Question 14 Marks
Find the real numbers x and y if (x – iy) (3 + 5i) is the conjugate of -6 - 24i.
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View full question & answer→Let $\text{z}=\big(\text{x}-\text{iy}\big)\big(3+5\text{i}\big)$ $\text{z}=3\text{x}+5\text{ix}-3\text{yi}-5\text{yi}^2$ $=3\text{x}+5\text{xi}-3\text{yi}+5\text{y}$ $=\big(3\text{x}+5\text{y}\big)+\text{i}\big(5\text{x}-3\text{y}\big)$ $\therefore\ \bar{\text{z}}=\big(3\text{x}+5\text{y}\big)-\text{i}\big(5\text{x}-3\text{y}\big)$ It is given that, $\bar{\text{z}}=-6-24\text{i} $ $\therefore\ \big(3\text{x}+5\text{y}\big)-\text{i}\big(5\text{x}-3\text{y}\big)=-6-24\text{i}$ Equating real and imaginary parts, we obtain $3\text{x}+5\text{y}=-6 \ ....(\text{i})$ $5\text{x}-3\text{y}=24\ .....(\text{ii})$ Multiplying equation (i) by 3 and equation (ii) by 5 and then adding them, we obtain
$\therefore\ \text{x}=\frac{102}{34}=3$ Putting the value of x in equation (i), we obtain $3(3)+5\text{y}=-6$ $\Rightarrow\ 5\text{y}=-6-9=-15 $ $\Rightarrow\ \text{y}=-3$ Thus, the values of x and y are 3 and -3 respectively.

$\therefore\ \text{x}=\frac{102}{34}=3$ Putting the value of x in equation (i), we obtain $3(3)+5\text{y}=-6$ $\Rightarrow\ 5\text{y}=-6-9=-15 $ $\Rightarrow\ \text{y}=-3$ Thus, the values of x and y are 3 and -3 respectively.