Find the complex number that satisfies the equation: .
Pick one
Solution
Given , we first isolate :
To simplify this expression, we can multiply the numerator and the denominator by the conjugate of the denominator:
Recall that the product of a complex number and its conjugate is the square of its magnitude, hence :
Finally, separate real and imaginary parts to obtain:
Therefore, the correct answer is:
\boxed{B: -\frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{2}i}
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