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2. Complex Numbers
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Exercise 43 Page 182

Split the equation up— set the real parts equal to each other, and the imaginary parts equal to each other.

x=2, y=- 3

Practice makes perfect
To find the values of x and y that make the given equation true, we need to set the real parts and the imaginary parts of each complex number equal to each other. x+1+ 2yi= 3+( - 6)i ⇕ x+1= 3 and 2y= - 6 Now, we can solve these equations.
x+1=3 2y=- 6
x=2 2y=- 6
x=2 y=- 3