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Factoring over the Complex Numbers Escape!

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Created on October 29, 2025

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Transcript

Escape from Pixel Castle

Start

Introduction

While you are traveling through unexplored areas of China, you have been captured by the soldiers of the Pixel King's Castle. You will need to gather courage and overcome the trials that the King will put you through in order to try to obtain the pixel coins, pay for your release with them, and continue your journey.

Let's go!

select mission

PIXEl rolls

Fake doors

MATHS JUMP

coins

Dancing stones

Fake doors

You must correctly answer the various questions to find the only true door and advance in your mission.

Start

WHAT TYPE OF SOLUTION WOULD THE FOLLOWING HAVE:

INFINITE SOLUTION

REAL NUMBERS

COMPLEX NUMBERS

1/3

Great!

You chose the correct door

Next

1/3

What is the general form when factoring over the complex numbers?

(a+b)(a-b)

(a+bi)(a-bi)

(a+b)2

2/3

Take it!

You chose the correct door

Next

2/3

When using the Sum of Squares Pattern, how do we find "a" and "b"?

Take the Square Root of a2 and b2

Divide by "a" and "b"

Complete the Square

3/3

Well done!

You have a pixel coin! Three more will be enough to buy your freedom

Continues

3/3

ERROR!

Ouch! What a headache.Try again.

Return

ERROR!

Ouch! What a headache.Try again.

Return

Error!

Ouch! What a headache.Try again.

Return

MISSION MAPS

PIXEL rolls

Fake doors

MATHS JUMP

coins

Dancing stones

Maths jump

Solve math calculation problems to advance in this mission. Jump on the correct answer and demonstrate your skills.

Start

Easy one first!What are the factors of:

A. (x+6)2

B. (x+6)(x-6)

C. (x+6i)(x-6i)

D. (x-6i)2

1/4

Well done!

You have jumped to the correct answer

Next

1/4

What are the factors of?

A. (3x+5)(3x-5)

B. (3x+5i)(3x-5i)

C. (3x+5i)2

D. (5x+3i)(5x-3i)

2/4

Yeah!

You have jumped on the correct answer

Next

2/4

In the following example, what must you do first in order to factor over the complex numbers?

A. FACTOR OUT A 2

B. MULTIPLY BY 2

C. FOIL

D. NOTHING, IT'S FINE

3/4

Got it!

You have jumped to the correct answer

Next

3/4

What are the factors of the following?

A. 2(a+7i)2

B. (a+7i)(a-7i)

C. 2(a+7)(a-7)

D. 2(a+7i)(a-7i)

4/4

WELL DONE!

You have earned one more pixel coin. You have two left to pay the King of the castle.

Continúa

4/4

Error

Wow! It seems like the answer is incorrect.

Return

ERROR

Wow! It looks like the answer is incorrect.

Return

ERROR

Wow! It seems like the answer is incorrect.

Return

ERROR

Wow! It looks like the answer is incorrect.

Go back

MISSION MAP

PIXEL rolls

Fake doors

MATHS JUMP

COINS

Dancing stones

PIXELrolls

You must maintain balance and jump from one roller to another by answering the questions correctly in order to progress.

Start

In the following example, the "50" is not a perfect square. Can we still use the Sum of Squares technique?

YES

NO

1/5

We must take the square root of 50 to find the "b" part in our pattern. What does it reduce to?

does not reduce

2√5

5√2

2/5

What are the factors of the following?

(x+5i)(x-5i)

(x+5i√2)(x-5i√2)

(x+5√2)(x-5√2)

3/5

When trying to find the factors of this quadratic, we must take the square root of 18 to find the "b" part. What does √18 reduce to?

3√6

2√3

3√2

4/5

Using the Sum of Squares technique, what are the factors of the following?

(x+3i√2)(x-3i√2)

(x+2i√3)(x-2i√3)

(x-3i√2)2

5/5

WELL DONE!

You have earned one more pixel coin. You need one more to pay the King of the castle.

Continue

5/5

ERROR

Oh! It seems you got soaked

Return

MISSION MAP

PIXEL rolls

Fake doors

MATHS JUMP

coins

Dancing stones

Dancing stones

Choose the right stones and stand on them while answering the questions correctly to move forward without falling into the water.

Start

Let's go!

Choose a rock to jump on

1/5

In the following example, we must use the Difference of Squares. Which of the following is the pattern for this?

(a+b)(a-b)

(a+bi)(a-bi)

a2 + 2ab + b2

1/5

Let's go!

Choose a rock to jump on

2/5

Using the Difference of Squares, we must take the square root to find "a" and "b". Fill in the pattern.

(x + 9)(x - 9)

(x2 + 9)(x2 - 9)

(x + 9i)(x - 9i)

2/5

Let's go!

Choose a rock to jump on

3/5

SO, we have seen that our x4 factors into smaller quadratics. If we tried to factor the (x2 + 9), we will get an answer of....

(x2 + 9)(x2 - 9)

(x-3i)2

(x+3)(x-3)

(x+3i)(x-3i)

3/5

Let's go!

Choose a rock to jump on

4/5

Now that we've found the complex number part, let's find the real number part. Factor (x2 - 9)

(x+3i)(x-3i)(x2 - 9)

(x+3)(x-3)

(x+3i)(x-3i)

(x+3)(x-6)

4/5

Let's go!

Choose a rock to jump on

5/5

Putting it all together, what are the factors of:

(x+3)2(x-3)2

(x+3i)(x-3i)(x+3)(x-3))

(x+3i)2(x-3i)2

5/5

WELL DONE!

It seems you have obtained the 4 pixel coins, talk to the Castle King to be released

Continue

5/5

Error

Oh! It looks like you got soaked

Return

MISSION MAP

PIXEL rolls

Fake doors

MATHS JUMP

coins

Dancing stones

use coins

Good!

King Pixel has finally set you free! You can now see the sunset at the lake.

Let's go!

YOU HAVE ESCAPED AND YOU ARE FREE!

Now you can enjoy the pleasant view of the lake at sunset

Start over

YOU ARE NOT READY YET You must complete the previous missions to continue

YOU ARE NOT READY YET You must complete the previous missions to continue

Be careful!

If you go back to the beginning, you will lose all progress and have to start over.

Continue

Exit

NOT YET READY You must complete the previous missions to continue

Be careful!

If you go back to the beginning, you will lose all progress and have to start over.

Continue

Exit

YOU ARE NOT READY YET You must complete the previous missions to continue

Be careful!

If you go back to the beginning, you will lose all progress and have to start over.

Continue

Exit

YOU ARE NOT READY YET You must complete the previous missions to continue

Be careful!

If you go back to the beginning, you will lose all progress and have to start over.

Continue

Exit

YOU ARE NOT READY YET You must complete the previous missions to continue