4-1.Complex numbers
easy

${\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} \frac{{{{(1 + i)}^2}}}{{3 - i}}$ =

A

$- 1/5$

B

$1/5$

C

$1/10$

D

$-1/10$

Solution

(a) ${\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} \left[ {\frac{{{{(1 + i)}^2}}}{{3 – i}}} \right] = {\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} \left[ {\left( {\frac{{2i}}{{3 – i}}} \right)\,\,\left( {\frac{{3 + i}}{{3 + i}}} \right)} \right]$
${\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} \left[ {\frac{{{{(1 + i)}^2}}}{{3 – i}}} \right] = {\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} \left[ {\left( {\frac{{2i}}{{3 – i}}} \right)\left( {\frac{{3 + i}}{{3 + i}}} \right)} \right]$
$ = {\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} \left[ {\frac{{6i – 2}}{{9 + 1}}} \right] = {\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} \left[ { – \frac{2}{{10}} + \frac{6}{{10}}i} \right] = – \frac{1}{5}$.

Standard 11
Mathematics

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