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Warm-up:. Perform the indicated operation. Find the area and perimeter of the box. 3. Perimeter = ____ 4. Area = ____. 2x-3. 2x+1. Complex numbers. A long long time ago, in a math class far, far away. There was no way to take the square root of a negative number.
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Warm-up: Perform the indicated operation. Find the area and perimeter of the box. 3. Perimeter = ____ 4. Area = ____ 2x-3 2x+1
A long long time ago, in a math class far, far away.. There was no way to take the square root of a negative number
Every time we squared a negative number We got a positive.
(-1) = 1 (-2) = 4 (-3) = 9
Was there a number, that when multiplied by itself Gave you a negative???
Can we in fact, take the square root of a negative number? WE CAN!!!!
Ladies and Gentlemen of Geometry I present to you a NEW number... A number so complex...
It stretches the imagination.. I present to you:
So here’s what the math people did: They used the letter “i” to represent the square root of (-1). “i” stands for “imaginary” So, does really exist?
Complex Numbers • A complex number has a real part & an imaginary part. • Standard form is: Real part Imaginary part Example: 5+4i
Adding and Subtracting complex numbersDo just like polynomial adding or subtracting Ex: Ex:
MultiplyingDo just like polynomial multiplication but when you finish change i2 to -1 Ex: Ex:
Conjugates: Two complex numbers of the form a + bi anda – bi are conjugates. The product is always a real number Ex:
Dividing Complex Numbers • Multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator.