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Ch. 5 - Complex Numbers, Polar Coordinates and Parametric Equations
Blitzer - Trigonometry 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 5, Problema 22

In Exercises 21–28, divide and express the result in standard form.


3 / 4+i

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Identify the given expression to simplify: \(\frac{3}{4+i}\).
To express the result in standard form (a + bi), multiply the numerator and denominator by the complex conjugate of the denominator. The complex conjugate of \(4+i\) is \(4 - i\).
Multiply numerator and denominator by \(4 - i\): \(\frac{3}{4+i} \times \frac{4 - i}{4 - i} = \frac{3(4 - i)}{(4+i)(4 - i)}\).
Simplify the denominator using the difference of squares formula: \((4+i)(4 - i) = 4^2 - (i)^2 = 16 - (-1) = 16 + 1 = 17\).
Expand the numerator: \(3(4 - i) = 12 - 3i\). So the expression becomes \(\frac{12 - 3i}{17}\). Finally, separate into real and imaginary parts: \(\frac{12}{17} - \frac{3}{17}i\).

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