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  • 28-05-2021
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The product of two numbers is 41. One of the numbers
is the complex number 5+4i. What is the other
number?

A. 5-4i
B. 5+4i
C. -5-4i
D. -5+4i
E. 41/5-4i

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jimthompson5910 jimthompson5910
  • 28-05-2021

Answer:   5 - 4i     (choice A)

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Work Shown:

x = the other number

(5+4i)*x = 41

x = 41/(5+4i)

x = 41*(5-4i)/( (5+4i)*(5-4i) ) ..... see note below

x = 41*(5-4i)/( 41 )

x = (41/41)*(5-4i)

x = 5 - 4i  

As a way to check, (5+4i)*(5-4i) = 5^2+4^2 = 25+16 = 41

The rule used is (a-bi)(a+bi) = a^2 + b^2

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Note:  I multiplied top and bottom by (5-4i) to get rid of the imaginary term in the denominator.

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