document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=643077>Question 643077</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone please help me with this problem?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Explain why a real number is a complex number, but a complex number may not be real.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #404323 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=404323\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A real number is complex because any complex number is of the form a+bi. The number is real if b = 0. Ex: 4 is a complex number since 4 = 4+0i\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, a complex number such as 3+2i is NOT real since it has that imaginary part '2i' added on. So not all complex numbers are real (some are, others are not)\r<BR>\n" );
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