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1.3 Multiply & Divide Complex Numbers
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Remember Typo! See p. 12 First, remember = _____,
so what would = _____ So… What is… _______ __________ Typo! See p. 12
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Multiply 2 Complex Numbers
BUT!!!! Bewaaaare of i2!!!! Distribute or… FOIL (just like w/ real numbers & variables) 1) ) 3) 4) -1
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Guided Practice #1-3, p. 11
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Hey, did you know? Complex Conjugates
a + bi and a – bi have names for each other… Ex: 5 + 3i and… ______ -2i and… ______ -4 – 2i and… ______ Complex Conjugates
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Multiplying Complex Conjugates
REAL ALWAYS RESULTS IN A ________ NUMBER. (5 + 3i) ( ) = -2i ( ) = (-4 – 2i)( ) =
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Dividing Complex Numbers
Just like radicals we can not have complex numbers in the denominator of a fraction. Remember, we can multiply any fraction by a factor of “1,” and it will not change the fraction. If a complex number or just an imaginary number is in the denominator we will multiply numerator and denominator by the complex conjugate DISTRIBUTE OR FOIL depending on what you have
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Divide 2 Complex Numbers
Write the expression as a complex number in standard form.
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More Practice
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Homework Pg. 13, 1 – 35 odds
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