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Engineering function
IMDIV
Returns the quotient of two complex numbers.
Rarely usedDifficulty 1500 · AdvancedUsage rank #493 of 520
When to use it
Divides one complex number by another.
The shape of it
- Syntax
=IMDIV(inumber1, inumber2)
Worked examples
Clean quotient
=IMDIV("-238+240i","10+24i") → 5+12i
A clean quotient.
Unit result
=IMDIV("1+i","1-i") → i
Rotation by 90°.
Real
=IMDIV("4","2") → 2
Real numbers work.
Worth knowing
- Multiply by the conjugate of the denominator to see how it works.
- Suffixes must match.
- Result is text.
Where it goes wrong
- #NUM! when dividing by zero.
- #VALUE! for mismatched suffixes or invalid text.
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