1-3 Imaginary Numbers
in a math class far, far away.. A long long time ago, in a math class far, far away.. There was no way to take the square root of a negative number
Every time we squared a negative number We got a positive.
(-1) = 1 (-2) = 4 (-3) = 9
that when multiplied by itself Was there a number, that when multiplied by itself Gave you a negative???
Can we in fact, take the square root of a negative number? WE CAN!!!!
Ladies and Gentlemen of Geometry I present to you a NEW number... A number so complex...
It stretches the imagination.. I present to you:
So here’s what the math people did: They used the letter “i” to represent the square root of (-1). “i” stands for “imaginary” So, does really exist?
Examples of how we use
Examples of how we use
Radicals and Fractions You can rearrange the radical sign. = reduce fraction first 10 2 = 5 OR separate first 25 36 = 25 36 = 5 6
Simplify
Powers of i
Simplify.
Complex Numbers Example: 5+4i Standard form is: Real part Imaginary part