Questions and Answers
What is the imaginary unit?
What is an imaginary number?
The square root of a negative number, written in the form bi.
What is a complex number?
Any number that can be written as a + bi.
What is the real part of a complex number?
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What is the imaginary part of a complex number?
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What is the complex plane?
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What is a complex conjugate?
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Study Notes
Imaginary Unit
- Denoted as i, it represents the square root of -1.
- Fundamental in the imaginary number system.
Imaginary Number
- Defined as the square root of a negative number.
- Expressed in the form bi, where b is a real number.
- Often referred to as a "pure" imaginary number.
Complex Number
- Any number that can be expressed as a + bi, with a and b being real numbers.
- Incorporates both a real part and an imaginary part.
Real Part of a Complex Number
- In a complex number expressed as a + bi, the real part is a.
- This part is plotted on the horizontal axis of the complex plane.
Imaginary Part of a Complex Number
- In a complex number expressed as a + bi, the imaginary part is b.
- This part is plotted on the vertical axis of the complex plane.
Complex Plane
- A two-dimensional plane used for graphing complex numbers.
- Consists of a horizontal axis (real axis) and a vertical axis (imaginary axis).
Complex Conjugate
- The complex conjugate of a number a + bi is defined as a - bi.
- Useful in various mathematical operations, such as simplifying expressions and finding magnitudes.
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