SOLUTION: Express -1+i in polar form.

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Question 1060652: Express -1+i in polar form.
Answer by ikleyn(52787) About Me  (Show Source):
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-1 + i = sqrt%282%29%2A%28-sqrt%282%29%2F2+%2B+i%2A%28sqrt%282%29%2F2%29%29 = sqrt%282%29%2A%28cos%283pi%2F4%29+%2B+i%2Asin%283pi%2F4%29%29.

The modulus is sqrt%282%29.

The argument is 3pi%2F4.

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