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GIVEN: The imaginary number i = 1 and thus i2 = -1. Any expression of the form
a + bi is called a complex number. All complex numbers have a complex conjugate
a – bi.

Please do as many of these problems as you can:

1. Which of the following are complex numbers?

2+3i , 2 , -2i , 2.5, 3- 2i

2. Simplify to a number in a + bi form.

a. 16

b. -2 8

c. 5 20 4 25 10i 5

3. Solve over the set of complex numbers.

2x3-8x2 = -14x

4. Solve:
a ) x 2 15 0
b) x 2 49 0

5. Use the discriminant to state the nature of the roots

a) x 2 6 x 2 0
b) x 2 6 x 27 0