Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences

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ISBN: 9780471198260

Author: Mary L. Boas

Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated

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Show that | z 1 − z 2 | is the distance between the points Z₁ and z₂ in the complex plane. Use this result to identify the graphs in Problems 53, 54, 59, and 60 without computation.

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