3.4 Complex Numbers
To make it possible to solve all quadratic equations, mathematicians invented an expanded number system called the complex number system. They defined the new number:
Complex number A number in the form a + bi, where a is the real number part and bi is the imaginary number part. Pure imaginary number: 6i
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Solve each equation: x = 0
Show that the solutions of the equation 2x 2 + 5x + 10 = 0 are complex conjugates of each other.
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