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An imaginary number is simply a number that contains 'i' which is simply shorthand for the square root of minus one. In the same way, we can write the square root of other negative numbers using i as a factor. For example;

Sqrt(-64) = Sqrt(-1*64) = Sqrt(-1)*Sqrt(64) = i*8 = 8i

There are also 'complex numbers' which are simply combinations of real numbers (all positive and negative numbers) and imaginary numbers. For example;

2+3i

Is a complex number. Although these numbers seem not to "exist" (it's impossible to have a set of 8i Golf balls, or for you to weigh 3i kg) they are very useful in the fields of mathematics, physics, and engineering, and allowing their existence can save a lot of trouble when it comes to doing difficult math.

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