1. We want to prove that division for complex numbers is just a multiplication of inverses. Recalls that the multiplicative inverse of a number w is 1/w. Specifically, we want to show that for any two complex number z and w, z/w = z . 1/w. Prove this by performing the divison for the left-hand side, then find the inverse for w and then perfom the multiplication on the right-hand side.

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1. We want to prove that division for complex numbers is just a multiplication of inverses. Recalls that the multiplicative inverse of a number w is 1/w. Specifically, we want to show that for any two complex number z and w, z/w = z . 1/w. Prove this by performing the divison for the left-hand side, then find the inverse for w and then perfom the multiplication on the right-hand side.

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