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Function name:
IMSUM
Category:
Add-in
Summary:
Calculates the sum of multiple complex numbers.
Syntax:
IMSUM(Complex 1 [; Complex 2 [; … [; Complex 255]]])
Returns:
Returns a text string giving the complex number that results from adding together the complex numbers passed as arguments.
Arguments:
Complex 1 is a string (in quotation marks) representing a complex number in the form a+bi or a+bj, or a reference to one or more cells containing such strings, which are the complex numbers to be added together. a and b are real numbers.
Complex 2 ... Complex 255 are as Complex 1.
- If any of the complex numbers passed to IMSUM does not have an imaginary part (b equal to 0), the real part can be passed to IMSUM as a number rather than a string.
- If any of the strings passed to IMSUM is not a valid complex number, or any of the referenced cells contain an invalid complex number, IMSUM reports an invalid argument error (Err:502).
- It is possible for the arguments passed to IMSUM to contain no complex numbers. In this case IMSUM returns 0.
- If the complex numbers passed to IMSUM use different imaginary units (i or j), IMSUM returns the result using the imaginary unit of the first complex number processed.
Additional details:
Details specific to IMSUM function
For two complex numbers of the form a+bi and c+di, IMSUM implements the following equation:
The equation is applied repeatedly depending how many complex numbers are specified in the arguments.
General information about Calc's handling of complex numbers
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Note:
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- A complex number is a number that can be expressed in the form a+bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is a symbol for the imaginary unit, such that i2=−1. a is known as the real part of the complex number and b is known as its imaginary part.
- In some disciplines using i to indicate the imaginary unit may be undesirable and, in such cases, the symbol j may be used instead. The functions provided by Calc to process complex numbers can use either i or j.
- For additional general background information, visit Wikipedia’s Complex number page.
- Within Calc, a complex number is represented as a string expression of the form "a+bi" or "a+bj", where a and b are real numbers. If the complex number happens to be a real number (b=0), then it can be represented as either a string expression or a numeric value. Complex number string expressions should not contain any space characters. Examples of valid Calc complex numbers include "2", -6, "2+3i", "3j", "12.34+56.78i", and "1e+23-1e-22j". Calc would not recognize the strings "1+j2", "i+1", and "i+j" as valid complex numbers.
- The representation of the complex numbers in strings can have up to 15 significant digits and scientific style is automatically used if needed (visit Wikipedia’s Scientific notation page for more information). The decimal delimiter in complex number string expressions is always a dot, irrespective of locale setting.
Examples:
| Formula | Description | Returns |
|---|---|---|
| =IMSUM("3+4j"; "5-3i") | Here the function adds two complex numbers and returns the result using the imaginary unit of the first complex number. | 8+j |
| =IMSUM("3.4+5.6i"; 7.8) | Here the function adds the complex number in the first argument to the real number in the second argument (which is passed as a number rather than a string). | 11.2+5.6i |
| =IMSUM(E1; E2; E3) where cells E1, E2, and E3 contain the complex numbers 1+2i, 3-4i, and -5+6i respectively. | Here the function adds the three complex numbers in cells E1, E2, and E3 (identified as separate arguments). | -1+4i |
| =IMSUM(E1:E3) where cells E1, E2, and E3 contain the complex numbers 1+2i, 3-4i, and -5+6i respectively. | Here the function again adds the three complex numbers in cells E1, E2, and E3 (identified as a cell range in a single argument). | -1+4i |
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