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Investigation 5: Patterns in Operations With Complex Numbers

To multiply complex numbers in polar form:

Multiply each modulus, r, and add each argument, .

That is:

For .

To divide complex numbers in polar form:

Divide each modulus, r, and subtract each argument, .

That is:

For .