I think everyone from grade 10 is familiar with quadratics in the real numbers slot.

Lets consider the equation x2+4=0. As you know, usually a quadratic equation is written in the form ax 2+bx+c. Therefore, here a=1. b=0 and c=4, and the discriminant =b2-4ac=-16. Because it is negative, the equation doesnt have a solution in the slot of real numbers. The necessity of solving a quadratic when <0 was one of the reasons for the introduction in mathematics of the complex numbers slot. Hence, with the help of complex numbers, the quadratic x2+4=0 can be rewritten as x2-4i2=0, because now we know that i2=-1. Also, x2-4i2=(x-2i)(x+2i)=0. From here we obtain that either x-2i=0 or x+2i=0 and we obtain x=2i or x=-2i. In conclusion, this quadratic has two solution which are conjugated numbers. Lets look now at the general case of a quadratic equation of the form ax2+bx+c=0. I will show you using the notation for b2-4ac. Firstly, if we divide our quadratic with a, we have x 2+ + =0. Then, is become x2+ + =0 (x+ )2 + =0 (x+ )2 + , so the equation will

=0. Because <0 => - >0 and with =0 (x+ )2 - (

the help of complex numbers the equation will be written as (x+ )2 -

)2=0 (x+

)(x+ + =0.

)=0. Applying the rule of the nule product, we need to solve now only x+ -

=0 and

x+ +

Therefore, if we have a quadratic of the form a2+bx+c=0, where a,b and c are real numbers and b24ac<0, we have the solutions x1=

and x2=