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Determine which expressions represent real numbers and which expressions represent complex numbers.

0 + 91

7 - 51

V-6

-12

- 2 + 19 (5)

2 - 72

16

Real Numbers

Complex Numbers

User Krl
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There seems to be a mistake in typing. You probably type the letter "i" as "1", so it is difficult to tell which numbers are complex numbers.

I will however explain what complex numbers look like, which will help you in determining which numbers are complex numbers, and the rest are real numbers.

Explanation:

Complex numbers are numbers that include the square root of a negative number.

It is not possible to have a value for an expression with a square root of a negative number, then the letter j or i were introduced to help represent these kinds numbers.

√-1 = i or j (anyone is fine)

Knowing the square root of -1 is i, we can write the square root of any negative number with ease.

√(-6) = √(-1) × √6, right?

= i × √6

= i√6

And so on.

So, basically, the numbers that include the letter 'i', or √(-1) in them are the complex numbers. The rest are real numbers.

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