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Engineering function
IMPRODUCT
Returns the product of complex numbers.
Rarely usedDifficulty 1500 · AdvancedUsage rank #499 of 520
When to use it
Multiplies up to 255 complex numbers.
The shape of it
- Syntax
=IMPRODUCT(inumber1, [inumber2], ...)
Worked examples
Two numbers
=IMPRODUCT("3+4i","5-3i") → 27+11i
Two numbers.
Scale
=IMPRODUCT("1+2i",30) → 30+60i
A real scalar works.
i squared
=IMPRODUCT("i","i") → -1
i squared.
Worth knowing
- Impedances in series add (IMSUM); gains in cascade multiply (IMPRODUCT).
- Suffixes must match.
- Result is text.
Where it goes wrong
- #VALUE! for mismatched suffixes or invalid text.
- Ranges are accepted but blanks inside them cause errors.
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