Hello
why does the distributive law not hold for complex numbers?
simplify((3+4*i)*x+(4-3*i)*y) [enter] (3+4*i)*x+(4-3*i)*y
but
simplify((3+4*j)*x+(4-3*j)*y) [enter] 4*j*x - 3*j*y + 3*x+4*y
distributive law
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Re: distributive law
That's because a number*symbol is considered to be distributed, no matter if the number is real or complex.