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$\dfrac{z\overline z}{w\overline w}$

So we have

[-8 + 15 i ] [ -8 - 15i ]               64  - 225i^2            64 - 225(-1)           289

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[ 6 - 8i ] [ 6 + 8i ]                     36 - 64i^2              36  - 64(-1)              100

I am confused. What?

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If     $z=-8+15i$     then     $\overline{z}=-8-15i$

If     $w=6-8i$     then     $\overline{w}=6+8i$

And so...

$\dfrac{z\overline{z}}{w\overline{w}}\ =\ \dfrac{(-8+15i)(-8-15i)}{(6-8i)(6+8i)}\ =\ \dfrac{(-8)^2-(15i)^2}{(6)^2-(8i)^2}\ =\ \dfrac{64+225}{36+64}\ =\ \dfrac{289}{100}$

Just like CPhill found.

Let

$z=-8+15i \text{ and }w=6-8i.$

Compute

$\dfrac{z\overline z}{w\overline w}$,

where the bar represents the complex conjugate.

$\begin{array}{|rcl|rcl|} \hline z\overline z &=& |z|^2 & w\overline w &=& |w|^2 \\ \hline z &=&-8+15i & w&=&6-8i \\ |z| &=& \sqrt{8^2+15^2} & |w| &=& \sqrt{6^2+8^2} \\ |z|^2 &=& 8^2+15^2 & |w|^2 &=& 6^2+8^2 \\ \hline \mathbf{\dfrac{z\overline z}{w\overline w}} &=& \dfrac{|z|^2}{|w|^2} \\ &=& \dfrac{8^2+15^2}{6^2+8^2 } \\ &=& \mathbf{ \dfrac{289}{100} } \\ \hline \end{array}$