Stage 31 · Complex Numbers

31.3.2 Multiplication: Just Substitute i²=−1

31.3 The Four Operations on Complex Numbers

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31.3.2 Multiplication: Just Substitute i²=−1

Core idea

Picture this: multiply it out like expanding brackets, and every time you hit i² swap in −1, and naturally you land on (ac−bd)+(ad+bc)i

Module goal. We build the rules for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing — learning both to grind through them algebraically and to see what addition and subtraction mean geometrically
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