frac{15i\left (4+ 3i \right )}{\left (4- 3i \right )\left (4+ 3i \right )}$

$= \frac{15i\cdot 4+ 15i\cdot 3i }{4^{2}+3^{2}}$

$= \frac{60 i + 45i^{2} }{16+9}$

$= \frac{60 i + 45 (-1)}{25}$

$= \frac{-45 + 60 i}{25}$

$= \frac{-45 }{25} + \frac{ 60 i}{25}$

$= - \frac{9}{5} + \frac{ 12}{5}i$

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Example Question #511 : Algebra

Define an operation $\ast$ as follows:

For all complex numbers a, b ,

$a \ast b = \frac{ai}{b}$ .

Evaluate $(2+ i) \ast (2-i)$ .

Possible Answers:

$\frac {3 }{5}i$

$- \frac{4}{5} +\frac {3 }{5}i$

$-\frac {3 }{5}i$

$\frac{4}{5} -\frac {3 }{5}i$

Correct answer:

$- \frac{4}{5} +\frac {3 }{5}i$

Explanation:

$a \ast b = \frac{ai}{b}$

$(2+ i) \ast (2-i)= \frac{(2+ i)i}{2-i}$

$= \frac{2i+ i^{2}}{2-i}$

$= \frac{2i+ (-1)}{2-i}$

$= \frac{-1+2i }{2-i}$

Multiply the numerator and the denominator by the complex conjugate of the denominator, which is 2 + i . The above becomes:

$\frac{\left (-1+2i \right )\left (2+i \right )}{\left (2-i \right )\left (2+i \right )}$

$= \frac{-1\cdot 2 + (-1)\cdot i + 2i \cdot 2 + 2i \cdot i }{2^{2}+1^{2}}$

$= \frac{-2 +\left (-i \right )+ 4i + 2i^{2} }{4+1}$

$= \frac{-2 -i+ 4i + 2(-1) }{5}$

$= \frac{-2 -i+ 4i -2 }{5}$

$= \frac{-4 +3i }{5}$

$=- \frac{4}{5} +\frac {3 }{5}i$

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Example Question #2 : Complex Numbers

Define an operation $\ast$ as follows:

For all complex numbers a, b ,

$a \ast b = \frac{ab}{i}$ .

Evaluate $(3+ 4i) \ast (4-3i)$ .

Possible Answers:

7 +24i

25i

7 - 24i

-25i

24-7i

Correct answer:

7 - 24i

Explanation:

$a \ast b = \frac{ab}{i}$

$(3+ 4i) \ast (4-3i)= \frac{(3+ 4i) (4-3i)}{i}$

$= \frac{ 3 \cdot 4 - 3 \cdot 3i + 4i \cdot 4 -4i \cdot 3i}{i}$

$= \frac{ 12 - 9i + 16i -12i ^{2}}{i}$

$= \frac{ 12 - 9i + 16i -12 (-1)}{i}$

$= \frac{ 12 - 9i + 16i +12}{i}$

$= \frac{ 24+7i }{i}$

$= \frac{ \left (24+7i \right ) (-i)}{i (-i)}$

$= \frac{ -24i-7i ^{2} }{ -i^{2}}$

$= \frac{ -24i-7(-1) }{ -(-1)}}$

$= \frac{ -24i+7 }{ 1}$

= 7 - 24i

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Example Question #4 : How To Divide Complex Numbers

Define an operation $\ast$ as follows:

For all complex numbers a, b ,

$a \ast b = \frac{ a^{3}}{b^{3} + 1}$

Evaluate $i \ast i$ .

Possible Answers:

1-i

$\frac{ 1}{2 }i$

$\frac{1}{2}+ \frac{ 1}{2 }i$

$- \frac{ 1}{2 }i$

$\frac{1}{2}- \frac{ 1}{2 }i$

Correct answer:

$\frac{1}{2}- \frac{ 1}{2 }i$

Explanation:

$a \ast b = \frac{ a^{3}}{b^{3} + 1}$

$i \ast i = \frac{ i^{3}}{i^{3} + 1}$

$= \frac{ -i}{-i+ 1}$

$= \frac{ -i}{1-i }$

$= \frac{ i}{-1+i }$

Multiply the numerator and the denominator by the complex conjugate of the denominator, which is -1 - i . The above becomes:

$\frac{ i\left (-1-i \right ) }{\left (-1+i \right )\left (-1-i \right ) }$

$= \frac{ -i-i^{2} }{ 1^2+i-i-i^2 }$

$=\frac{-i-i^2}{1-i^2}$

$= \frac{ -i-(-1) }{ 1+ 1 }$

$= \frac{ -i+1 }{2 }$

$= \frac{ 1-i }{2 }$

$= \frac{1}{2}- \frac{ 1}{2 }i$

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Example Question #1 : Complex Numbers

Which of the following is equal to $\left (3i \right )^{5}$ ?

Possible Answers:

243i

None of the other responses is correct.

-15i

-243i

15i

Correct answer:

243i

Explanation:

By the power of a product property,

$\left (3i \right )^{5} = 3^{5} \cdot i^{5} = 3^{5} \cdot i^{4} \cdot i = 243 \cdot 1 \cdot i = 243 i$

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Example Question #1 : How To Multiply Complex Numbers

Multiply:

(10 + 3i)(10-3i)

Possible Answers:

109

100 + 9i

None of the other responses is correct.

100 - 9i

Correct answer:

109

Explanation:

This is the product of a complex number and its complex conjugate. They can be multiplied using the pattern

$\left (A + Bi \right )\left (A - Bi \right ) = A^{2} + B^{2}$

with A = 10, B = 3

$(10 + 3i)(10-3i) = 10^{2} +3^{2} = 100 + 9 = 109$

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Example Question #1171 : Psat Mathematics

Which of the following is equal to $i ^{-56}$ ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

$i ^{-56} = \frac{1}{i^{56}}$

$56 \div 4 = 14$ , so 56 is a multiple of 4. raised to the power of any multiple of 4 is equal to 1, so

$i ^{-56} = \frac{1}{i^{56}} = \frac{1}{1} = 1$ .

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Example Question #2 : Complex Numbers

Example Question #3 : How To Divide Complex Numbers

Example Question #2 : How To Divide Complex Numbers

Example Question #72 : Exponents

Example Question #511 : Algebra

Example Question #2 : Complex Numbers

Example Question #4 : How To Divide Complex Numbers

Example Question #1 : Complex Numbers

Example Question #1 : How To Multiply Complex Numbers

Example Question #1171 : Psat Mathematics

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