Multiply the numerator and denominator of by the conjugate of to make the denominator real.
Multiply.
Combine.
Simplify the numerator.
Apply the distributive property.
Move to the left of .
Multiply .
Raise to the power of .
Raise to the power of .
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Add and .
Rewrite as .
Reorder and .
Simplify the denominator.
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Apply the distributive property.
Apply the distributive property.
Apply the distributive property.
Simplify.
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Raise to the power of .
Raise to the power of .
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Add and .
Subtract from .
Add and .
Simplify each term.
Rewrite as .
Multiply by .
Add and .
Split the fraction into two fractions.
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Combine and .
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Multiply by .
Subtract from .
Rewrite in Standard Form 8+i/(8-i)