Question #7ce2c

1 Answer
Douglas K.
Dec 16, 2017

I suspect that what you are calling the absolute value is actually the magnitude and it is computed as follows:

#|a+bi| = sqrt(a^2+b^2)#

Explanation:

The magnitude of #-3+5i# is:

#|-3+5i| = sqrt((-3)^2+ 5^2)#

#|-3+5i| = sqrt(9+ 25)#

#|-3+5i| = sqrt(34)#

Related questions
Impact of this question
195 views around the world
You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License