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If a and b are any real numbers what is the conjugate of a plus b?
The concept of conjugate is usually used in complex numbers. If your complex number is a + bi, then its conjugate is a - bi.
What is the absolute value of a complex number?
The absolute value of a complex number a+bi is the square root of (a2+b2). For example, the absolute value of 4+9i is the square root of (42 + 92) which is the square root of 97 which is about 9.8489 (The absolute value of a complex number is not complex.)
What is the conjugate of 8-3i?
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Why do you multiply by the complex conjugate?
Whenever a complex number (a + bi) is multiplied by it's conjugate (a - bi), the result is a real number: (a + bi)* (a - bi) = a2 - abi + abi - (bi)2 = a2 - b2i2 = a2 - b2(-1) = a2 + b2 This is useful when dividing complex numbers, because the numerator and denominator can both be multiplied by the denominator's conjugate, to give an equivalent fraction with a real-number denominator.
What is the multiplicative inverse of 3-i?
The multiplicative inverse of a complex number is found by taking the complex conjugate of the number and dividing by the square of its magnitude. For the complex number 3-i, the complex conjugate is 3+i. The magnitude of 3-i is sqrt(3^2 + (-1)^2) = sqrt(9 + 1) = sqrt(10). Therefore, the multiplicative inverse of 3-i is (3+i) / 10.
