Difference between revisions of "Complex number"
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Revision as of 09:33, 23 June 2006
The set of complex numbers is denoted by . The set of complex numbers contains the set of the real numbers but is much wider. Every complex numbers has a real part, denoted by or simply , and a imaginary part, denoted by or simply . So if , we can write where is the imaginary unit.
As you can see, complex numbers enable us to remove the restriction of for the domain of .
The letters and are usually used to denote complex numbers.
Contents
[hide]Operations
- Addition
- Subtraction
- Multiplication
- Division
- Absolute value/Modulus/Magnitude (denoted by ). This is the distance from the origin to the complex number when graphed.
Simple Example
If and w = c+di,
- ,
- ,
Topics
Problems
- AIME