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== NOTATION ==
 
== NOTATION ==
 
<math> a+bi </math>
 
<math> a+bi </math>
where a and b are real numbers, and i is the imaginary unit, which has the property <math>i^(2)=−1</math>. The real number a is called the real part of the complex number, and the real number b is the imaginary part.
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where a and b are real numbers, and i is the imaginary unit, which has the property <math> i^2=−1 </math>. The real number a is called the real part of the complex number, and the real number b is the imaginary part.

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NOTATION

$ a+bi $ where a and b are real numbers, and i is the imaginary unit, which has the property $ i^2=−1 $. The real number a is called the real part of the complex number, and the real number b is the imaginary part.

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