Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 8 - Radical Functions - 8.5 Complex Numbers - 8.5 Exercises - Page 663: 61

Answer

$\frac{16}{13}-\frac{11}{13} i$

Work Step by Step

Given \begin{equation} \frac{5+2 i}{2+3 i}. \end{equation} Multiply both numerator and denominator by conjugate of the denominator and simplify. \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} \frac{5+2 i}{2+3 i}&=\frac{5+2 i}{2+3 i}\cdot \frac{(2-3 i)}{(2-3 i)}\\ & =\frac{5(2-3 i)+2i(2-3i)}{4+9}\\ &=\frac{10-15 i+4i+6}{13}\\ &= \frac{16}{13}-\frac{11}{13} i. \\ \end{aligned} \end{equation} The solution is $$\frac{5+2 i}{2+3 i}= \frac{16}{13}-\frac{11}{13} i.$$
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