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OpenStudy (idku):

Maybe it is too early for me to ask this question, but why .... ?

OpenStudy (idku):

\(\large\color{black}{ \displaystyle \left|1+i\right|=\sqrt{2} }\)

OpenStudy (idku):

(and so \(\large\color{black}{ \displaystyle \left|1-i\right|=\sqrt{2} }\) )

OpenStudy (idku):

can someone explain this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

both \(1+i\) and\(1-i\) are \(\sqrt2\) units away from \(0\)

OpenStudy (idku):

Is that because i is a rotation?

OpenStudy (idku):

A 45 degree rotation?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

just like both \((1,1)\) and \((1,-1)\) have distance \(\sqrt2\) from \((0,0)\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

or if you prefer, just like the diagonal of any square with side 1 has length \(\sqrt2\)

OpenStudy (idku):

Wait, so i is a diagonal?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (idku):

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