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VIC: Circles on the Complex Plane

by Peter Fox

Objectives

Understand circle equations on the complex plane both algebraically and geometrically.

Vocabulary

  • Modulus
  • Argand Plane
  • Cartesian Plane

About the Lesson

The lesson starts in familiar territory, the real number line. What numbers are 3 units away from the number 2? From here this question translates to “What imaginary numbers are 3 units away from z = 2? The simple algebraic translation is followed by a geometric representation, sample questions and then finally a more challenging problem to solve.