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The document provides instructions for performing operations on complex numbers using a graphing calculator. It details the steps to set the calculator to the complex mode and enter complex numbers and the imaginary unit i. Calculations with complex numbers require using parentheses, especially when multiplying and dividing.

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College Algebra - Complex Numbers

The document provides instructions for performing operations on complex numbers using a graphing calculator. It details the steps to set the calculator to the complex mode and enter complex numbers and the imaginary unit i. Calculations with complex numbers require using parentheses, especially when multiplying and dividing.

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07 Complex Numbers
from CollegeAlgebra:OneStepataTime19962011
P.97108
Dr.RobertJ.Rapalje,Retired

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Graphing Calculator

You may be interested to know that calculators can be used to perform operations on complex
numbers. In particular, the following steps (or precautions!) apply to the TI83/84.
Step 1: Make sure that the calculator is set for complex numbers. You do this by pressing the
MODE button at the top of the second column on the calculator. Scroll down to the line
that says [REAL a+bi re^i]. Highlight the [a+bi]. Press [ENTER] to lock it in. Press
[CLEAR] to exit.
Step 2: Locate the [i] button just above the [.] key. Press [2nd] [.] in order to enter the [i].
Step 3: When calculating, be careful to use parentheses around the complex numbers,
especially when multiplying and dividing.

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