Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 8 - Section 8.4 - Plane Curves and Parametric Equations - 8.4 Exercises - Page 617: 1

Answer

$(a,b)=(\text{real, imaginary})$

Work Step by Step

A complex number $z = a + bi$ has two parts: $a$ is the real part and $b$ is the imaginary part, while $i=\sqrt{-1}$. To graph $a + bi$, we graph the ordered pair $(a,b)$ in the complex plane.
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