215k views
5 votes
- 12 + 18i + 8x = -9 – 17i + 13yi

- 12 + 18i + 8x = -9 – 17i + 13yi-example-1
User Ssten
by
4.0k points

1 Answer

1 vote

In order to find the values of x and y, let's compare the real part and the complex part in each side of the equation:


\begin{gathered} -12+18i+8x=-9-17i+13yi\\ \\ (8x-12)+(18)i=(-9)+(13y-17)i\\ \\ \begin{cases}8x-12={-9\rightarrow8x=3\rightarrow x=(3)/(8)} \\ 18={13y-17\rightarrow13y=35\rightarrow y=(35)/(13)}\end{cases} \end{gathered}

Therefore the answer is x = 3/8 and y = 35/13.

User Yasika Patel
by
3.8k points