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Rectangular Notation – Prefix “j”<br />

These two dimensional figures (horizontal and vertical) are symbolized by two numerical figures.<br />

In order to distinguish the horizontal and vertical dimensions from each other, the vertical is<br />

prefixed with a lower-case “i” (in pure mathematics) or “j” (in electronics). These lower-case<br />

letters do not represent a physical variable (such as instantaneous current, also symbolized by a<br />

lower-case letter “i”), but rather are mathematical operators used to distinguish the vector's<br />

vertical component from its horizontal component. As a complete complex number, the horizontal<br />

and vertical quantities are written as a sum: (Figure below)<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang<br />

http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_2/chpt_2/5.html

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