Answer:
1) -1-4√(5)*i
2)(8/41)+(10/41)i
3)4+i
4)x=(1/3)±[√(23)/3]i OR x=(1/3)+[√(23)/3]i and x=(1/3)-[√(23)/3]i
Step-by-step explanation:
1) remember the special product:
(a+b)²=a²+2ab+b²
in this situation, a=-2 and b=√(-5)
(-2+√(-5))²=(-2)²+2(-2)(√(-5))+(√(-5))²
=4-4*√(-5)+(-5)
=-1-4√(-5)
√(-5)=-√(5)*i, so the final answer is: -1-4√(5)*i
2) remember the special product:
(a+b)(a-b)=a²-b²
multiply by the conjugate of the denominator (so multiply the numerator and denominator by 4+5i to remove i from the denominator, I'll demonstrate)
2/(4-5i) * (4+5i)/(4+5i)
=2(4+5i)/[(4-5i)(4+5i)]
use the special product; in this situation, a=4 and b=5i
=(8+10i)/[16-(5i)²]
simplify: (5i)²=5²*(√(-1))²=25*-1=-25
(8+10i)/[16-(5i)²]=(8+10i)/[16-(-25)]
=(8+10i)/41
and finally, divide to get the answer in the correct form:
=(8/41)+(10/41)i
you can use a calculator to write 8/41 and 10/41 as decimals instead.
3) again, multiply by the conjugate of the denominator to both the top and the bottom:
(6-7i)/(1-2i) * (1+2i)/(1+2i)
=(6-7i)(1+2i)/[(1-2i)(1+2i)]
now for the multiplication of the numerator:
(6-7i)(1+2i)=6(1+2i)-7i(1+2i)=(6+12i)-(7i+14i²)
i²=-1, so 14i²=-14
(6+12i)-(7i+14i²)=6+12i-7i-(-14)=6+5i+14=20+5i
as for the denominator, do what we did in 2) and use the special product to get:
(1-2i)(1+2i)=1-(2i)²=1-(-4)=5
so the answer is (20+5i)/5
now divide to convert the answer to the proper form/simplify
(20/5)+(5/5)i=4+i
4) use the quadratic formula, this is how you solve second-degree equations that aren't very easy to factor.
the formula: for ax^2+bx+c=0, x=[-b±√(b²-4ac)]/2a
in this case, a=4.5, b=-3, and c=12
plug in the values (± means that there are two solutions, one is when you add, and one is when you subtract.)
x=[-(-3)±√((-3)²-4*4.5*12)]/(2*4.5)
=[3±√(9-216)]/9
=[3±√(-207)]/9
√(-207)=√(207)*√(-1)=√(207)*i
√(207) can be simplified to 3√(23):
√(207)=√(9*23)=√(9)*√(23)=3√(23)
so now:
x=[3±3√(23)*i]/9
divide by 9 to get the answer in the correct form:
x=(3/9)±[(3√(23))/9]i
x=(1/3)±[√(23)/3]i
you can also rewrite this as x=(1/3)+[√(23)/3]i and x=(1/3)-[√(23)/3]i (just make sure to include both answers)
hopefully that helped! more practice will make these kinds of problems much easier :)