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Eddies Wingman said:
If you multiply a complex number by its complex conjugate, the result is always a real number. If your complex number is a + b*i, where i is the imaginary unit, its complex conjugate is defined as a - b*i. If you multiply them together, the result is a^2 - (b^2*i^2) = a^2 + b^2.
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OK, I'm not going to ask what a conjugate is... but what is a complex number, and what is a real number? Is a real number one that is always positive and has no decimal position? And... no, I'm not even going to ask about the imaginary unit.

Honest mate, when it comes to maths, you can tell me virtually anything and I'll just take your word for it.
 
A real number is either a positive or negative number. It can be a fraction or decimal. Imaginary numbers are denoted by an i, like 1i, which is the square root of 1. If my college math hasn't failed me.
 
A complex number is defined as a number which is the sum of a real number and an imaginary number - an imaginary number is the multiple of a real number and the imaginary unit, i.

The imaginary unit is defined as the number which, when squared, gives -1, so Onhell's college math hasn't failed him.
 
Eddies Wingman said:
The imaginary unit is defined as the number which, when squared, gives -1, so Onhell's college math hasn't failed him.
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I could actually follow you guys until this point.

You need to know that I nearly failed my final exams in school because of Maths. The fact that I actually got the two points I needed to pass says more about the mercy of my teacher than about my mathematical skills. They are actually embarassingly weak, I can't even do basic division without a calculator.
 
LOL. That is awesome of me isn't it?

So i'm in this little gaming forum ok? And this chick registers. Apperantly she's into Maiden and a whole bunch of other great bands, including some prog rock acts. She's about my age too. Seems perfect!

Now that I know of her personality, it's ok if I wonder if she's hot.
 
Perun said:
I could actually follow you guys until this point.

You need to know that I nearly failed my final exams in school because of Maths. The fact that I actually got the two points I needed to pass says more about the mercy of my teacher than about my mathematical skills. They are actually embarassingly weak, I can't even do basic division without a calculator.
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Wait wait... not the square root of 1, square root of NEGATIVE 1 gives you i... anyway, what EW said. I'm around Math tutors all day, so some of it sticks. I preferred Matrices and Parabolas :D
 
She uses Princess Peach.

Oh right, she has a PS3 and a DS. How awesome is that?
Now she only needs to play guitar to be the perfect woman. Should'nt get my hopes up ;)

You children of today are Children of the Grave, Yeah!
 
Onhell said:
Wait wait... not the square root of 1, square root of NEGATIVE 1 gives you i...
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Uh... yes, of course. Silly me that I didn't notice that.

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You can't pull a square (I honestly have no idea how to say this in english, I'm just directly translating from hebrew. maybe you just say square?) from a negative number, because the multiplication of any number by itself is positive, whether it's positive or negative.

So a square of a negative number is imaginary.
 
Master of Reality is awesome.

Bulletstorm kicks ass.


"Hey dick-tits, this game ain't gonna preorder itself!"
 
And he has a much higher post count done in about half a year than I have in four years.  Same goes for most other old timers who've been here about the same time as me.  Zare, CFH, and EW, at least.
 
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