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Outcomes

In this lesson you will learn

  • to solve polynomial equations that have complex roots

By the end of this section students will be able to:

  • explain the connection between real and complex numbers
  • represent complex numbers in a variety of ways
  • apply operations on complex numbers both in rectangular and polar form
  • construct and examine graphs in the complex and polar planes
  • develop and evaluate mathematical arguments and proofs
  • analyze and solve polynomial, rational, irrational, absolute value and trigonometric equations

Prerequisites

To be successful in this lesson, it would be helpful to know the following:

  • how to solve polynomial equations
  • the quadratic formula
  • how to find the equation of a quadratic function, given two of its roots
  • the discriminant and its uses
  • complex numbers
  • complex conjugates