Simplify 10/(3-i)

$\frac{10}{3 - i}$

Step 1

Multiply the numerator and denominator of $\frac{10}{3 - i}$ by the conjugate of $3 - i$ to make the denominator real.

$\frac{10}{3 - i} \cdot \frac{3 + i}{3 + i}$

Step 2

Multiply.

Combine.

$\frac{10 (3 + i)}{(3 - i) (3 + i)}$

Simplify the numerator.

Apply the distributive property.

$\frac{10 \cdot 3 + 10 i}{(3 - i) (3 + i)}$

Multiply $10$ by $3$ .

$\frac{30 + 10 i}{(3 - i) (3 + i)}$

Simplify the denominator.

Expand $(3 - i) (3 + i)$ using the FOIL Method.

Apply the distributive property.

$\frac{30 + 10 i}{3 (3 + i) - i (3 + i)}$

Apply the distributive property.

$\frac{30 + 10 i}{3 \cdot 3 + 3 i - i (3 + i)}$

Apply the distributive property.

$\frac{30 + 10 i}{3 \cdot 3 + 3 i - i \cdot 3 - i i}$

Simplify.

Multiply $3$ by $3$ .

$\frac{30 + 10 i}{9 + 3 i - i \cdot 3 - i i}$

Multiply $3$ by $- 1$ .

$\frac{30 + 10 i}{9 + 3 i - 3 i - i i}$

Raise $i$ to the power of $1$ .

$\frac{30 + 10 i}{9 + 3 i - 3 i - (i^{1} i)}$

Raise $i$ to the power of $1$ .

$\frac{30 + 10 i}{9 + 3 i - 3 i - (i^{1} i^{1})}$

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$\frac{30 + 10 i}{9 + 3 i - 3 i - i^{1 + 1}}$

Add $1$ and $1$ .

$\frac{30 + 10 i}{9 + 3 i - 3 i - i^{2}}$

Subtract $3 i$ from $3 i$ .

$\frac{30 + 10 i}{9 + 0 - i^{2}}$

Add $9$ and $0$ .

$\frac{30 + 10 i}{9 - i^{2}}$

Simplify each term.

Rewrite $i^{2}$ as $- 1$ .

$\frac{30 + 10 i}{9 - - 1}$

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 1$ .

$\frac{30 + 10 i}{9 + 1}$

Add $9$ and $1$ .

$\frac{30 + 10 i}{10}$

Step 3

Cancel the common factor of $30 + 10 i$ and $10$ .

Factor $10$ out of $30$ .

$\frac{10 \cdot 3 + 10 i}{10}$

Factor $10$ out of $10 i$ .

$\frac{10 \cdot 3 + 10 (i)}{10}$

Factor $10$ out of $10 (3) + 10 (i)$ .

$\frac{10 (3 + i)}{10}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $10$ out of $10$ .

$\frac{10 (3 + i)}{10 (1)}$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{10 (3 + i)}{10 \cdot 1}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{3 + i}{1}$

Divide $3 + i$ by $1$ .

$3 + i$

Simplify 10/(3-i)

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