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 In mathematics, sooner or later you need to learn to read like a lawyer. For that  read logic chapters 1 to 5  in  Three Skills for Algebra. Sooner is better. Good luck.

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 Logic Mastery
 Amazing, Amusing, Amorous,  Delicious, Delightful, Edifying, Strengthening Elixir. 
It eases work & learning difficulties Makes the hard easier. Opens eyes. Leads to greater precision.
in reading and
writing

Do not leave here without it -  Logic mastery  will develops critical thinking, improve reading and writing, and give a firmer base for work and studies at many levels. Good luck.

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Caution: Site advice is approximately correct, for some circumstances, not all. Site How-TOs are logically developed, but not tried and tested. That leaves room for thought and refinement..

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After logic  (a) continue reading Three Skills for Algebra, chapters 8 to 14  and do so alongside site area on solving linear2007 Equations ; or (b) see this calculus starter lesson and Volume 3, Why Slopes  & More Math, chapters 2 to 6;


For online automated help in senior high school maths & calculus, visit  quickmath.com  For Automatic Calculus and Algebra Help with derivatives, integrals, graphs, linear equations, matrix algebra, visit calc101.com  With  overlap, each site quickmath & calc101offers a different range of services, some free, some not, all based on webmathematica. Good luck.


The  cis or exponential functions

Recall the unit circle definitions of the sine and cosine functions. Let
cis(q) = cos(q)+isin(q) = exp(iq)
of a purely imaginary argument. It is now easy to say how and why the exponential property
cis(A)·cis(B) = cis(A+B) or equivalenly
exp(iA)·exp(iB) = exp(i(A+B))
follows immediately from the above add the angles, multiply the lengths definition of complex multiplication. Hint: both factors have unit lengths.

The notation exp(iA) is employed because it is possible to define the exponential exp(z) of a complex number z = a + ib where  a and b are both real. The definition for those of you who know about exponentials exp(a) of real numbers a is as follows: 

exp(a + ib) = exp(x) {cos(b) + i sin(b)).

For more details visit Calculus and Beyond.

Many trig identities follow from the above property (exponential property) and the equality of two different ways to compute products of complex numbers. 

Cosine and Sine Addition Formulas

Preliminary Exercise: In the identity exp(iA)·exp(iB) = exp(i(A+B)), express the left hand side in terms of the real and imaginary parts of the factors.

Solution:

 exp(iA)·exp(iB) = {cos(A) + i sin (A)} {cos(B) + i sin (B))

= cos(A)cos(B)-sin(A)sin(B) + i{cos(A)sin(B) + sin(A)cos(B)}

exp(i(A+B)) =  cos(A+B) + i sin(A+B).

The solution to the above exercise, implies the cosine and sine addition formulas:

cos(A+B) =  cos(A)cos(B)-sin(A)sin(B)

sin (A+B) = cos(A)sin(B) + sin(A)cos(B)


 

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Complex Numbers

Hint: See the (newest) Complex Number. Starter Lesson for a simple geometric introduction, then continue with easy consequence below.

The fundamental theorem of algebra and partial fraction decomposition in calculus depend on complex numbers.  

Easy Consequences
Vec & Cmplx  No Applet
B2 C. Conjugates
B3 Pythagoras
B4 Distance
B5 Rt Triangle Similarity
B6 Trig., Functions
B7 Dot & Cross Products
B8 Cosine Law
B9 Exponential & cis fns
B10 Easy Trig Identities
B11 Set Viewpoint
Links: Interactive Maths
 

First Earlier (Old) exposition of complex numbers follows in Z1 to B1 below -  read for review or revision .

First (Old) Complex No Intro
Distributive Law
A1 Add Poiints
A2 Polar Coords
A3 Polar Multiply
A4 Complex No.s
A5 Real Numbers
A6 Law of Signs
A7 Key Properties
B1 2nd Mult Method
C1 Unsigned Coords
C2 Signed Coords
C3 Set Codification
C4 More On Real No.s
D1 Arrow Navigation
D2 Sum of Motions
D3 Addition Method I
D4 Addition Method II
D5 Addition Method III
D6 Coordinate Addition
D7 1st Distributive Law
D8 2nd Distributive Law
D9 3rd Distributive Law

D1 to  D6 after provide a review of vectors.

More on Complex Numbers:

Chapters in Volume 3::
19 Logs & Powers
19 Natural Log.
19 Exponential Fn.
20 What's Next
21 Add Vectors
22 Complex #'s
23 Complex #'s
23 Trig Identity
23 Proofs of.
24 Complex Logs etc

This further  Complex Number
  Intro
assumes the field properties
of real numbers in place of
deriving them geometrically



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