Appendix A: Complex Numbers
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Questions
In the context of complex numbers, what does the letter 'j' represent?
View answer and explanationHow is the complex conjugate of a complex number Z = x + jy in rectangular form obtained?
View answer and explanationGiven the complex numbers Z1 = 5 + j5 and Z2 = 3 - j4, what is their sum, Z1 + Z2?
View answer and explanationWhat is the product of the complex numbers Z1 = 2 - j3 and Z2 = 8 + j6, as referenced in Exercise A.1?
View answer and explanationWhen dividing a complex number Z1 by Z2 in rectangular form, what operation is used to make the denominator a pure real number?
View answer and explanationHow can the complex number Z = 5/30 degrees be converted to rectangular form (x + jy)?
View answer and explanationWhen converting a complex number Z = x + jy to polar form, what is the correct way to find the angle θ if the real part 'x' is negative?
View answer and explanationWhat is the polar form of the complex number Z = -10 + j5?
View answer and explanationWhich of Euler's identities correctly expresses cos(θ) in terms of complex exponentials?
View answer and explanationWhat is the exponential form of the complex number Z = 10 / 60 degrees?
View answer and explanationHow are two complex numbers, Z1 = |Z1|/θ1 and Z2 = |Z2|/θ2, multiplied together in polar form?
View answer and explanationHow are two complex numbers, Z1 = |Z1|/θ1 and Z2 = |Z2|/θ2, divided in polar form (Z1 / Z2)?
View answer and explanationGiven Z1 = 10/60 degrees and Z2 = 5/45 degrees, what is their product Z1 * Z2?
View answer and explanationGiven Z1 = 10/60 degrees and Z2 = 5/45 degrees, what is their quotient Z1 / Z2?
View answer and explanationWhat is the mandatory first step to add or subtract complex numbers that are given in polar or exponential form?
View answer and explanationWhat is the rectangular form of the complex number Z = 10e^(j60 degrees)?
View answer and explanationGiven Z1 = 2 + j3 and Z2 = 4 - j3, what is Z1 - Z2?
View answer and explanationWhat is the value of j squared?
View answer and explanationA complex number with a real part of zero, such as j6, is known as what?
View answer and explanationWhat is the polar form of the complex number Z = -j10?
View answer and explanationWhat is the result of dividing Z1 = 15 by Z2 = 5/90 degrees, as posed in problem PA.7?
View answer and explanationWhat is the magnitude of the complex number e^(jθ)?
View answer and explanationWhat is the rectangular form of the complex number Z = 10e^(-j45 degrees), based on problem PA.6?
View answer and explanationIn the complex number Z = x + jy, what names are given to x and y?
View answer and explanationGiven Z1 = 10 + j5 and Z2 = 20 - j20, what is their sum, Z1 + Z2?
View answer and explanationWhat is the complex conjugate of e^(jθ)?
View answer and explanationTo perform complex arithmetic, the text states that complex numbers can be written in three forms. What are these three forms?
View answer and explanationGiven Z1 = 1 - j2 and Z2 = 2 + j3, calculate the product Z1*Z2.
View answer and explanationWhat is the polar form of the complex number Za = 5 - j5?
View answer and explanationWhat is the rectangular form of the polar number Zb = 10/120 degrees?
View answer and explanationWhat is the result of adding the complex numbers Z1 = 10/30 degrees and Z2 = 20/135 degrees, according to Exercise A.5?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary reason electrical engineers use 'j' instead of 'i' to represent the imaginary number?
View answer and explanationIf Z = 3 + j4, what is the magnitude |Z|?
View answer and explanationWhich statement best describes the relationship between a complex number Z, its real part x, its imaginary part y, and its magnitude |Z|?
View answer and explanationReduce the expression (10/45 degrees) / (3 + j4) to rectangular form.
View answer and explanationWhat are the two summary points listed at the end of Appendix A?
View answer and explanationIf Z = Aejθ, what does A represent?
View answer and explanationCalculate the difference Z1 - Z2 for Z1 = 5 + j5 and Z2 = 3 - j4.
View answer and explanationWhat is the result of converting the polar number Z = 15/45 degrees to rectangular form?
View answer and explanationIf you multiply a complex number Z by its complex conjugate Z*, what kind of number is the result?
View answer and explanationWhat is the exponential form of Z = 14.14 / 45 degrees?
View answer and explanationWhen sketching a complex number in the complex plane, what do the horizontal and vertical axes represent?
View answer and explanationConvert the rectangular number Z = -3 - j4 to polar form.
View answer and explanationWhich Euler's identity correctly expresses sin(θ) in terms of complex exponentials?
View answer and explanationThe procedure for dividing complex numbers in rectangular form is analogous to what common algebraic procedure?
View answer and explanationWhat is the result of adding Z1 = 2 + j3 and its complex conjugate Z1*?
View answer and explanationCalculate the sum: (5 + j5) + (10/30 degrees).
View answer and explanationWhich operation is generally simpler to perform when complex numbers are in polar form compared to rectangular form?
View answer and explanationConvert the exponential form Z = 5e^(j30 degrees) to polar form.
View answer and explanationIf Z1 = Z2, where Z1 is in rectangular form (x + jy) and Z2 is in polar form (|Z|/θ), what must be true?
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