Imaginary number Definition and 37 Threads

I actually know one way to solve, ##x ^ 3 + 2 = 0## ##x ^ 3 + \left (\sqrt[3] 2\right) ^ 3 = 0## ##\left(x + \sqrt[3] 2\right) \left(x ^ 2 - x\sqrt[3] 2 + \left(\sqrt[3] 2 \right)^2\right) =0## ##x + \sqrt[3] 2 = 0, x = -\sqrt[3] 2## ##x ^ 2 - x\sqrt[3] 2 + \left(\sqrt[3] 2\right)^2 = 0, x =...

I am a high school student and I have a doubt regarding Complex Numbers. when we define a complex number we say that a number of the form z=a+ib ,where a and b are real numbers is called a complex number. a is called the real part and b is called the imaginary part, but I have a doubt here we...

Is the imaginary number i "necessary" in the pauli matrices simply because of the condition of having 3 mutually orthogonal axi? If space were two dimensional we wouldn't need the i imaginary number?

Homework Statement Find the 4th Coefficient in a sample of 4 discrete time Fourier Series coefficients in a real time valued periodic sequence. k = 0,1,2,3 a_k = {3, 1-2j, -1, ?} Homework Equations [/B]The Attempt at a Solution Step 1: (1-2j)e^(j*.5pi*n) +a_3 e ^ -(j*.5pi*n) + 3 +...

I apologize in advance if any formatting is weird; this is my first time posting. If I am breaking any rules with the formatting or if I am not providing enough detail or if I am in the wrong sub-forum, please let me know. 1. Homework Statement Using Euler's formula : ejx = cos(x) + jsin(x)...

I ran into such problem. Not sure if some one can help. $$\sqrt{-i^2}=\sqrt{-1\times i^2}=\sqrt{-1\times -1}=\sqrt{1}=1$$ I also have $$\sqrt{-i^2}=\sqrt{-1}\times \sqrt{i^2}=\sqrt{-1}\times i=i\times i=-1$$ Can anyone explain to me the inconsistencies?

Homework Statement Homework Equations polynomial equation $$(a+b)^2 = \sum_{k=0}^{n} \binom nk a^{n-k} b^k $$ The Attempt at a Solution i get $$ \frac {1} {32} + \frac {5} {16}\frac {3^{0.5}i} {2} +\frac {10} {8}\frac {3i^2} {4} + \frac {10} {4}\frac {3^{1.5}i^3} {8} + \frac {5} {2} \frac...

Homework Statement I am going over examples in my textbook and I came across this: I don't understand how they converted 18.265 at angle of 39.9 to 14.02+j11.71 Homework Equations I know how to convert from the imaginary numbers into the angle form, usually I use: Is there another equation...

Is infinity a imaginary number?

I got bored a while back and deiced to create a table of the integer inputs of f(x)=(1+i)^x and I noticed quiet a few patterns which I am trying to catalog here, although most of my work so far deal with Natural inputs, all patterns continue into the negative, see here, I was wondering if anyone...

Or basically anything that isn't a positive integer. So I can prove quite easily by induction that for any integer n>0, De Moivre's Theorem (below) holds. If ##\DeclareMathOperator\cis{cis} z = r\cis\theta, z^n= r^n\cis(n\theta)## My proof below: However I struggle to do this with...

I know that this is probably a very commonly asked question with students, but say that we have ##\sqrt{(-1)^2}##. If we performed the innermost operation first, then we have ##\sqrt{(-1)^2} = \sqrt{1} = 1##. However, according to rules for radicals, we can do ##\sqrt{(-1)^2} = (\sqrt{-1})^2 =...

Complex numbers ##a+bi## can be thought of as a second dimension extension of the real number line. Is there a third dimension version of this? Are there even more complex numbers that not only extend into the y-axis but also the z axis? tex

Of course 1 isn't same as -1. This proof must be wrong but I can't find which part of this proof is wrong. Could you help me with this problem? (1)$$1 = \sqrt{1}$$ (2)$$= \sqrt{(-1)(-1)}$$ (3)$$= \sqrt{(-1)} \cdot i$$ (4)$$= i \cdot i$$ $$=-1$$

Homework Statement Since i is defined by sq(-1),and we can also write it as (-1)^(1/2) Therefore,(-1)^(1/2) is equivalent to (-1)^(4/8),so it becomes [(-1)^4]^(1/8), so we have 1^(1/8) = 1,which is clearly absurd... Besides,since (i^5)^3 = i^15 = -i,the multiplication of power rule still holds...

A couple of things I've read or heard in class suggest it's been around for a very long time. I got the impression it's from antiquity, but am I wrong?

If I understand correctly an imaginary number can be graphically shown in a x/y axis graph. Are there numbers that can only be graphed by using the third z axis? What are they called? tex

needed help to solve this math home work? Please help.. What is the value of log(i*pi/2) ? I know the answer is "i*pi/2", but don't know the procedure to solve it. Please help me. Thanks a lot in advance.

