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A simple question.
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RE: A simple question.
Yeah, real numbers are any number you can place on the number line, so that includes fractions, irrational numbers (numbers that have no fraction representation) like pi, etc.

Imaginary numbers require an extra dimension on the number line, and they are the result of square rooting negative number, which cannot be done in "real" mathematics (hence the term "imaginary"). The square root of -1 is i and all imaginary numbers are multiples of i.

Complex numbers are numbers that have a real and an imaginary part, so the number 1 + 2i is a complex number, for example.
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A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 11, 2010 at 10:58 pm
RE: A simple question. - by tavarish - April 11, 2010 at 11:28 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Dotard - April 11, 2010 at 11:29 pm
RE: A simple question. - by The_Flying_Skeptic - April 11, 2010 at 11:29 pm
RE: A simple question. - by theblindferrengi - April 11, 2010 at 11:48 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 11, 2010 at 11:56 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Violet - April 12, 2010 at 7:06 am
RE: A simple question. - by Dotard - April 12, 2010 at 7:40 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 12, 2010 at 7:48 am
RE: A simple question. - by Dotard - April 12, 2010 at 8:00 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 12, 2010 at 8:05 am
RE: A simple question. - by Xyster - April 12, 2010 at 8:07 am
RE: A simple question. - by The_Flying_Skeptic - April 12, 2010 at 3:38 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 12, 2010 at 3:47 pm
RE: A simple question. - by The_Flying_Skeptic - April 12, 2010 at 3:48 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Edwardo Piet - April 13, 2010 at 10:53 am
RE: A simple question. - by Violet - April 13, 2010 at 3:05 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Edwardo Piet - April 14, 2010 at 10:14 am
RE: A simple question. - by Violet - April 14, 2010 at 10:32 am
RE: A simple question. - by Edwardo Piet - April 14, 2010 at 10:42 am
RE: A simple question. - by Violet - April 22, 2010 at 7:59 am
RE: A simple question. - by The_Flying_Skeptic - April 14, 2010 at 12:22 pm
RE: A simple question. - by aufis - April 20, 2010 at 3:25 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 20, 2010 at 8:36 am
RE: A simple question. - by theblindferrengi - April 20, 2010 at 8:55 am
RE: A simple question. - by Zhalentine - April 20, 2010 at 9:12 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 20, 2010 at 9:25 am
RE: A simple question. - by aufis - April 22, 2010 at 2:35 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 22, 2010 at 7:31 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 22, 2010 at 8:05 am
RE: A simple question. - by Violet - April 23, 2010 at 6:33 pm
RE: A simple question. - by The_Flying_Skeptic - April 23, 2010 at 7:03 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Violet - April 24, 2010 at 5:26 am
RE: A simple question. - by aufis - April 23, 2010 at 3:02 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 23, 2010 at 10:15 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 11, 2011 at 10:06 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - March 12, 2011 at 10:46 am
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 12, 2011 at 11:17 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - March 12, 2011 at 11:57 am
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 12, 2011 at 1:30 pm
RE: A simple question. - by LastPoet - March 12, 2011 at 4:01 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 12, 2011 at 5:07 pm
RE: A simple question. - by LastPoet - March 13, 2011 at 7:24 am
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 15, 2011 at 8:53 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - March 15, 2011 at 2:22 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 15, 2011 at 6:06 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - March 16, 2011 at 7:01 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 17, 2011 at 10:38 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - March 17, 2011 at 5:02 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 18, 2011 at 1:25 pm
RE: A simple question. - by theVOID - March 15, 2011 at 3:40 pm
RE: A simple question. - by theVOID - March 15, 2011 at 6:20 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 16, 2011 at 4:38 pm
RE: A simple question. - by theVOID - March 16, 2011 at 4:53 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - March 18, 2011 at 2:13 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 18, 2011 at 3:30 pm

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