How did they get rid of the “j” in this equation of a low pass filter?

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I'm trying to learn how to do equations of filters for synthesizer design. I am stuck on this:

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How did they get from the equation with the jw to the one without the j in it?

ie. How did they get rid of the "j"?

I need to be able to do this for other equations. I don't even know what the "j" is though I do understand the rest. If I can understand this I should be able to make gain equations for all the filter types I need.

Thanks.

That equation comes from: http://www.kves.uniza.sk/kvesnew/dokumenty/DREP/Filters/SecondOrderFilters.pdf

Edit: Solved. Thanks guys.

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Since my comment apparently answered the question, I'll post it as an answer so the question can be closed:

What is often denoted by $j$ in electrical engineering and control system contexts is usually denoted by $\mathrm i$ in mathematics; see imaginary unit at Wikipedia.