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		<title>By: the dude</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Darrol, to your other question on the mandelbrot set (since I can&#039;t answer a resolved question), yes, C is all possible values.  That&#039;s why you can draw a picture in two dimensions.  Focus on a given point: x=0.3, y=0.2 (C = 0.3+0.2i), then determine if the set Z is bounded (it&#039;s bounded), so then plot that point as black.

Squaring complex numbers is the same as squaring normal numbers.  If you&#039;re familiar with the F.O.I.L. method for squaring (first, outside, inside, last), (a+b)*(c+d) = first + outside + inside + last = (a*c) + (a*d) + (b*c) + (b*d).  If (a+b)*(a+b) then you have (a*a) + (a*b) + (b*a) + (b*b) = a^2 + 2*a*b + b^2.  (what ddun said)

So in your example: x=y^2+c, where y=z^2+c, z=0, and c is the complex number 0.5-0.75i
. . y=0^2+c=c
. . x=c^2+c
. . . = (0.5 - 0.75i) * (0.5 - 0.75i) + (0.5 - 0.75i)
. . . = (0.5*0.5 - 0.5*0.75i - 0.5*0.75i + 0.75i*0.75i) + (0.5 - 0.75i)
. . . = (0.25 - 0.375i - 0.375i + 0.5625*i^2) + (0.5 - 0.75i)
. . . = (0.25 - 0.375i - 0.375i + 0.5625*(-1)) + (0.5 - 0.75i)
. . . = (0.25 - 0.375i - 0.375i - 0.5625) + (0.5 - 0.75i)
. . . = (-0.3125-0.75i) + (0.5 - 0.75i)
. . . = 0.1875-1.5i  (what D.W. and xaiym said)
So in the context of your Z series; Z={0,0.5-0.75i,0.1875-1.5i}.

I should probably point out that determing whether sets are &quot;bounded&quot; or not, is alot of work.  I don&#039;t think the mandelbrot set would have been invented without computers.  It&#039;s best to build the mandelbrot picture with a computer program.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Darrol, to your other question on the mandelbrot set (since I can&#8217;t answer a resolved question), yes, C is all possible values.  That&#8217;s why you can draw a picture in two dimensions.  Focus on a given point: x=0.3, y=0.2 (C = 0.3+0.2i), then determine if the set Z is bounded (it&#8217;s bounded), so then plot that point as black.</p>
<p>Squaring complex numbers is the same as squaring normal numbers.  If you&#8217;re familiar with the F.O.I.L. method for squaring (first, outside, inside, last), (a+b)*(c+d) = first + outside + inside + last = (a*c) + (a*d) + (b*c) + (b*d).  If (a+b)*(a+b) then you have (a*a) + (a*b) + (b*a) + (b*b) = a^2 + 2*a*b + b^2.  (what ddun said)</p>
<p>So in your example: x=y^2+c, where y=z^2+c, z=0, and c is the complex number 0.5-0.75i<br />
. . y=0^2+c=c<br />
. . x=c^2+c<br />
. . . = (0.5 &#8211; 0.75i) * (0.5 &#8211; 0.75i) + (0.5 &#8211; 0.75i)<br />
. . . = (0.5*0.5 &#8211; 0.5*0.75i &#8211; 0.5*0.75i + 0.75i*0.75i) + (0.5 &#8211; 0.75i)<br />
. . . = (0.25 &#8211; 0.375i &#8211; 0.375i + 0.5625*i^2) + (0.5 &#8211; 0.75i)<br />
. . . = (0.25 &#8211; 0.375i &#8211; 0.375i + 0.5625*(-1)) + (0.5 &#8211; 0.75i)<br />
. . . = (0.25 &#8211; 0.375i &#8211; 0.375i &#8211; 0.5625) + (0.5 &#8211; 0.75i)<br />
. . . = (-0.3125-0.75i) + (0.5 &#8211; 0.75i)<br />
. . . = 0.1875-1.5i  (what D.W. and xaiym said)<br />
So in the context of your Z series; Z={0,0.5-0.75i,0.1875-1.5i}.</p>
<p>I should probably point out that determing whether sets are &quot;bounded&quot; or not, is alot of work.  I don&#8217;t think the mandelbrot set would have been invented without computers.  It&#8217;s best to build the mandelbrot picture with a computer program.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: ddunx46135</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Square complex numbers by using (a + b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2 and then simplyfying by using i^2 = -1.

