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Complex Plane

Complex Plane
Argand Plane

The coordinate plane used to graph complex numbers. The x-axis is called the real axis and the y-axis is called the imaginary axis. The complex number x + yi is graphed as the point (x, y).

 

Complex plane with real and imaginary axes. Point 3+2i plotted at coordinates (3,2), with gridlines marking values 2 and 3.