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sologuitar

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Registered: 2022-09-19

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Complex Numbers

Write the expression in the standard form a + bi.

6i^3 + 4i^5

6(-i) + 4(i)

-6i + 4i

My answer = -2i

Textbook answer = -10i

Why is my answer wrong?

Bob

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Re: Complex Numbers

I like your answer.

Bob

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amnkb

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Re: Complex Numbers

Write the expression in the standard form a + bi.

6i^3 + 4i^5

sologuitar

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Registered: 2022-09-19

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Re: Complex Numbers

I like your answer.

Bob

Thanks. It must be a textbook typo. Math and physics books are famous for having lots of computational errors.

sologuitar

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Re: Complex Numbers

Write the expression in the standard form a + bi.

6i^3 + 4i^5

Sure feels good to be right. Like I told Bob, math and physics books are famous for having computational errors.