4.8 Complex Numbers Learning goals identify, graph, and perform operations with complex numbers find complex number solutions of quadratic equations
Vocabulary complex number: a + bi a is the real number part bi is the imaginary number part If b is 0, then a is a real number; if a is 0, then bi is a pure imaginary number
imaginary number (i)
Ex 1
Ex 2 Write in a + bi form
Ex 3
Ex 4
Imaginary numbers pattern MEMORIZE!!!!!!
Ex 5
Ex 6 Solve
Complex Conjugates Complex conjugates are used to rationalize complex binomials found in the denominator The product of complex conjugates is a REAL number Why can’t there be an i in the denominator of a fraction?
Ex 7 Simplify
Ex 8 Simplify
Think about it… Explain the difference between the additive inverse of a complex number and complex conjugate.