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Complex Numbers: Polar form

The complex number  20 in polar form is r ( cos θ + j sin θ ) where
r = and θ = to 3 dps.

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Worked Solution:

On the Argand diagram, the modulus of the complex number z is
the distance of the point (x, y) = (Re(z), Im(z)) from the origin:
r = √(x2 + y2) = &radic( 202 + 02) = 20 to 3 dps.
The argument is the angle θ that a line from the origin to the same point makes with the (positive) x-axis:
x > 0 and y = 0 => the point is in the 4th quadrant (0° to –90°):
tan(θ) =
y
---
x
=
0
---
20
= 0
=>θ = 0 radians = 0° to 3 dps.



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