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Write the additive inverse and multiplicative inverse of 3-7i?

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Explanation:

additive inverse means multiplying 3-7i by it's conjugate which would be

(3-7i)(3+7i)=3^2+7^2=9+49=58

the multiplicative inverse of a number z is 1/z

1/(3-7i)

multiply numerator and denominator by 3-7i's conjugate and it equals 58

(3-7i)/58

3/58-7/58i

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