Investigation Activity Lesson 1.

9 Unit 5 Name______________________
Date __________
Objective: 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 form a + bi
Step 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
Step 2: Types of numbers Venn Diagram

Step 3: Classify each number

a. 0 b. 4.453423 c. 3+4i d. 4.453476 e. 3 7
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f. 4 g. -5.4 h. 3 i. 4

Step 4: Graphing complex numbers

The x-axis is now the real number; the y-axis represents the imaginary numbers. Graph each number on the complex
plan. Then name each complex number on the complex plane on the right.

a. 3+4i b. -2-i c. 3 d. -1+5i

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 =

 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 2i 2 4i
a. 1 i b. 4 6i c. 8 6i d. 2 4i