Simplifying a complex number divided by a real

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Is the equality

$$\frac{a+bi}{c} = \frac{a}{c}+\frac{b}{c}i$$

true for all real $a$, $b$ and $c \neq 0$ ?

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Yes, that equation is true for all real $a, b$ and $c\ne0$.

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The usual rules of arithmetic still apply in $\mathbb{C}$. Just about anything you can do in $\mathbb{R}$ you can do in $\mathbb{C}$.