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Group Assignment: Imaginary & Complex numbers

MAT 111
Professor Newman

Directions:
1) Show ALL work for each question on the group assignment sheet provided. Each group is only
required to submit one copy for their group.
2) Be sure to answer all the parts of each question.
1) Your friend Joseph is studying for his MAT 111 exam. He shows you his work for the first problem
and asks you if it looks right. You notice a mistake.
a) Identify his mistake and explain why it is a mistake.
b) Correctly solve the question
Josephs problem : : (3 4)(5 9)
Josephs work: (3 4)(5 9) = 15 36 = 15 6 = 90
2) Karla submitted the following work for a question on her MAT 111 Test. There is an error in her
work.
a) Check her solution using a calculator to compare the decimal approximations. Show the check.
(Round calculations to 3 decimal places.)
b) What was the error in her work?
c) Correctly solve the question.
d) Check your solution using a calculator to compare the decimal approximations. Show the check.
(Round calculations to 3 decimal places.)
Karlas problem : : 8 2 + 11 8
Karlas w ork:

8 2 + 11 8 = 19 10

3) Express the product in a + bi form: (6 5)(1 + 3)

4) Anna states that the product of two complex numbers is NEVER a real number. Is she correct?
Justify your answer with an example.
5) The question below is worth 5 points on an exam. Evaluate the students work and determine how
many points the student earns for the question. Justify the score you give.
Students Problem : : 4 2
Students w ork:

4 2

6) Given the expression:

7) Simplify: !"

!
!!!!

= 16 + 4 ! = 16 + 4 1 = 12
a) Rationalize the denominator
b) Express answer in a + bi form
c) What is the value of a?