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Introduction to Complex Numbers, Imaginary and Complex Numbers, Precalculus Instructional VideoIntroduction to Complex Numbers, Imaginary and Complex Numbers, Precalculus Instructional Video
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Introduction to Complex Numbers, Imaginary and Complex Numbers, Precalculus

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This video continues looking at dividing complex numbers by looking at the conjugate of a complex number. The instructor then uses the conjugate to rationalize the denominator of a rational expression with a complex number in the denominator. (Although, he doesn't use the terminology "to rationalize the denominator.") He ends the video by challenging the listener to graph the complex numbers in the complex plane and the results after addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. Doing so will help give learners a good visual representation of what each of those operations accomplishes.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts

complex numbers

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complex numbers, imaginary part of a complex number, real part of a complex number, operations on complex numbers, adding complex numbers, subtracting complex numbers, multiplying complex numbers, dividing complex numbers, graph results of operations on complex numbers, math
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Resource Details

Grade
9th - 11th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:44
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For Teacher Use
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategies
Flipped Classroom
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Closed Captions
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Year
2014
Usage Permissions
Creative Commons
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Common Core

HSN-CN.A.1

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