Monday, December 1, 2014

What is the multiplicative inverse of 6-3i?

The multiplicative inverse is the fraction whose numerator
is 1 and denominator is the given complex number.


We'll
note the inverse as x:


(6-3i)*x =
1


We'll divide by (6-3i) both
sides:


x = 1/(6-3i)


Since it
is not allowed to keep a complex number to denominator, we'll multiply the ratio by the
conjugate of the complex number:


x =
(6+3i)/(6-3i)(6+3i)


We'll re-write the denominator as a
difference of squares:


(6-3i)(6+3i) = 6^2 -
(3i)^2


(6-3i)(6+3i) = 36 -
9i^2


But i^2 =
-1:


(6-3i)(6+3i) = 36 +
9


(6-3i)(6+3i) =  45


We'll
re-write x:


x = (6+3i)/45


x =
6/45 + 3i/45


We'll simplify and we'll
get:


x =  2/15 +
i/15


The multiplicative inverse of the
complex number 6 - 3i is 2/15 + i/15.

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