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$\\lvert z_1 \\rvert=$ [[0]] (Enter your answer to 3 d.p.)
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\n\\[\\lvert z \\rvert=\\sqrt{a^2+b^2}\\]
\nIn these parts, $z_1 = \\var{z1}$ and $z_2 = \\var{z2}$, so
\n\\begin{align}
\\lvert z_1 \\rvert &=\\sqrt{(\\var{re(z1)})^2+(\\var{im(z1)})^2} \\\\
&= \\var{absz1}
\\end{align}
and
\n\\begin{align}
\\lvert z_2 \\rvert &= \\sqrt{(\\var{re(z2)})^2+(\\var{im(z2)})^2} \\\\
&= \\var{absz2}
\\end{align}
(both to 3d.p.).
\nIn general
\n\\[\\lvert z_1z_2 \\rvert=\\lvert z_1 \\rvert\\lvert z_2 \\rvert\\]
\nso, in this part,
\n\\[ \\lvert z_1z_2 \\rvert=\\sqrt{(\\var{re(z1)})^2+(\\var{im(z1)})^2}\\sqrt{(\\var{re(z2)})^2+(\\var{im(z2)})^2}=\\var{absz1z2} \\]
\nto 3 d.p.
\nIf $z=a+bi$, then $z^\\ast=a-bi$, so
\n\\[z_1^\\ast=\\var{conjz1}\\]
\nIn general, $zz^\\ast=(a+bi)(a-bi)=a^2+b^2$, so
\n\\[z_1z_1^\\ast=(\\var{z1})(\\var{conjz1})=(\\var{re(z1)})^2+(\\var{im(z1)})^2=\\var{z1conjz1}.\\]
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", "notes": "15/7/2012:
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