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    Are there practical applications for imaginary numbers?

    Question #126625. Asked by nautilator. (Aug 18 12 4:22 PM)


    timence

    		There certainly are. Many engineering projects require them, including electrical engineering in particulcar (e.g. building a telephone exchange).

    http://www.picomonster.com/

    http://www.usna.edu/MathDept/CDP/ComplexNum/Module_1/intro.htm


    Aug 18 12, 5:36 PM

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