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algebra intermediate
Problem
Let and be complex numbers such that is pure imaginary and Compute
Solution
Let Then is pure imaginary, so
We can write The conjugate of is Thus, the denominator is the conjugate of the numerator which means they have the same absolute value. Therefore,
We can write The conjugate of is Thus, the denominator is the conjugate of the numerator which means they have the same absolute value. Therefore,
Final answer
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