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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
A complex number is the sum of a real number and an imaginary number. A complex number is of the form <math>a+ib</math> and is usually represented by <math>z</math>. Here both <math>a</math> and <math>b</math> are real numbers. The value '<math>a</math>' is called the real part which is denoted by <math>Re \ z</math>, and '<math>b</math>' is called the imaginary part <math>Im\ z</math>. Also, <math>ib</math> is called an imaginary number. | A complex number is the sum of a real number and an imaginary number. A complex number is of the form <math>a+ib</math> and is usually represented by <math>z</math>. Here both <math>a</math> and <math>b</math> are real numbers. The value '<math>a</math>' is called the real part which is denoted by <math>Re \ z</math>, and '<math>b</math>' is called the imaginary part <math>Im\ z</math>. Also, <math>ib</math> is called an imaginary number. | ||
<math>z=a+ib</math> | |||
Examples of Complex Numbers : | Examples of Complex Numbers : | ||
<math>z=2+ | <math>z=2+i3</math> | ||
<math>z=-1+i\sqrt3</math> | |||
<math>z=4+i\left [ \frac{-1}{11} \right ]</math> | |||
== Representation of a Complex Number == | == Representation of a Complex Number == | ||
[[File:Complex Numbers.jpg|alt=Complex Numbers|thumb|Fig. 1 - Complex Numbers]] | |||
The way Complex Number is represented is shown in the fig.1. | The way Complex Number is represented is shown in the fig.1. | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 3 November 2023
Complex numbers are helpful in finding the square root of negative numbers. The concept of complex numbers was first referred to in the 1st century by a Greek mathematician, Hero of Alexandria when he tried to find the square root of a negative number. But he merely changed the negative into positive and simply took the numeric root value. Further, the real identity of a complex number was defined in the 16th century by Italian mathematician Gerolamo Cardano, in the process of finding the negative roots of cubic and quadratic polynomial expressions.
Definition
A complex number is the sum of a real number and an imaginary number. A complex number is of the form and is usually represented by . Here both and are real numbers. The value '' is called the real part which is denoted by , and '' is called the imaginary part . Also, is called an imaginary number.
Examples of Complex Numbers :
Representation of a Complex Number
The way Complex Number is represented is shown in the fig.1.
For example: , then
Real Part :
Imaginary Part :