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Alabama Learning Exchange

Imaginary Numbers? What Do You Mean Imaginary?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Don't worry, this resource actually exists. Scholars learn about imaginary numbers and work on problems simplifying square roots of negative numbers. As an extension, they research the history of imaginary numbers.
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Curated OER

The Two Number Problem

For Students 9th - 12th
In this number problem worksheet, students solve 1 word problem about squaring numbers.  Students find two different numbers that are equal when they are squared.
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Handout
Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Complex Numbers Primer

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial reviews complex numbers, notation associated with complex numbers, and the basic operations involving complex numbers. Topics examined are conjugates and moduli, polar form, exponential form, arithmetic of complex numbers,...
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Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Complex Conjugate

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains an explanation of complex conjugates. Then it goes on to list and display charts and formulas. Links are also provided for additional information.
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Other

Karl's Calculus Tutor: Algebra Concepts Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site gives a brief explanation to topics that are prerequisites to studying calculus. Among these operations factoring of polynomials. Special polynomials such as conjugates and differences of squares are also mentioned.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Conjugates

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a quick, concise explanation of Conjugates. An example is given and clearly explained when using binomials which are partly rational and partly irrational. Also, an example is given for binomials that are partly rational and partly...
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Introduction to Conjugates That Rationalize Denominators

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore conjugates and how they are used to rationalize denominators. Assess learning with a quiz.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Higher Bitesize Maths: Quadratic Theory

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A tutorial on quadratics presents topics including: factoring and solving quadratics, graphing quadratic functions, using completing the square and the quadratic formula to solve functions, the discriminant and conjugates. Plenty of...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Using Conjugates to Simplify Radicals

For Students 9th - 10th
This question-response site gives information about simplifying an expression using conjugates. The Dr. first details the fundamentals of conjugates and then works several examples.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Basic Operations With Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Add, subtract, multiply and divide complex numbers using these easy-to-follow examples.
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Handout
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Conjugate

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition and examples of conjugates.
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Cuemath

Cuemath: Conjugate in Math

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the world of how to conjugate in this mini-lesson. Provides a definition and examples that help with understanding their properties. Includes practice questions with answers.
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Help Algebra

Help algebra.com: Rationalizing the Denominator

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn to simplify radical expressions by removing radicals from denominators. The demonstration includes both single radicals and binomials that require the use of a conjugate.
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Handout
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Conjugate

For Students 9th - 10th
The learning resource investigates the conjugate of an expression. Students learn about the algebra concept through definitions and examples.