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An imaginary number is the square root of -1.

It is written in algebra in the form a + ib. The a is the real part and the b is the imaginary part.

An example of an imaginary number in real life is the distance in a mirror. Let's say you are standing three feet in front of the mirror. Then you are 3 + 3i feet in front of your mirror image. You are three real feet in front of the mirror and three imaginary feet back in the mirror's reflection.

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