ACT Math · Complex numbers
What is (4-3i)/(2+i)?
What is ?
Answer and explanation
Answer: D: 1 - 2i
Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator, . The numerator becomes . The denominator becomes . So the quotient is , choice D. Choice B () loses the negative sign on the imaginary part. Choice A () and choice C () do not satisfy the check: multiplying by gives , not . Always verify a complex quotient by multiplying it by the divisor to recover the numerator.
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