Re: Division of two complex numbers

Am 20.01.2025 um 20:21 schrieb Richard Hachel:

Le 20/01/2025 à 19:33, Jim Burns a écrit :

 

((a + ib)(c + id))⃰ =
(ac + i(ad+bc) + i²bd)⃰ =

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No. You can't.

 Yes, we can. :-)
 

You don't know what i is but

 We know that i is i, i e C and that i² = -1, idiot.
 

If it is  1 then  1² = 1.
If it is -1 then -1² = 1

 Yeah, but since i ISN'T 1 or -1, this is immaterial. Go that, idiot?

 Again, i is i, i e C and i² = -1.

 <facepalm>