Warning: Complex numbers are like the in-laws of mathematics. They show up uninvited and make everything harder. But don't worry, we'll make them seem less intimidating.
Complex numbers are numbers with a real part and an imaginary part. The real part is like the boring cousin that everyone likes, and the imaginary part is like the weird, artsy aunt that nobody really understands.
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So, you want to understand the imaginary part? Well, it's like this: i is the imaginary unit, and i² is -1. Yeah, you heard that right. It's like a mathematical magic trick, but with less magic and more math.
But don't worry, with some practice, you'll be a master of imagining imaginary numbers in no time!
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Or, if you just want the basics, here they are: a complex number is just a number in the form a + bi, where a is the real part and b is the imaginary part.
That's it. That's all. You can go now.