This lesson introduces the notion of imaginary numbers. Students are asked to recall that multiplying a number on the number line by -1 results in a 180 degree rotation about the origin. Using this logic, imaginary numbers are introduced as a 90 degree rotation about the origin.
It is then noted how imaginary numbers can help us to solve certain equations that we were not able to solve before. This leads to a connection between i and the square roots of negative numbers.
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