I know what a complex number is. Learned it way back when I took college classes. I know it is a number that has a real and imaginary part of the form a + bi. What I have always failed to understand is what conceptually does it mean. I know what i is , it's the square root of -1. I just could...

Homework Statement Find the polar form for zw by first putting z and w into polar form. z=2√3-2i, w= -1+i Homework Equations Tan-1(-√3/3)= 5∏/6 The Attempt at a Solution r= √[(2√3)2+(-2)2]=4 tanθ= -2/(2√3)=-1/√3=-√3/3=> acording to above... tan-1(-√3/3)= 5∏/6 so, in polar form z should be...

Homework Statement I'm just having a problem with a step that's part of a larger problem. Specifically, if I have: \sqrt{2}i\leq\sqrt{2} I'm not sure what this actually means. If I ignore the i, each side is the same distance from the origin if I imagine both points on a graph...

MATLAB tends to mistake I or i for imaginary number when ever I try to use it as a variable, for example when do with a pendulum with a mass attached to it then 2 pi f = sqrt( (m g L)/I ) were I is the inertia not imaginary number but when I try to get MATLAB to solve this equation for L it...

Consider mass m_{1}and m_{2}with position vector (from an inertial frame) \overrightarrow{x_{1}} and \overrightarrow{x_{2}} respectively and distance between them be x_{0}. m_{1}\frac{d^{2}}{dt^{2}}\overrightarrow{x_{1}}=\overrightarrow{F} \Rightarrow...

Homework Statement I came across this expression in homework and for the life of me I can't figure out how this evaluates to 0: 1 - ( -i )^-4 = 1 - 1 = 0 I know that i^1 = i, i^2 = -1, i^3 = -i, and i^4 = 1. I'm just not sure how to treat the negative on the i. Do I just treat i as if it...

I'm doing some practice problems for my mechanics exam tomorrow (good ol' SHM) and I can't solve this for the life of me: Determine: (-1+i)^(1/3) Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Homework Statement (0.1 - 0.3j)^(1/3) = a + bj, where j is the imaginary number or more specifically sqrt(-1). Does anyone know how to solve for a and b? Homework Equations I've looked at cubic function equations, along with some polar equations. However, the latter requires some angle...

Hi, i have this question which is related to complex number and i have just no idea how i should solve it. Some guide and help please. Given that z = x + yi and w = (z+8i)/(z-6) , z \neq 6. If w is totally imaginary, show that x^[SIZE="1"]2 + y^[SIZE="1"]2 + 2x - 48 = 0 I've tried a lot of way...

I am thinking that if the imaginary number is bigger than the other number, is it right to say that: i> 5 ? 7i> 3i ? Does i has magnitude? if Z_1=4+5i then Z_2=1-3i whether Z_1>Z_2 or Z_2>Z_1 is true? If we say Z_a is bigger than Z_b, does that means the absolute value of these complex...

Where on the imaginary number axis do i graph sqrt(3i)? At sqrt3?

this is a question of mine because of an edit to the Wikipedia article Imaginary number . the funny thing is that i couldn't find, in three of my old textbooks a clear definition of "imaginary number". (they were pretty good at defining "imaginary part", etc.) i understand that that...

Homework Statement Given a general solution to a system of differential equations: Y(t)= C1(1;2i)e^(2it)+C2(1;-2i)e^(-2it) side note: i is sqrt of -1, and the (1;2i) is a 2 by 1 matrix. The idea is to simplify the solution such that the imaginary components go away. Homework...

Homework Statement Need to see if what I am doing is right, here is the problem: z= 4i/(-1+i), express z^20 in standard form. so, z= 4i/(-1+i) = 2-2i z^20 = 2*sqrt(2) x cis[20(-pi/4)] = 2*sqrt(2) x cis(-5pi) = 2*sqrt(2) x [cos(-5pi) + i sin(-5pi)] = 2*sqrt(2) x [-1 + 0i]...

Can you use Wick rotation to turn any real variable to an imaginary one, not necessary time, such that your integration converges, and then, return back to the real? I'm not really sure how to use Wick rotation.

I saw this thing where someone proved that the imaginary number, i, the sqrt(-1) was equal to 1. here it is: i= sqrt(-1) i^2 = [sqrt(-1)]^2 i^2 = sqrt(-1) * sqrt(-1) i^2 = sqrt(-1*-1) i^2 = sqrt(1) i^2 = 1 so i = 1 I know there's something wrong here but i can't...

Forgive me if I'm being ignorant, but this recently occurred to me. We all know division by zero is undefinfed, but \sqrt {-1} used to be undefined too, until i was created. Has anyone ever proposed an imaginary number to indicate the result after division by zero?

I was thinking alternating series test, but can't that only be used for testing for convergence, not for testing divergence?

I was just wondering if anyone knows the rule when taking the derivative of an imaginary number(i). For example: d(ix)/dx=? Thanks:)