SOLUTION: Write the complex number z = 2 - 2i in its polar form: (r , theta).

Question 1180639: Write the complex number z = 2 - 2i in its polar form: (r , theta).
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Write the complex number z = 2 - 2i in its polar form: (r , theta).
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The modulus is   = .


The argument is   = arctan(-1) = -45° = - .


The polar form of the given complex number is any of these two forms


    2 - 2i =  = 

or

    2 - 2i = (,-45°) = (,).

Solved.

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    - Solved problems on arithmetic operations on complex numbers
    - Solved problem on taking square root of complex number
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