Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.7 - Complex Numbers - Exercise Set - Page 463: 69

Answer

$\dfrac{3-i}{5}$

Work Step by Step

Multiplying by the conjugate of the denominator, the expression $ \dfrac{2}{3+i} $ simplifies to \begin{array}{l} \dfrac{2}{3+i} \cdot \dfrac{3-i}{3-i} \\\\= \dfrac{6-2i}{9-i^2} \\\\= \dfrac{6-2i}{9-(-1)} \\\\= \dfrac{6-2i}{10} \\\\= \dfrac{3-i}{5} .\end{array}
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