document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=113906>Question 113906</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can I take average of a complex number and a real number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i.e. [(a+bi)+c]/2=? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #82877 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=82877\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you had something like <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28a%2Bbi%29%2Bc%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28a%2Bbi%29%2Bc%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then you will get a complex number as a result. So you'll get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2Bbi%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2Bbi%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=a%2Bc ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=a%2Bc\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > since you can only add the real parts. </SPAN>\n" );
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