Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-504-6

Chapter 7 - Section 7.7 - Complex Numbers - Exercise Set - Page 463: 73

Answer

$\dfrac{1-8i}{5}$

Work Step by Step

Multiplying by the conjugate of the denominator, the expression $ \dfrac{2-3i}{2+i} $ simplifies to \begin{array}{l} \dfrac{2-3i}{2+i} \cdot \dfrac{2-i}{2-i} \\\\= \dfrac{2(2)+2(-i)-3i(2)-3i(-i)}{(2)-(i)^2} \\\\= \dfrac{4-2i-6i+3i^2}{4-i^2} \\\\= \dfrac{4-2i-6i+3(-1)}{4-(-1)} \\\\= \dfrac{1-8i}{5} .\end{array}
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