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Complex number
A combination of a real and an imaginary number in the form a + bi
a and b are real numbers, and
i is the "unit imaginary number" √(−1)
The values a and b can be zero.
These are all complex numbers: 1 + i, 2 − 6i, −5.2i, 4
Real Numbers are numbers like:
1 12.38 −0.8625 3/4 √2 1998
Nearly any number you can think of is a Real Number!
Imaginary Numbers when squared give a negative result.
Normally this doesn't happen, because:
 when we square a positive number we get a positive result, and
 when we square a negative number we also get a positive result (because a
negative times a negative gives a positive), for example −2 × −2 = +4
But just imagine such numbers exist, because we will need them.
The "unit" imaginary number (like 1 for Real Numbers) is i, which is the square
root of −1
Because when we square i we get −1
i2 = −1
Examples of Imaginary Numbers:
3i 1.04i −2.8i 3i/4 (√2)i 1998i
And we keep that little "i" there to remind us we need to multiply by √−1
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A combination of a real and an imaginary number in the form

  • 1. Complex number A combination of a real and an imaginary number in the form a + bi a and b are real numbers, and i is the "unit imaginary number" √(−1) The values a and b can be zero. These are all complex numbers: 1 + i, 2 − 6i, −5.2i, 4 Real Numbers are numbers like: 1 12.38 −0.8625 3/4 √2 1998 Nearly any number you can think of is a Real Number! Imaginary Numbers when squared give a negative result. Normally this doesn't happen, because:  when we square a positive number we get a positive result, and  when we square a negative number we also get a positive result (because a negative times a negative gives a positive), for example −2 × −2 = +4 But just imagine such numbers exist, because we will need them. The "unit" imaginary number (like 1 for Real Numbers) is i, which is the square root of −1 Because when we square i we get −1 i2 = −1 Examples of Imaginary Numbers: 3i 1.04i −2.8i 3i/4 (√2)i 1998i And we keep that little "i" there to remind us we need to multiply by √−1