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LESSON
Complex Numbers
4-2
Practice and Problem Solving: C

Write each imaginary number as an expression without i.

1. 6i – 9i 2 2. i 2 – i 4 3. 2i + 5i 6

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When simplified, what is the real part of the complex expression?

4. (−1 + 2i ) + (6 − 9i ) 5. (3 − 3i ) − (4 + 7i )

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When simplified, what is the imaginary part of the complex expression?

6. (4 + 5i)(2 + i ) 7. (3 + 2i)i 2

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− 3 + 7i
Use the complex expression to answer Problems 8 and 9.
1 + 8i
(Recall that multiplication and division are inverse operations.)
8. Set up a multiplication problem that will help you simplify the complex
expression so that the denominator is free of i.

9. What is the denominator of the expression when it is

simplified? ___________________________

10. a. Does −3 i −12 = ( −3) i ( −12)? Explain.

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b. Write a general rule for the product of radicals when using

complex numbers.

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11. In a circuit, the voltage V is given by the formula V = IZ, where I is the
current and Z is the impedance. Both the current and the impedance
are represented by complex numbers. Find the voltage if the current is
2 − i3 and the impedance is 5 + 2i.

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 c. taking square roots: 4. 0
x −3 =1
2
5. −3 + 3
x2 = 4 1
6.
x=± 4 2
x = ±2 7. 1 − 2
3. −64 8. 2 + 12i
4. −9 9. −3 − 4i
5. −3 10. 7 − 11i
6. −20 11. 8 + 2i
7. −1 12. 14 + 5i
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8. − Practice and Problem Solving: C
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1. −6 + 9
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2. −2
1. i 9; 3i; −8
3. −4 − 5
−27 = ( −1)(27) = −1 i 27 = 4. 5
2.
i 9 i 3 =i 9 i 3 = 3i 3 5. −1
3. 3i or −3i 6. 14
7. −2
4. i 2 = ( −1)2 = −1
⎛ −3 + 7i ⎞ ⎛ 1 − 8i ⎞
5. Real number; (3i )(5i ) = 15i 2 = 15(−1) = 8. ⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎟
−15 ⎝ 1 + 8i ⎠ ⎝ 1 − 8 i ⎠
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10. a. No, because
1. It is the square root of −1. It is used to
work with negative square roots. 3i i 12i = 3 i 12i 2 = 36i 2 =
2. You could substitute the answer in the 6( −1) = −6; 36 = 6
original equation.
b. Possible answer: When multiplying
3. Yes; radicals that have negative radicands,
( ±9i )2 + 81 = 0 first multiply the radical using the
92 i i 2 + 81 = 0 imaginary number i, and then find the
product.
81 i − 1 + 81 = 0
11. 8 + 9i
−81 + 81 = 0
0=0

LESSON 4.2
Practice and Problem Solving: A/B
1. 5i
2. 21i
3. −9i

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