and also ELI16 what a an imaginary number is and how it works in real life

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and also ELI16 what a an imaginary number is and how it works in real life

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Answer 1

Think of the number line of -infinity to 0 to infinity, as a line, you go forward or backwards along one axis. Imaginary numbers allow you to go left or right on the number graph.

As for why they’re needed, I’d look at someone else’s post