What is the complex conjugate for the number #7-3i#?

1 Answer
Dec 20, 2014

the complex conjugate is: #7+3i#
To find your complex conjugate you simply change sign of the imaginary part (the one with #i# in it).
So the general complex number: #z=a+ib# becomes #barz=a-ib# .

Graphically:
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(Source: Wikipedia)

An interesting thing about complex conjugate pairs is that if you multiply them you get a pure real number (you lost the #i#), try multiplying:
#(7-3i)*(7+3i)=#

(Remembering that: #i^2=-1#)