Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Appendices - Section A.7 - Complex Numbers - Exercises A.7 - Page AP-34: 4

Answer

Ans. $|Z_1-Z_2|=\sqrt {(x_2-x_1) ^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}$

Work Step by Step

Given:$z_1=x_1+iy_1$,$z_2=x_2+iy_2$ = $z_1-z_2=(x_1+iy_1)-(x_2+iy_2)$ =$|Z_1-Z_2|=\sqrt {(x_2-x_1) ^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}$ the distance between Z1 and Z2 are shown on Argand diagram.
Update this answer!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this answer.

Update this answer

After you claim an answer you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.