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Polar Form of a Complex Number: Modulus and Argument

Writing a complex number as r(cos θ + i sin θ), reading off its modulus r and its argument θ, converting between rectangular and polar form, and recognising that modulus 1 means the number lies on the unit circle.

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The Polar Form of a Complex Number in Complex Analysis

This concept covers the polar representation of complex numbers, z = r(cos θ + i sin θ) = re^(iθ), where r = |z| is the modulus and θ = arg(z) is the argument, and Euler's formula establishing the eq…