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Complex Numbers

A complex number is a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and tex2html_wrap_inline1089 is assumed to be -1. Two complex numbers a+bi and c+di are equal if and only if both a=c and b=d. To add two complex numbers, (a+bi)+(c+di)=(a+c)+(b+d)i. To multiply two complex numbers, tex2html_wrap_inline1103 . To divide two complex numbers, use the conjugate of the denominator,

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Carl Lee
Wed Apr 21 08:17:28 EDT 1999