Express the following in simplest a + bi form.





Where is each point located on the graph?–3 + 8i is .
4i is .
6 is .
5 – 2i is .
Select the expression that is equivalent to .




Compare and contrast the absolute value of a real number to that of a complex number.
The absolute value of a real number, is the distance from zero on the number line. The absolute value (modulus) of a complex number is the distance from origin in the complex plane, which for a bi is √(a² b²). Both are nonnegative, and for a real number interpreted as a 0i, the two definitions yield identical results.
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