Where are imaginary numbers on the graph?

Question

Someone told me that imaginary numbers were "sort of" behind the graph. This intrigued me.

Answer 1

For example, an imaginary number x + iy, would be located at the point (x , y) on the graph. The real part of an imaginary number ( x ) would be located on the x-axis and the imaginary part would be on the y-axis.

Answer 2

imaginary numbers are values that do not lay on the x-axis or y-axis

for ex:
x^2 + 1

this graph is the same as x^2 - 1, only its been moved 1 unit up instead of down.

Answer 3

you can still graph imaginary numbers, you just have to have a correct axis (an imaginary axis). what that person told you was vague and doesn't mean anything. i'd suggest looking up some information on imaginary numbers.

Answer 4

the graph that people are used to seeing is a graph of real numbers, so imaginaries don't exist on it

Answer 5

you can graph imaginary numbers but in a different plane. (not in the Cartesian plane)

complex number can be written as a+bi. where a is the real part and bi is the imaginary part. this can be plotted in the complex plane. where the "x-axis" is where you plot the real part and the "y-axis" is where you plot the imaginary part.

Answer 6

That it has complicated zeros skill that the parabola is above the x-axis. y=(x+3)^2 +4 The vertex is (-3,4) and the axis of symmetry is x=-3 the y-intercept is (0,13) the graph additionally is going by (-6,13)

Answer 7

Well, you'd have the x values on the x-axis and the imaginary number "i" would lie on the y-axis. The only time I had to deal with them was with plotting points like 5+4i would lie at (5,4)

Answer 8

Wrong. They are what they're called, IMAGINARY.

Answer 9

damn math

Answer 10

'x' and 'y'