Why do Electrical Engineers use imaginary numbers in circuit analysis?

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Explains how phasors turn AC circuit differential equations into algebra with complex impedances, which is why EE students meet j everywhere; an engineering grad showing the actual reasoning.

Why electrical engineers use complex numbers (phasors) in AC circuit analysis.

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