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Example Question #2 : How To Multiply Complex Numbers
Evaluate
is recognizable as the cube of the binomial . That is,
Therefore, setting
and and evaluating:
.
Example Question #613 : Algebra
Evaluate
None of the other choices gives the correct response.
is recognizable as the cube of the binomial . That is,
Therefore, setting
and and evaluating:
Applying the Power of a Product Rule and the fact that
:,
the correct value.
Example Question #1 : How To Multiply Complex Numbers
Raise
to the power of 3.
To raise any expression
to the third power, use the pattern
Setting
:
Taking advantage of the Power of a Product Rule:
Since
,and
:
Collecting real and imaginary terms:
Example Question #611 : Algebra
Raise
to the power of 3.
None of the other choices gives the correct response.
To raise any expression
to the third power, use the pattern
Setting
:
Taking advantage of the Power of a Product Rule:
Since
,and
:
Collecting real and imaginary terms:
Example Question #11 : How To Multiply Complex Numbers
Evaluate
.
None of the other choices gives the correct response.
Apply the Power of a Product Rule:
,
and
,
so, substituting and evaluating:
Example Question #32 : Complex Numbers
Raise
to the power of 4.
The easiest way to find
is to note that.
Therefore, we can find the fourth power of
by squaring , then squaring the result.Using the binomial square pattern to square
:
Applying the Power of a Product Property:
Since
by definition:
Square this using the same steps:
,
the correct response.
Example Question #41 : Squaring / Square Roots / Radicals
Evaluate
None of the other choices gives the correct response.
None of the other choices gives the correct response.
Apply the Power of a Product Rule:
Applying the Product of Powers Rule:
raised to any multiple of 4 is equal to 1, and , so, substituting and evaluating:
This is not among the given choices.
Example Question #44 : Squaring / Square Roots / Radicals
; is the complex conjugate of .
Evaluate
.
conforms to the perfect square trinomial pattern
.
The easiest way to solve this problem is to add
and , then square the sum.The complex conjugate of a complex number
is .,
so
is the complex conjugate of this;,
and
Substitute 14 for
:.
Example Question #45 : Squaring / Square Roots / Radicals
; is the complex conjugate of .
Evaluate
.
conforms to the perfect square trinomial pattern
.
The easiest way to solve this problem is to add
and , then square the sum.The complex conjugate of a complex number
is .,
so
is the complex conjugate of this;,
and
Substitute 8 for
:.
Example Question #46 : Squaring / Square Roots / Radicals
; is the complex conjugate of .
Evaluate
.
conforms to the perfect square trinomial pattern
.
The easiest way to solve this problem is to subtract
and , then square the difference.The complex conjugate of a complex number
is .,
so
is the complex conjugate of this;
Substitute
for :
By definition,
, so, substituting,,
the correct choice.
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