Plot complex numbers

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EXAMPLE 6
Plot complex numbers
Plot the complex numbers in the same complex
plane.
a. 3 2i
b. 2 4i
c. 3i
d. 4 3i
SOLUTION
a. To plot 3 2i, start at the origin, move
3 units to the right, and then move 2 units
down.
b. To plot 2 4i, start at the origin,
move 2 units to the left, and then move 4
units up.
c. To plot 3i, start at the origin and move 3
units up.
d. To plot 4 3i, start at the origin, move 4
units to the left, and then move 3 units
down.
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EXAMPLE 7
Find absolute values of complex numbers
Find the absolute value of (a) 4 3i and (b)
3i.
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for Examples 6 and 7
GUIDED PRACTICE
Find the absolute value of (a) 4 3i and (b)
3i.
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4 i
ANSWER
3 4i
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ANSWER
17.
2 5i
ANSWER
18.
4i
ANSWER