Investigation: Complex Numbers

Not all numbers are numbers that exist in our everyday world. These numbers
are called imaginary numbers.

1 ______

All numbers are considered complex numbers, whether they are imaginary, real,
or both. Complex numbers can be written in the for a + bi

Part 1: Simplify the following complex numbers

a. 25 b. 19 c. 45

d. 4 e. 7 f. 12

g. 9 6 h. 18 7 i. 24 75

Part 2: Types of numbers

Step 1: Family tree of numbers:

Step 2: Classify each number

a. 0 b. 4.453423 c. 3+4i
 d. 4.453476 e. 3 7 f.
4

5
g. -5.4 h. i. 4
3

Part 2: Graphing complex numbers

The x-axis is now the real number, the y-axis represents the imaginary.
Graph each number on the complex plane on the left. Then name each
complex number on the complex plane on the right.
a. 3+4i b. -2-i c. 3 d. -1+5i

Part 3: Find the value of each expression. Remember i 1

i = 1 i2 = i3 = i4 =

a. i24 = b. i35 = c. i50 = d. i13 = e. i102 = f. i37 =

 Investigation: Complex Arithmetic
Part 1: Add these complex numbers.
a. (2 4i) + (3 + 5i) b. (7 + 2i) + (-2 + i)

c. (2 4i) (3 + 5i) d. (4 4i) (1 3i)

Part 2: Now multiply these binomials. Express your products in the form a + bi.
Remember what is i2?
a. (2 4i)(3 + 5i) b. (7 + 2i)(-2 + i)

c. (2 4i)2 d. (4 4i)(1 3i)

Part 3: The conjugate of a + bi is a bi. Lets see what happens when we add
or subtract them together.

a. (2 4i) + (2 + 4i) b. (7 + 2i) + (7 2i)

c. (2 4i)(2 + 4i) d. (-4 + 4i)(-4 4i)

Part 4: Recall rationalizing the denominator with radicals
3 2 3 2

2 2 2
We will use a similar technique to change the complex denominator to a real
number by using conjugates. Once you have a real number in the denominator,
divide to get an answer in the form a + bi.

7 2i 10 11i
a. b.
1 i 4 6i

2i 2 4i
c. d.
8 6i 2 4i

1 2i 7i
e. f.
5i 3i

Part 5 Solve each equation.

a. x2 = -36 b. x2 = -28 c. -(x 3)2 = 25

d. (2x + 7)2 15 = -28 e. 4(x 11)2 + 27 = 3 e. -5(5x 1)2 = 18