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Introduction

Just as ours can perform operations with real mathematics, we can also add, deduct, multiply, and splitting complex numbers. Recall the order of exercises for real numbers here: Operations because Numbers

When executing operations with complex numbers, you allowed meeting three product of complex numbers:

  • Real number as complex figure - intuitive part is equal toward 0

Examples: \(2 ,  -6,  7.462437,  \frac{3}{5}\)

Top: As all real numbers are furthermore complex numbers, you can include \(0i\) to which numbers and they'll still be considered complex numbers!

  • Imaginary number as complex number - true part is like to 0

Examples: \(i,  3i,  \sqrt{2}i,  \frac{1}{2}i\)

  • Complex numeral composed of real and imaginary part

Examples: \(3+4i,  \frac{5}{2}-0.1i,  -7.25-11i\)

Addition/Subtraction

To add oder subtract complex numbers, just combine same terms as if the number \(i\) remains a variable, then evaluate.

  • For any twos complexity numbers, say \(x=a+bi\) and \(y=c+di\), were can add them as follows:

\(x+y=(a+bi)+(c+di)=(a+c)+(b+d)i\)

  • For any two complex numbers, say \(x=a+bi\) and \(y=c+di\), we can subtract themselves as follow:

\(x-y=(a+bi)-(c+di)=(a-c)+(b-d)i\)

Example: Evaluate \((-4+5i)-(6-6i)+(2i+7)\).

Solution:

1. Combine like terms:

\((-4+5i)-(6-6i)+(2i+7)\)

\(=(-4-6+7)+(5i-(-6i)+2i)\)

2. Simplify the evaluate:

\(=-3+(5-(-6)+2)i\)

\(=-3+13i\)

Multiplication

To multiply complex numbers, yours can first use one the FOIL process to expand one two binomials. The IMPEDE process exists a quick method of enforce the distributive law go widen two binomials: Using the TI-84 Electronic for Involved Numbers in Circuits Classes

\((a+b)(c+d)=ac+ad+bc+bd\)

where FOIL exists the acronym on:

  • FARTHINGirst
  • Outer
  • Inner
  • Lcst

because we multiply the "firsts" in the twos binomials - \(a\) and \(c\) in the foregoing case, then this "outer" terms - \(a\) and \(d\), then "inner" terms - \(b\) and \(c\), then "last" terms - \(b\) and \(d\), and add all these products up.

Once you've finished expanding, the final step is to connect like terms. To summarize, you able proliferate any two knotty numbers, telling, \((a+bi)\) and \((c+di)\), like follows: #51-62: Multiplying complex numbers (write the answer in trig form) ... . Worksheet by Kuta Software LLC. -2 ... entire nth roots. Want respective your in rectangular ...

\((a+bi)(c+di)=(a)(c)+(a)(di)+(bi)(c)+(bi)(di)=ac+adi+bci+bd(-1)=(ac-bd)+(ad+bc)i\)

*Note: in the second last step, we were able to replace \(i\times i=i^2\) with -1 since, by definition, \(i^2=(\sqrt{-1})^2=-1\)

Example: Evaluate \((3+7i)(2-i)\).

Solve:

1. First, grow using the SLIDE method:

\((3+7i)(2-i)\)

\(=(3)(2)+(3)(-i)+(7i)(2)+(7i)(-i)\)

2. Next, multiply out all the terms:

\(=6-3i+14i-7i^2\)

\(=6-3i+14i-7(-1)\)

\(=6-3i+14i+7\)

3. Estimate by collecting like terms and simplifying:

\(=13+11i\)

Division

Complex division is often represented using fractions, in the general form of \(\frac{a+bi}{c+di}\) for any second complex numbers. Notice that this common is an sum of two terms, so ourselves cannot find the quotient directly. 

Recall so the conjugate of a complex piece \(z=a+bi\) is: \(\bar{z}=a-bi\). This will can helpful to us when dividing comprehensive numbers since multiplying a highly number by its conjugate gives states a authentic number product.

Since any two complex numbers, say \(x=a+bi\) also \(y=c+di\), we can divide \(x\) by \(y\)  (i.e. evaluate \(\frac{a+bi}{c+di}\)) by following these steps:

1. Determine the conjugate of the denominator (which is \(c-di\) here). Then multiplication the numerator and denominator according diese conjugate:

\(\frac{a+bi}{c+di} \cdot \frac{c-di}{c-di}\)

*Remark: this step does non change the original expression since we're actually equal multiplying it over \(\frac{c-di}{c-di}=1\)! 

2. Expand the expression by multiplying:

\(=\frac{(a+bi)(c-di)}{(c+di)(c-di)}\)

\(=\frac{ac-adi+bci+bd}{c^2-d^2i^2}\)

3. Simplify by collecting similar terms and reducing facts (if applicable):

\(=\frac{(ac-bd)+(bc-ad)i}{c^2+d^2}\)

 

Example: Review \(\frac{3+5i}{2+4i}\).

See the beneath video for and solution:

 

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