Practice with
Imaginary Unit and Standard Complex Form

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Try the following problems:  

1.

Solve the following
quadratic equation:
x2 + 4 = 0
 

Answer

 

 

2.

Solve the following expression for x:
x2 = -3

 

 

 

3.

 
Explain the circumstances under which a square can be equal to a negative number.

 

 

 

 

4.

 State the values of the a and b components of a + bi form for each complex number.  State whether the value is the real part or the imaginary part of the number:

a)    3  -  2i

b)   -2  -  i

c)   3i

d)   0  +  0i

e)  -7  -  4i

 

 

 

5.

Write the following numbers in standard  a + bi form.

a)  17             b)  15i            c)  -5 + 3i 
 

 

 

6.

Write each fractional expression in standard  a  +  b form: