Card 1
HintIt's a part of the quadratic formula that tells us the type of solutions.Memory TipDiscriminant: 'Discriminates' between solutions.
Card 2
HintLook at the value of the discriminant.Memory TipNegative D, complex roots!
Card 3
HintThey occur in pairs.Memory TipComplex roots are always buddies: conjugate pairs!
Card 4
HintIt helps us find the roots of a quadratic equation.Memory TipThink of it as a recipe for finding the x values!
Card 5
HintThey involve the imaginary unit 'i'.Memory TipThink of them as numbers extended beyond the real number line.
Card 6
HintThink of it as a combination of a real and an imaginary part.Memory TipComplex numbers: Real + Imaginary
Card 7
HintIt's a pure multiple of the imaginary unit 'i'.Memory TipImaginary number: 0 + bi
Card 8
HintThink of a coordinate plane, but with real and imaginary axes.Memory TipComplex plane: Real on x, Imaginary on y
Card 9
HintThink of representing a complex number using its length and angle.Memory TipPolar form: Magnitude + Angle
Card 10
HintIt's about raising a complex number in polar form to a power.Memory TipDe Moivre's: (cos + i sin)^n = cos(nθ) + i sin(nθ)
Card 11
HintRules for combining complex numbers using basic arithmetic.Memory TipComplex algebra: Like combining real and imaginary parts
Card 12
HintUse the Pythagorean theorem and trigonometry.Memory TipRectangular to Polar: Pythagoras and Trig
Card 13
HintThink of a complex number represented using Euler's formula.Memory TipExponential: r*e^(iθ)
Card 14
HintThink of it like distributing a real number into both parts of a complex number.Memory TipReal number 'k' acts like a scaling factor for both parts of z
Card 15
HintEliminate the imaginary part of the denominator.Memory TipConjugate the denominator to 'realize' it
Card 16
HintTreat real and imaginary parts like separate numbers.Memory TipAdd real parts, add imaginary parts
Card 17
HintTreat real and imaginary parts like separate numbers.Memory TipSubtract real parts, subtract imaginary parts
Card 18
HintUse FOIL (First, Outer, Inner, Last) to expand.Memory TipFOIL & replace i² with -1
Card 19
HintThink of it as a difference of squares pattern.Memory TipReal number, square of magnitude
Card 20
HintThink of a repeating pattern.Memory TipCyclic pattern, repeating blocks of 4
Card 21
HintSimilar to properties of real number multiplication.Memory TipCommutative, associative, distributive