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Ch. 1 - Equations and Inequalities
Lial - College Algebra 13th Edition
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2장, 문제 79a

Find each quotient. Write answers in standard form. -5 / i

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Recall that the problem is to find the quotient of \(\frac{-5}{i}\) and write the answer in standard form, which means expressing the result as a complex number in the form \(a + bi\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are real numbers.
To simplify the expression \(\frac{-5}{i}\), multiply both the numerator and the denominator by the complex conjugate of the denominator. Since the denominator is \(i\), its conjugate is \(-i\). So multiply numerator and denominator by \(-i\):
\[\frac{-5}{i} \times \frac{-i}{-i} = \frac{-5 \times (-i)}{i \times (-i)}\]
Simplify the numerator and denominator separately. The numerator becomes \(-5 \times (-i) = 5i\). The denominator is \(i \times (-i) = -i^2\). Recall that \(i^2 = -1\), so the denominator simplifies to \(-(-1) = 1\).
Now, write the simplified expression as \(\frac{5i}{1} = 5i\). In standard form, this is \(0 + 5i\), where the real part \(a = 0\) and the imaginary part \(b = 5\).

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