Worked solution
Divide exactly and identify real and imaginary parts
By expressing in the form , find the real and imaginary parts of in exact form.
CJC · Example 7
Answer
; , .
Compare your reasoning
“Realising” the denominator means multiplying numerator and denominator by the denominator’s conjugate, here :
The denominator is real because for : here it is . Split the fraction to read off and . The imaginary part is the coefficient, without .
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