How do you find abs( -18/7 + sqrt5/7 i )187+57i?

1 Answer
Mar 26, 2016

|-18/7+sqrt5/7i|=sqrt(324/49+5/49)=sqrt(47/7)187+57i=32449+549=477

Explanation:

For general complex number z=x+iyz=x+iy in rectangular form, the modulus is given by |z|=sqrt(x^2+y^2)|z|=x2+y2.

So in this particular case we get

|-18/7+sqrt5/7i|=sqrt(324/49+5/49)=sqrt(47/7)187+57i=32449+549=477