Standard 2: Represent and perform operations with expressions within the complex number system.

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Number: MA.912.NSO.2
Title: Represent and perform operations with expressions within the complex number system.
Type: Standard
Subject: Mathematics (B.E.S.T.)
Grade: 912
Strand: Number Sense and Operations

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Access Points

MA.912.NSO.2.AP.1
Extend previous understanding of the real number system to include the complex number system. Add and subtract complex numbers.
MA.912.NSO.2.AP.2
Represent addition and subtraction of complex numbers geometrically on the complex plane.

Related Resources

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Lesson Plan

Can You Hear Me Now? Using Cell Phone Signals to Divide Complex Numbers:

Students always ask, “What’s the point of complex numbers?” One application of complex numbers is cell phone signals and their wavelengths. This lesson introduces division of complex numbers by hooking students in with the topic of cell phones. Students will attempt to calculate a cell phone signal wavelength involving complex numbers and discover the use of complex conjugates. Then, students will practice with complex number division using a pairing strategy. To conclude, students will use white boards and dry erase markers to review the concepts covered in class.


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Problem-Solving Tasks

Computations with Complex Numbers:

This resource involves simplifying algebraic expressions that involve complex numbers and various algebraic operations.

Type: Problem-Solving Task

Complex Distance:

This problem is intended to reinforce the geometric interpretation of distance between complex numbers and midpoints as modulus of the difference and average respectively.

Type: Problem-Solving Task

Student Resources

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Problem-Solving Tasks

Computations with Complex Numbers:

This resource involves simplifying algebraic expressions that involve complex numbers and various algebraic operations.

Type: Problem-Solving Task

Complex Distance:

This problem is intended to reinforce the geometric interpretation of distance between complex numbers and midpoints as modulus of the difference and average respectively.

Type: Problem-Solving Task

Parent Resources

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Problem-Solving Tasks

Computations with Complex Numbers:

This resource involves simplifying algebraic expressions that involve complex numbers and various algebraic operations.

Type: Problem-Solving Task

Complex Distance:

This problem is intended to reinforce the geometric interpretation of distance between complex numbers and midpoints as modulus of the difference and average respectively.

Type: Problem-Solving Task