Complex Numbers 1
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Lesson Description:
Introduction to the Imaginary unit (imaginary number) i which is the square root of -1, and complex numbers. Several examples are provided, showing how to simplify square roots of negative numbers, define pure imaginary numbers, state the standard form of a complex number, and identify the real and imaginary parts of a complex number in standard form.
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Questions answered by this video:
- What are complex numbers?
- What is the imaginary unit i?
- How do you take the square root of a negative number?
- What is standard form of a complex number?
- What are the real and imaginary parts of a complex number?
- What is the square root of -1?
- What is the square root of -9?
- Why does i^2 = -1?
- What is a pure imaginary number?
- What is the square root of -25?
- How do you simplify the square root of -18?
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Staff Review
This video explains the idea of the imaginary unit i and complex numbers. Simplifying square roots of negative numbers and working with complex numbers are shown in this video. All topics involved are explained very well in this video.
