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:* Division: <math>\,\frac{(a + bi)}{(c + di)} = \left({ac + bd \over c^2 + d^2}\right) + \left( {bc - ad \over c^2 + d^2} \right)i\,,</math>
 
:* Division: <math>\,\frac{(a + bi)}{(c + di)} = \left({ac + bd \over c^2 + d^2}\right) + \left( {bc - ad \over c^2 + d^2} \right)i\,,</math>
 
where ''c'' and ''d'' are not both zero.
 
where ''c'' and ''d'' are not both zero.
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**Source for wikipedia: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Complex_number&action=edit&section=4]]

Latest revision as of 17:26, 2 September 2008

Review of Complex Number

Definition

    Complex number is the combination of real number and imaginary number. It's basic form is a+bi, Where
a is the real part and bi is the imaginary part. 

    i is the unit for imaginary number. In a complex coordinate, a+bi is point(a,b). The distance between 
this point and the origin is the square root of (a^2 + b^2).

    In the form a+bi, when b=0, the complex number belongs to real number; when a=0, the complex number 
belongs to imaginary number; when they both are not zero, it belongs to complex region.

    The triangular form of a complex number is Z=r(cosx + isinx). r is the distance between point Z and 
the origin on a complex coordiante. rcosx is real part and irsinx is the imaginary part.


Properties

  • Addition: $ \,(a + bi) + (c + di) = (a + c) + (b + d)i $
  • Subtraction: $ \,(a + bi) - (c + di) = (a - c) + (b - d)i $
  • Multiplication: $ \,(a + bi) (c + di) = ac + bci + adi + bd i^2 = (ac - bd) + (bc + ad)i $
  • Division: $ \,\frac{(a + bi)}{(c + di)} = \left({ac + bd \over c^2 + d^2}\right) + \left( {bc - ad \over c^2 + d^2} \right)i\,, $

where c and d are not both zero.

    • Source for wikipedia: [[1]]

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