Find the conjugate of each of the following:

Question:

Find the conjugate of each of the following:

$\frac{1}{(4+3 i)}$

 

Solution:

Given: $\frac{1}{4+3 i}$

First, we calculate $\frac{1}{4+3 i}$ and then find its conjugate

Now, rationalizing

$=\frac{1}{4+3 i} \times \frac{4-3 i}{4-3 i}$

$=\frac{4-3 i}{(4+3 i)(4-3 i)}$

Now, we know that,

$(a+b)(a-b)=\left(a^{2}-b^{2}\right)$

So, eq. (i) become

$=\frac{4-3 i}{(4)^{2}-(3 i)^{2}}$

$=\frac{4-3 i}{16-9 i^{2}}$

$=\frac{4-3 i}{16-9(-1)}\left[\because i^{2}=-1\right]$

$=\frac{4-3 i}{16+9}$

$=\frac{4-3 i}{25}$

$=\frac{4}{25}-\frac{3}{25} i$

Hence, $\frac{1}{4+3 i}=\frac{4}{25}-\frac{3}{25} i$

So, a conjugate of $\frac{1}{4+3 i}$ is $\frac{4}{25}+\frac{3}{25} i$

 

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