# Output quater-imaginary base numbers in binary

Write a function or program that outputs Quater-imaginary base displayed as binary digits. The number base is 2i, where i is the square root of -1. See Complex Number for more details on i. Each digit position can go from 0 to 3 (quaternary), as each real and imaginary part is -4 times as large as the previous real and imaginary part. The quaternary digits in binary are as follows: 0: 00, 1: 01, 2: 10 & 3: 11.

Breakdown of digit positions:

re   im       16 -8i  -4  2i   1 -0.5i, etc.
4    0        1   0   3   0   0        (quaternary representation)
01  00  11  00  00        (binary representation)


The number 100110000 is 1x16 + 3x-4 = 16 + -12 = 4.

re   im       16 -8i  -4  2i   1 -0.5i, etc.
0    5        0   0   0   3   0   2    (quaternary representation)
00  00  00  11  00 .10    (binary representation)


The number 1100.1 is 3x2i + 2x-0.5i = 6i + -i = 5i.

Your code will take a pair of numbers, which could be integer or floating point, and will output the complex number as a string of binary digits. The first number will be real, the second input number will be the imaginary value. A binary point must only be printed if there are non-zero number positions below 1 (i.e. if any of the positions for -0.5i, -0.25, 0.125i, etc. have a non-zero digit). Leading and trailing zeros are not allowed, except for a single zero digit immediately before the binary point if there are no other digits. The output must not start with a binary point (*00.1 - wrong, 0.1 - right, *.1 - wrong, *0.10 - wrong). You may assume that all input numbers will have finite binary representations.

Test numbers:

re   im            output
0    0                 0
1    0                 1
2    0                10
3    0                11
4    0         100110000
-1    0             10011
-2    0             10010
-3    0             10001
0    1               100.1
0    2               100
0    3              1000.1
0    4              1000
0   -1                 0.1
0   -2           1001100
0   -3           1001100.1
3    4              1011
4    3         100111000.1
6   -9         101110010.1
-6    9       10011100110.1
-9   -6           1110111
0.5 14.125   10011001101.001001


Note: The output of all integer values will end in .1 if the imaginary part is odd.

Standard code-golf.

• This is a good challenge, but the explanation could be a whole lot clearer. You should clarify the process: it goes from complex numbers, to an interleaved quaternary representation, to a binary representation mapping 0 → 00, 1 → 01, 2 → 10, 3 → 11. – Lynn Jan 11 '16 at 3:20
• @Mauris I've made a whole bunch of edits to address your comment. Let me know if I can improve it further. – CJ Dennis Jan 11 '16 at 10:32
• What if it is recurring in binary? – Leaky Nun Apr 29 '16 at 11:37
• @LeakyNun It says right in the challenge: "You may assume that all input numbers will have finite binary representations." – Mego Nov 4 '16 at 17:43

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