A BRIEF HISTORY OF IMAGINARY NUMBERS
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Mathematics, Number , Complex numbersAbstract
The article focuses on the history of imaginary numbers and how they are used. I will explain the theory behind them, the questions that were answered by their invention, and one of the most known examples of how they are used.
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A) ARTICLES AND BOOKS
1. Nikouravan,Misha.A Short History of Imaginary Numbers.Tehran International School,Fundamental Journals.2019
2.Sakkalis,Panagiotis. “Απειροστικός Λογισμός και Πραγματική Άλγεβρα" [Infinitesimal Calculus and Real Algebra], ΤΥΠΩΘΥΤΩ, 2008
B) IMAGES
[1] Unknown Artist, Set of Real Numbers https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/maths/rational-and-irrational-numbers/, Accessed 19 June 2026
[2]Unknown Artist, Real and Complex plane https://study.com/academy/lesson/complex-plane-definition-graph-examples.html Accessed 25 October 2026
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[4] Unknown Artist, Maclaurin series of cos(x)
https://austinhenley.com/blog/cosine.html Accessed 25 October 2026
[5] Unknown Artist, Maclaurin series of sin(x)
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/803520/given-two-unit-vectors-find-a-vector-perpendicular-with-additional-constraint Accessed 17 June 2026
[6] Unknown Artist, Maclaurin series of eix
https://integralmagazine.weebly.com/articles-blog/using-taylor-and-maclaurin-series-to-prove-eulers-identity Accessed 19 june 2026
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