Question

29. Which of the following expressions will result in a real answer after being simplified? Select all that apply.

Answer 1

Answer: A, B, C, and E

Step-by-step explanation:

If both sides are real numbers, then the product will be a real number.

If in at least one of the sides we have a complex number, then the product will be real if:

The other number is zero.

The other number is the conjugate of the first.

This is when:

Suppose we have a number:

z = a + b*i

The conjugate will be:

w = a - b*i

And the product between them is:

(a + b*i)*(a - b*i) = a^2 + a*b*i - a*b*i + b^2 = a^2 + b^2

Then the options that will have a real answer are:

A. (4+5i)(4-5i) = 4^2 + 5^2 = 16 + 25 = 41

B. (4 + 91)*(41 - 9) = 3040

C. (3 + 2*i)*(3 -2*i) = 3^2 + 2^2 = 9 + 4 = 13

E. (312 + 7i)*(312 - 7i) = 312^2 + 7^2 = 97,393