Modulus of a complex number.
Modulus of a complex number.
Prove that
.
This is equivalent to 
which is
So we just need to show that 
.
But if z= a + ib for real numbers a and b then 
and 
. We could, of course,
have verified the identity directly and suggest that the reader do this.
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Author: Michael O'Neill