Complex Addition is Closed/Proof 2
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Theorem
The set of complex numbers $\C$ is closed under addition:
- $\forall z, w \in \C: z + w \in \C$
Proof
From the formal definition of complex numbers, we have:
- $z = \tuple {x_1, y_1}$
- $w = \tuple {x_2, y_2}$
where $x_1, x_2, y_1, y_2 \in \R$.
Then from the definition of complex addition:
- $z + w = \tuple {x_1 + x_2, y_1 + y_2}$
From Real Numbers under Addition form Group, real addition is closed.
So:
- $\paren {x_1 + x_2} \in \R$ and $\paren {y_1 + y_2} \in \R$
and hence the result.
$\blacksquare$