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You multiply both the numerator and denominator my the complex conjugate of the denominator. For example if you have. a+bi/c+di you would multiply both the top and bottom by c-di. This is in effect multiplying by 1.

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The first step when dividing complex numbers is to find the conjugate of the denominator, which is the same expression but with the sign of the imaginary part changed. This is done to eliminate the imaginary part in the denominator.

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