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 - Chapter Review Exercises - Page 671: 94

Answer

$\frac{-27.75+30.3125 i}{30.8125}= -0.9006+0.9838\ i$

Work Step by Step

Given \begin{equation} \frac{1.5+7.25 i}{3.25-4.5 i}. \end{equation} First eliminate the decimal and rationalize the denominator. \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} \frac{1.5+7.25 i}{3.25-4.5 i}&=\frac{(1.5+7.25 i)}{(3.25-4.5 i)}\cdot \frac{(3.25+4.5i)}{(3.25+4.5i)}\\ &= \frac{1.5(3.25+4.5i)+7.25i (3.25+4.5i)}{3.25^2+4.5^2}\\ &= \frac{4.875+6.75 i+23.5625 i-32.625}{30.8125}\\ &= \frac{-27.75+30.3125 i}{30.8125}\\ &\approx -0.9006+0.9838\ i. \end{aligned} \end{equation} The answer is: \begin{equation} \frac{-27.75+30.3125 i}{30.8125}= -0.9006+0.9838\ i. \end{equation}
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