Algebra 2 Notes ~ March 11, 2009 C HAPTER 5 S ECTION 6 C OMPLEX N UMBERS
I MAGINARY N UMBERS An imaginary number is defined as: The square root of any negative number is defined as follows: Complex Numbers are written in the form: Imaginary Part Real Part
G RAPHING C OMPLEX N UMBERS The x-axis represents the “real axis” The y-axis represents the “imaginary axis” (3 - 4i) is graphed like (3, -4)
A BSOLUTE V ALUE The absolute value of a complex number is the distance from the origin on the complex number plane Finding absolute value:
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