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Key Terms Chapter 08: Roots and Radicals

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complex conjugate pair | A complex conjugate pair is of the form a+bi,abi

complex number | A complex number is of the form a+bi, where a and b are real numbers. We call a the real part and b the imaginary part.

complex number system | The complex number system is made up of both the real numbers and the imaginary numbers.

imaginary unit | The imaginary unit i is the number whose square is 1. i2=1 or i=1.

like radicals | Like radicals are radical expressions with the same index and the same radicand.

radical equation | An equation in which a variable is in the radicand of a radical expression is called a radical equation.

radical function | A radical function is a function that is defined by a radical expression.

rationalizing the denominator | Rationalizing the denominator is the process of converting a fraction with a radical in the denominator to an equivalent fraction whose denominator is an integer.

square of a number | If n2=m, then m is the square of n.

square root of a number | If n2=m, then n is a square root of m.

standard form | A complex number is in standard form when written as a+bi, where a, b are real numbers.

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