Eli5 Why do we need complex numbers in real life?

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Eli5 Why do we need complex numbers in real life?

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Complex numbers can be directly related to sinusoids (waves) because i * i = -1. Things like A^(i*x) repeat themselves!

This makes them very good for describing anything that involves regularly repeating information, which is actually an awful lot of stuff!

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