ABSTRACT
An alternative and important representation of a complex number involves
the use of polar coordinates. If a complex number z is regarded as a point P
in the complex plane, it can be identified uniquely by specifying the radial
distance r from the origin to P, together with the polar angle u measured
anticlockwise from the positive real axis to the line OP. The distance r is simply the modulus of z , while the angle u is called the argument of z , and it
is written arg z . The specification of r and u is called the modulus/argument form of a complex number. The modulus/argument representation of z is shown in Fig. 43.
