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Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this tutorial to learn what imaginary and complex numbers are, how to write them, and how to perform operations with them. Offers step-by-step examples, video explanations of the examples, and practice questions with answers.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Multiply and Divide Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial shows students how to multiply and divide complex numbers and includes the topic of conjugates. Includes link to a graphing calculator tutorial.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Complex Numbers: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This website provides an in-depth lesson on complex numbers. You learn about simplifying, adding, and multiplying complex numbers by viewing example problems that are worked through step-by-step. Continue on to pages 2 and 3 which...
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Johan Claeys

Math Abundance: An Introduction to Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A complete explanation of complex numbers that includes lessons on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing them, as well as more advanced topics.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Analysis: Products and Quotients of Complex Numbers

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson covers multiplying and dividing complex numbers. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt practice...
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Clark University

Clark University: Complex Numbers: The Complex Plane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A number of different ways to approach complex numbers and operations with them.
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Johan Claeys

Math Abundance: A Representation of a Complex Number

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Includes a short summary on the representation of a complex number.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Multiply & Divide Complex Numbers in Polar Form

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Given two complex numbers in polar form, find their product or quotient. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Polar Form of Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Represent addition, subtraction, multiplication, and conjugation of complex numbers geometrically on the complex plane; use properties of this representation for...
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Larson Texts

Larson Precalculus: Operations of Complex Numbers in the Complex Plane [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A 3-page handout with examples and exercises in adding, subtracting, and multiplying complex numbers in the complex plane, as well as finding complex conjugates.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Adding and Subtracting Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains great information on adding and subtracting complex numbers. Several examples are given, along with a brief definition. Includes link to a graphing calculator tutorial.
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Cool Math

Coolmath: Factoring Complex Numbers Exercises

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
This Algebra Cruncher generates an endless number of practice problems for factoring the sum of two squares. Each problem has hints and solutions.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: A sse.a.2 & N cn.a: Computations With Complex Numbers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This task requires students to rewrite mathematical expressions involving complex numbers. Aligns with A-SSE.A.2 and N-CN.A.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: N cn.a.2: Powers of a Complex Number

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The goal of this task is to practice making calculations with complex numbers and to visualize what happens when two complex numbers are multiplied. Aligns with N-CN.A.2.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Graphically Add and Subtract Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Add or subtract complex numbers, and plot the result in the complex plane. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Multiply Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given two complex numbers, find their product. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Multiply Complex Numbers (Basic)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Multiply complex numbers by single terms that are either real or imaginary. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly or receive hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Add and Subtract Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Practice addition and subtraction with complex numbers. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Divide Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given a complex number division problem, express the result as a complex number of the form a+bi. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Complex Number Conjugates

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given a complex number, find its conjugate or plot it in the complex plane. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Analysis: Products and Quotients of Complex Numbers

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students calculate the products and quotients of complex numbers, identifying conjugates. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice,...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Complex Numbers

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson covers the powers of i, and adding and subtracting complex numbers, as well as how to plot them in the complex plane. Students examine guided notes,...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Products and Quotients of Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A collection of resources for learning about and practicing how to multiply and divide complex numbers.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A collection of resources that explain complex numbers and how to do arithmetic with them.