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Express the complex number (1+i)/(2-i) in Cartesian form.

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15+35i\frac{1}{5} + \frac{3}{5}i

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To express the complex number z1z2\frac{z_1}{z_2} in Cartesian form, we multiply the numerator and the denominator by the conjugate of the denominator.

  1. Identify the complex numbers z1z_1 and z2z_2.

    We are given z1=1+iz_1 = 1+i and z2=2−iz_2 = 2-i.

  2. Set up the division.

    z1z2=1+i2−i\frac{z_1}{z_2} = \frac{1+i}{2-i}
  3. Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator.

    The denominator is 2−i2-i. Its conjugate is 2+i2+i.

    1+i2−i×2+i2+i\frac{1+i}{2-i} \times \frac{2+i}{2+i}
  4. Expand the numerator.

    (1+i)(2+i)=1(2)+1(i)+i(2)+i(i)(1+i)(2+i) = 1(2) + 1(i) + i(2) + i(i) =2+i+2i+i2= 2 + i + 2i + i^2

    Since i2=−1i^2 = -1:

    =2+3i−1= 2 + 3i - 1 =1+3i= 1 + 3i
  5. Expand the denominator.

    (2−i)(2+i)=22−(i)2(2-i)(2+i) = 2^2 - (i)^2 =4−i2= 4 - i^2

    Since i2=−1i^2 = -1:

    =4−(−1)= 4 - (-1) =4+1=5= 4 + 1 = 5
  6. Combine the simplified numerator and denominator.

    1+3i5\frac{1+3i}{5}
  7. Express in Cartesian form a+bia+bi.

    15+35i\frac{1}{5} + \frac{3}{5}i
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