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The amplitude of a complex number

Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 2:44 am
by TheTruth1
Why the amplitude [theta] is to be determined from the two relations x=r cos[theta] and y=r sin[theta] simultaneously and not from the single relation [theta]=tan^-1 (y/x) only???

Re: The amplitude of a complex number

Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 8:11 pm
by dcnick96
Is this related to a science project? If so, tell us more about your experiment.

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