So what exactly is a complex number?

[Gabriel Genellina]

En Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:45:29 -0300, Grzegorz Słodkowicz <jergosh at wp.pl>  
escribi�:

> I believe vectors can only be added if they have the same point of
> application. The result is then applied to the same point.

You are talking about "forces", not "vectors" in general. Using the "point  
of application" is just a convenient way of condensing two things: the  
resultant force -a vector- and the resultant momentum -a pseudovector-  
into a single entity, and only makes sense for a rigid body.

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Gabriel Genellina