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Precalculus

Jay Abramson

Chapter 3

Polynomial and Rational Functions - all with Video Answers

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Section 1

Complex Numbers

01:40

Problem 1

Explain how to add complex numbers

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02:02

Problem 2

What is the basic principle in multiplication of complex numbers?

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01:46

Problem 3

Give an example to show the product of two imaginary numbers is not always imaginary

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01:05

Problem 4

What is a characteristic of the plot of a real number in the complex plane?

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01:43

Problem 5

Evaluate the algebraic expressions.
If $f(x)=x^{2}+x-4,$ evaluate $f(2 i)$

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00:40

Problem 6

Evaluate the algebraic expressions.
If $f(x)=x^{3}-2,$ evaluate $f(i)$

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02:39

Problem 7

Evaluate the algebraic expressions.
If $f(x)=x^{2}+3 x+5,$ evaluate $f(2+i)$

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01:44

Problem 8

Evaluate the algebraic expressions.
If $f(x)=2 x^{2}+x-3,$ evaluate $f(2-3 i)$

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03:36

Problem 9

Evaluate the algebraic expressions.
If $f(x)=\frac{x+1}{2-x},$ evaluate $f(5 i)$

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02:27

Problem 10

Evaluate the algebraic expressions.
If $f(x)=\frac{1+2 x}{x+3},$ evaluate $f(4 i)$

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00:55

Problem 11

Determine the number of real and nonreal solutions for each quadratic function shown.

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00:25

Problem 12

Determine the number of real and nonreal solutions for each quadratic function shown.

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01:13

Problem 13

Plot the complex numbers on the complex plane.
$1-2 i$

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00:54

Problem 14

Plot the complex numbers on the complex plane.
$-2+3 i$

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01:00

Problem 15

Plot the complex numbers on the complex plane.
$i$

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01:04

Problem 16

Plot the complex numbers on the complex plane.
$-3-4 i$

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00:46

Problem 17

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$(3+2 i)+(5-3 i)$

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01:11

Problem 18

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$(-2-4 i)+(1+6 i)$

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01:04

Problem 19

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$(-5+3 i)-(6-i)$

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01:06

Problem 20

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$(2-3 i)-(3+2 i)$

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00:57

Problem 21

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$(-4+4 i)-(-6+9 i)$

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00:58

Problem 22

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$(2+3 i)(4 i)$

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00:57

Problem 23

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$(5-2 i)(3 i)$

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00:51

Problem 24

For the following exercises, perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number
$(6-2 i)(5)$

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00:46

Problem 25

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$(-2+4 i)(8)$

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02:27

Problem 26

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$(2+3 i)(4-i)$

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01:27

Problem 27

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$(-1+2 i)(-2+3 i)$

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02:05

Problem 28

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$(4-2 i)(4+2 i)$

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01:31

Problem 29

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$(3+4 i)(3-4 i)$

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00:43

Problem 30

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$\frac{3+4 i}{2}$

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00:58

Problem 31

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$\frac{6-2 i}{3}$

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01:29

Problem 32

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$\frac{-5+3 i}{2 i}$

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01:30

Problem 33

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$\frac{6+4 i}{i}$

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02:38

Problem 34

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$\frac{2-3 i}{4+3 i}$

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02:47

Problem 35

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$\frac{3+4 i}{2-i}$

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02:02

Problem 36

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$\frac{2+3 i}{2-3 i}$

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00:58

Problem 37

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$\sqrt{-9}+3 \sqrt{-16}$

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01:28

Problem 38

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$-\sqrt{-4}-4 \sqrt{-25}$

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01:35

Problem 39

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$\frac{2+\sqrt{-12}}{2}$

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01:25

Problem 40

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$\frac{4+\sqrt{-20}}{2}$

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00:46

Problem 41

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$i^{8}$

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01:40

Problem 42

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$i^{15}$

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00:41

Problem 43

Perform the indicated operation and express the result as a simplified complex number.
$i^{22}$

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01:27

Problem 44

Use a calculator to help answer the questions.
Evaluate $(1+i)^{k}$ for $k=4,8,$ and $12 .$ Predict the value if $k=16$

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04:25

Problem 45

Use a calculator to help answer the questions.
Evaluate $(1-i)^{k}$ for $k=2,6,$ and $10 .$ Predict the value if $k=14$

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01:42

Problem 46

Use a calculator to help answer the questions.
Evaluate $(1+i)^{k}-(1-i)^{k}$ for $k=4,8,$ and $12 .$ Predict the value for $k=16$

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06:43

Problem 47

Use a calculator to help answer the questions.
Show that a solution of $x^{6}+1=0$ is $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}+\frac{1}{2} i$

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01:02

Problem 48

Use a calculator to help answer the questions.
Show that a solution of $x^{8}-1=0$ is $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}+\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} i$

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01:37

Problem 49

Evaluate the expressions, writing the result as a simplified complex number.
$\frac{1}{i}+\frac{4}{i^{3}}$

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04:22

Problem 50

Evaluate the expressions, writing the result as a simplified complex number.
$\frac{1}{i^{11}}-\frac{1}{i^{21}}$

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01:07

Problem 51

Evaluate the expressions, writing the result as a simplified complex number.
$i^{7}\left(1+i^{2}\right)$

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02:35

Problem 52

Evaluate the expressions, writing the result as a simplified complex number.
$i^{-3}+5 i^{7}$

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02:40

Problem 53

Evaluate the expressions, writing the result as a simplified complex number.
$\frac{(2+i)(4-2 i)}{(1+i)}$

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03:30

Problem 54

Evaluate the expressions, writing the result as a simplified complex number.
$\frac{(1+3 i)(2-4 i)}{(1+2 i)}$

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04:01

Problem 55

Evaluate the expressions, writing the result as a simplified complex number.
$\frac{(3+i)^{2}}{(1+2 i)^{2}}$

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03:05

Problem 56

Evaluate the expressions, writing the result as a simplified complex number.
$\frac{3+2 i}{2+i}+(4+3 i)$

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04:15

Problem 57

Evaluate the expressions, writing the result as a simplified complex number.
$\frac{4+i}{i}+\frac{3-4 i}{1-i}$

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05:49

Problem 58

Evaluate the expressions, writing the result as a simplified complex number.
$\frac{3+2 i}{1+2 i}-\frac{2-3 i}{3+i}$

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