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FInd the conjugate of the complex number 8-12i

A. 96
B. 8+12i
C. -96i
D. 8-12i

An explanation would really help because I am not really understanding this.

User Nur Rony
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Answer:

b

Explanation:

you just change the sign of the imaginary number

User Ruslan Kuleshov
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This is fairly simple actually.
The conjugate of a complex number whether it be 3 - 7i or 8 - 12i in our case. You simply change the sign of the imaginary part of the complex number.
Therefore our conjugate is 8 + 12i.
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