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s3.1.10

Complex Numbers

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This section reviews basic operations with complex numbers (a+bia+bi).

  • Multiplication: (a+bi)(c+di)=(acbd)+(ad+bc)i(a+bi)(c+di) = (ac-bd) + (ad+bc)i.
  • Rationalization (Inverse): (a+bi)1=abia2+b2(a+bi)^{-1} = \frac{a-bi}{a^2+b^2}.
  • Modulus: a+bi=a2+b2|a+bi| = \sqrt{a^2+b^2}.

For example, (32i)(4+i)=(34(2)1)+(31+(2)4)i=145i(3-2i)(4+i) = (3 \cdot 4 - (-2) \cdot 1) + (3 \cdot 1 + (-2) \cdot 4)i = 14 - 5i.

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