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#1 2014-03-15 06:27:11
- gourish
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proof of arg(z)=arg(z1)+arg(z2)+.....+arg(zn) if z=z1z2z3......zn
i just accepted it as the truth but now i am curious... how did we get that rule i just need a simple proof...
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#2 2014-03-15 06:35:31
- Bob
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Re: proof of arg(z)=arg(z1)+arg(z2)+.....+arg(zn) if z=z1z2z3......zn
You can get there using the compound angle formulas. Have a look at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_nu … d_division
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