SOLUTION: The complex number z = −1 + i in polar form is z =

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Question 1088145: The complex number
z = −1 + i
in polar form is
z =

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Polar form of is:

where
and (in radians)
k = 0 if a>0
k = 1 if a<0


Back to the problem at hand:
z = -1 + i
r =
radians (135 degrees CCW from positive x-axis)
Putting it all together:




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