Multiply both numerator and denominator of
by the complex conjugate of the denominator, -2+9i.
Multiplication can be transformed into difference of squares using the rule:
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By definition, i² is -1. Calculate the denominator.
Multiply complex numbers 5-3i and -2+9i in the same way as you multiply binomials.
Do the multiplications in
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Combine the real and imaginary parts in -10+45i+6i+27.
Do the additions in
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Divide 17+51i by 85 to get
.
The real part of
is
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