The motivating factor for the use of [[complex number]]s is that they form an [[algebraically closed]] [[field]]. In simpler language any algebraic operation that is proformed on a complex number gives a complex number. This is not true for [[real number]]s, for example, <math>x^{2}+1=0</math> is an entirly real expression but <math>x</math> cannot be a real number. The solution is <math>x=\pm i</math>. | The motivating factor for the use of [[complex number]]s is that they form an [[algebraically closed]] [[field]]. In simpler language any algebraic operation that is proformed on a complex number gives a complex number. This is not true for [[real number]]s, for example, <math>x^{2}+1=0</math> is an entirly real expression but <math>x</math> cannot be a real number. The solution is <math>x=\pm i</math>. |