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Arithmetic Course/Types of Number/Imaginary Number

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Imaginary Number

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Imaginary Number is defined as

Mathematic Operations

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Addition

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i + 0 = i
i + i = 2i
i + (-i) = 0

Subtraction

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i - 0 = i
i - i = 0
i - (-i) = 2i

Multiplication

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i x 0 = 0
i x i = i2 = -1
i x (-i) = -i2 = 1

Division

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i / 0 = Error
i / i = 1
i / (-i) = -1