Arithmetic with complex number

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Arithmetic with complex number refers to simple operations mathematicians perform on a complex number. The motivating factor for the use of complex numbers is that they form an algebraically closed field. In simpler language any algebraic operation that is performed on a complex number gives a complex number. This is not true for real numbers, for example, is an entirly real expression but cannot be a real number. The solution is .

For this we will consider two complex numbers, and , where and .

Addition


Multiplication


Division


Here we see two important number. The complex conjugate, and the length of a complex number