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Example 1 from Algebra and Trigonometry, 10.5 Polar Form of Complex Numbers
Plotting a Complex Number in the Complex Plane
Plot the complex number in the complex plane.
Work it out on paper first. Then open the solution one step at a time, and stop as soon as you can finish on your own.
Solution
From the origin, move two units in the positive horizontal direction and three units in the negative vertical direction. See Figure 1.
Figure 1
Your turn
The book's Try It right after this example: same idea, new numbers. Only the answer is given.
Plot the point in the complex plane.
How did it go?