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10. Reciprocal of complex number example ( Enter your problem )

1. Example-1





1. `A=5+6i`
Find Reciprocal of complex number


Solution:
Here `A=5+6i`

For a complex number `z=a+bi`, the reciprocal is `1/z=(a-bi)/(a^2+b^2)`



`z=a+bi`

`:. 1/z=1/(a+bi)`

`:. 1/z=1/((a+bi))*((a-bi))/((a-bi))`

`:. 1/z=(a-bi)/(a^2+b^2)`


`A=5+6i`

`:. 1/(A)=1/(5+6i)`

`=1/((5+6i))*((5-6i))/((5-6i))`

`=(5-6i)/(5^2+6^2)`

`=(5-6i)/(25+36)`

`=(5-6i)/61`

`=0.082-0.0984i`

`:.` The reciprocal of `5+6i` is `0.082-0.0984i`
2. `A=-2+3i`
Find Reciprocal of complex number


Solution:
Here `A=-2+3i`

For a complex number `z=a+bi`, the reciprocal is `1/z=(a-bi)/(a^2+b^2)`



`z=a+bi`

`:. 1/z=1/(a+bi)`

`:. 1/z=1/((a+bi))*((a-bi))/((a-bi))`

`:. 1/z=(a-bi)/(a^2+b^2)`


`A=-2+3i`

`:. 1/(A)=1/(-2+3i)`

`=1/((-2+3i))*((-2-3i))/((-2-3i))`

`=(-2-3i)/((-2)^2+3^2)`

`=(-2-3i)/(4+9)`

`=(-2-3i)/13`

`=-0.1538-0.2308i`

`:.` The reciprocal of `-2+3i` is `-0.1538-0.2308i`
3. `A=1-3i`
Find Reciprocal of complex number


Solution:
Here `A=1-3i`

For a complex number `z=a+bi`, the reciprocal is `1/z=(a-bi)/(a^2+b^2)`



`z=a+bi`

`:. 1/z=1/(a+bi)`

`:. 1/z=1/((a+bi))*((a-bi))/((a-bi))`

`:. 1/z=(a-bi)/(a^2+b^2)`


`A=1-3i`

`:. 1/(A)=1/(1-3i)`

`=1/((1-3i))*((1+3i))/((1+3i))`

`=(1+3i)/(1^2+3^2)`

`=(1+3i)/(1+9)`

`=(1+3i)/10`

`=0.1+0.3i`

`:.` The reciprocal of `1-3i` is `0.1+0.3i`




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