For example, (3 + 4i)^2 = 3^2 + 2(3)(4i) + (4i)^2
= 9 + 24i + 16(i^2)
= 9 + 24i -16
= -7 + 24i.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Square complex numbers by using (a + b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2 and then simplyfying by using i^2 = -1.</p>
<p>For example, (3 + 4i)^2 = 3^2 + 2(3)(4i) + (4i)^2<br />
= 9 + 24i + 16(i^2)<br />
= 9 + 24i -16<br />
= -7 + 24i.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: xaiym</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Complex numbers can definitely be squared, and its quite simple. The biggest problem is just accepting i as a number, albeit imaginary, and treating is as such.

So, if we have an imaginary number a + bi, and we want to find (a + bi)^2, all we do is treat it like a binomial, expand, and simplify.

(a + bi)^2 is no more difficult to expand than (x + y)^2. The process is exactly the same.

Since (x + y)^2 = x^2 + 2xy + y^2, we have

(a + bi)^2 = a^2 + 2abi + (bi)^2.

But we&#039;re not done here.
Remember, i is a number (albeit imaginary), so we will perform the same algebraic functions on it like we would any real number.

a^2 is real, so we can leave that alone.
2abi is an imaginary component, but cannot be simplified further.

(bi)^2 is the same as (b^2)*(i^2). 

And since i = (-1)^(1/2),

i^2 = -1.

Substituing this for i^2 yields
(bi)^2 = -bi. So our final equation will be

a^2 + 2abi - b^2.

The inital example, (-3 + 4i)^2, would give us:

(-3)^2 + 2(-3)(4)i - (4)^2 = 9-24i-16 = -7 -24i

The problem with x, y, z, and c would be solved as follows:

x = y^2 + c

= (z^2 + c)^2 + c

= (0 + c)^2 + c

= c^2 + c.

Using the formula we just derived, we can now find c^2:

(0.5)^2 + 2(0.5)(-0.75)i - (0.75)^2, which equals

0.25+-0.75i-0.5625.

Adding c and combining our real and imaginary parts gives us:

0.25 + 0.5 - 0.5625 - 0.75i - 0.75i = 

0.1875 - 1.5i.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Complex numbers can definitely be squared, and its quite simple. The biggest problem is just accepting i as a number, albeit imaginary, and treating is as such.</p>
<p>So, if we have an imaginary number a + bi, and we want to find (a + bi)^2, all we do is treat it like a binomial, expand, and simplify.</p>
<p>(a + bi)^2 is no more difficult to expand than (x + y)^2. The process is exactly the same.</p>
<p>Since (x + y)^2 = x^2 + 2xy + y^2, we have</p>
<p>(a + bi)^2 = a^2 + 2abi + (bi)^2.</p>
<p>But we&#8217;re not done here.<br />
Remember, i is a number (albeit imaginary), so we will perform the same algebraic functions on it like we would any real number.</p>
<p>a^2 is real, so we can leave that alone.<br />
2abi is an imaginary component, but cannot be simplified further.</p>
<p>(bi)^2 is the same as (b^2)*(i^2). </p>
<p>And since i = (-1)^(1/2),</p>
<p>i^2 = -1.</p>
<p>Substituing this for i^2 yields<br />
(bi)^2 = -bi. So our final equation will be</p>
<p>a^2 + 2abi &#8211; b^2.</p>
<p>The inital example, (-3 + 4i)^2, would give us:</p>
<p>(-3)^2 + 2(-3)(4)i &#8211; (4)^2 = 9-24i-16 = -7 -24i</p>
<p>The problem with x, y, z, and c would be solved as follows:</p>
<p>x = y^2 + c</p>
<p>= (z^2 + c)^2 + c</p>
<p>= (0 + c)^2 + c</p>
<p>= c^2 + c.</p>
<p>Using the formula we just derived, we can now find c^2:</p>
<p>(0.5)^2 + 2(0.5)(-0.75)i &#8211; (0.75)^2, which equals</p>
<p>0.25+-0.75i-0.5625.</p>
<p>Adding c and combining our real and imaginary parts gives us:</p>
<p>0.25 + 0.5 &#8211; 0.5625 &#8211; 0.75i &#8211; 0.75i = </p>
<p>0.1875 &#8211; 1.5i.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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