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Outcomes

In this lesson you will learn

• to graph a complex number
• the complex or Argand plane
• the meaning of the term modulus
• to calculate the modulus of complex numbers

By the end of this section students will be able to:

• explain the connection between real and complex numbers
• represent complex numbers in a variety of ways
• apply operations on complex numbers both in rectangular and polar form
• construct and examine graphs in the complex and polar planes
• develop and evaluate mathematical arguments and proofs
• analyze and solve polynomial, rational, irrational, absolute value and trigonometric equations

Prerequisites

To be successful in this lesson, it would be helpful to know the following:

• graphing on a coordinate grid
• the difference between a complex number and an imaginary number
• how to sketch vectors
• the concept of absolute-value
• vectors