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Question 9.5: Find x and y so that x + 6j and 3 − yj represent the same co......

Find x and y so that x + 6j and 3 − yj represent the same complex number.

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If both quantities represent the same complex number we have

x+6j = 3−yj

Since the real parts must be equal we can equate them, that is

x = 3

Similarly, we find, by equating imaginary parts

6 = −y
so that y = −6.

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