Answer:
Explanation:
Complex numbers have the general form a + bi, where a is the real part and b is the imaginary part.
Since, the numbers are neither purely imaginary nor purely real a ≠ 0 and b ≠ 0.
The absolute value of a complex number is its distance to the origin (0,0), so you use Pythagorean theorem to calculate the absolute value. Calling it |C|, that is:
Then, the work consists in finding pairs (a,b) for which:
You can do it by setting any arbitrary value less than 3 to a or b and solving for the other:
[tex]\sqrt{a^2+b^2}=3\\ \\ a^2+b^2=3^2\\ \\ a^2=9-b^2\\ \\ a=\sqrt{9-b^2}[/tex]
I will use b =0.5, b = 1, b = 1.5, b = 2
[tex]b=0.5;a=\sqrt{9-0.5^2}=2.958\\ \\b=1;a=\sqrt{9-1^2}=2.828\\ \\b=1.5;a=\sqrt{9-1.5^2}=2.598\\ \\b=2;a=\sqrt{9-2^2}=2.236[/tex]
Then, four distinct complex numbers that have an absolute value of 3 are:
