complex numbers
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg24396] complex numbers
- From: Ruchi5ten at aol.com
- Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 23:13:39 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
when i ask for the Re or Im parts of the a numerical conjugate, mathematica (4.0) does the operation correctly, but for a conjugate made of symbols (such as a+bI) it does not recognize whether the variable is real or not. i've tried to set the variable with a pattern and a blank to indicate them as such (ie a_Real) but still, mathematica doesn't see a difference. what can i do to work around the problem?
sincerely
sipai
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