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glacial vortexBOT Jan 7, 2025, 11:22 PM

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soft vessel Jan 7, 2025, 11:34 PM

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well, do just that.

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flip the fraction z into 1/z, then multiply by the conjugate on the top and bottom

hidden hound Jan 7, 2025, 11:42 PM

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j, I take it, is the imaginary unit?

misty quiver Jan 7, 2025, 11:42 PM

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yes

woven bolt Jan 8, 2025, 6:33 AM

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show your work, plz

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$$ \frac{a+ib}{c+id} = \frac{(a+ib)(c-id)}{(c+id)(c-id)} = \frac{(a+ib)(c-id)}{c^2+d^2} $$

gloomy troutBOT Jan 8, 2025, 6:34 AM

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aL

woven bolt Jan 8, 2025, 6:34 AM

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this is how it's usually done

misty quiver Jan 8, 2025, 10:40 PM

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@woven bolt

soft vessel Jan 8, 2025, 10:56 PM

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misty quiver <@215155833036734465>

you didn't have to do that much work but...yeah its the right answer

misty quiver Jan 8, 2025, 10:56 PM

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haha thank you

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I am shitting myself with uni work

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Maths was never really my thing man

soft vessel Jan 8, 2025, 10:57 PM

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misty quiver haha thank you

you could have just noted this

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if $z=\frac{a}{b}$ then $\frac{1}{z}=\frac{b}{a}$

gloomy troutBOT Jan 8, 2025, 10:57 PM

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temu mod | promote to mod pls

misty quiver Jan 8, 2025, 10:59 PM

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Ill keep it in mind, thank you

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