PROBLEM

II. Find real numbers x and y in each of the following cases:

2. 3x1i  2 y 52i 2  4i

2i 12i

1
M P C G R A D U AT E S C H O O L  M AT M AT H E M AT I C S  A R I T H M E T I C O P E R AT I O N S A N D A L G O R I T H M   2 N D S E M E S T E R , A Y 2 0 2 1 – 2 0 2 2
 SOlution
3x1i  2 y 52i 2  4i
2i 12i
3x1i  (2i)  2 y 52i  (12i) 2  4i
2i (2i) 12i (12i)
6x 22i 3xi i i 2  2 y 5 2i  4 yi 10i 4i 2 2  4i
22 1 122
6x13xi 3  2 y 112i 4 yi 2  4i
5 5
6x1  3x3 i  2 y 1  4 y 12 i 2  4i
 
5  5  5  5 
2
M P C G R A D U AT E S C H O O L  M AT M AT H E M AT I C S  A R I T H M E T I C O P E R AT I O N S A N D A L G O R I T H M   2 N D S E M E S T E R , A Y 2 0 2 1 – 2 0 2 2
 SOlution

6x1 2 y 1  3x3 4 y 12 i 2  4i 6x  2 y 10

 
5 5  5  (3x  4 y 11)2
6x2 y   3x4 y 9 i 2  4i 6x  2 y 10
5 
5  6x 8 y  22
 
 6 x 2 y  6 y 12
 2  y2
 5 
 3x  4 y 9  3x  4(2) 11
  4  3x  3
 5  x 1
 6 x 2 y 10 
 
 3 x  4 y 11  Answer: x 1, y  2 3
M P C G R A D U AT E S C H O O L  M AT M AT H E M AT I C S  A R I T H M E T I C O P E R AT I O N S A N D A L G O R I T H M   2 N D S E M E S T E R , A Y 2 0 2 1 – 2 0 2 2