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Example Question #31 :Squaring / Square Roots / Radicals
The solution ofis the set of all real numberssuch that:
Square both sides of the equation:
Then Solve for x:
Therefore,
Example Question #32 :Squaring / Square Roots / Radicals
What is the product ofand
用复数就像乘法binomials, you have to use foil. The only difference is, when you multiply the two terms that havein the them you can simplify theto negative 1. Foil is first, outside, inside, last
First
Outside:
Inside
Last
Add them all up and you get
Example Question #3 :How To Multiply Complex Numbers
Simplify the following:
Begin this problem by doing a basic FOIL, treatingjust like any other variable. Thus, you know:
Recall that since,. Therefore, you can simplify further:
Example Question #21 :Complex Numbers
Complex numbers take the form, whereis the real term in the complex number andis the nonreal (imaginary) term in the complex number.
Distribute:
This equation can be solved very similarly to a binomial like. Distribution takes place into both the real and nonreal terms inside the complex number, where applicable.
Example Question #5 :How To Multiply Complex Numbers
Complex numbers take the form, whereis the real term in the complex number andis the nonreal (imaginary) term in the complex number.
Distribute and solve:
This problem can be solved very similarly to a binomial like.
Example Question #6 :How To Multiply Complex Numbers
Complex numbers take the form, whereis the real term in the complex number andis the nonreal (imaginary) term in the complex number.
Which of the following is equivalent to?
When dealing with complex numbers, remember that.
If we square, we thus get.
Yet another exponent gives usOR.
But when we hit, we discover that
Thus, we have a repeating pattern with powers of, with every 4 exponents repeating the pattern. This means any power ofevenly divisible by 4 will equal 1, any power ofdivisible by 4 with a remainder of 1 will equal, and so on.
Thus,
Since the remainder is 3, we know that.
Example Question #7 :How To Multiply Complex Numbers
Simplify the following:
Begin by treating this just like any normal case of FOIL. Notice that this is really the form of a difference of squares. Therefore, the distribution is very simple. Thus:
Now, recall that. Therefore,is. Based on this, we can simplify further:
Example Question #8 :How To Multiply Complex Numbers
Which of the following is equal to?
Remember that since, you know thatis. Therefore,isor. This makes our question very easy.
is the same asor
Thus, we know thatis the same asor.
Example Question #2351 :Act Math
Complex numbers take the form, whereis the real term in the complex number andis the nonreal (imaginary) term in the complex number.
Simplify the following expression, leaving no complex numbers in the denominator.
Solving this problem requires eliminating the nonreal term of the denominator. Our best bet for this is to cancel the nonreal term out by using theconjugateof the denominator.
Remember that for all binomials, there exists a conjugatesuch that.
This can also be applied to complex conjugates, which will eliminate the nonreal portion entirely (since)!
Multiply both terms by the denominator's conjugate.
Simplify. Note.
FOIL the numerator.
Combine and simplify.
Simplify the fraction.
Thus,.