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Go around and around on the complex plane. The sixth lesson in a 23-part unit reviews representing numbers in the complex plane. Pupils graph numbers with equal moduli and notice they represent a circle. They continue to explore complex numbers and discover their graphs as ellipses. Scholars convert between complex and real forms of equations of ellipses.
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Instructional Ideas
- Provide a separate mini-lesson on the parts and graphing of ellipses
Classroom Considerations
- Individuals should know how to graph points on the complex plane
- Requires the ability to convert a complex number into polar form
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- Includes sample answers for examples, the exit ticket, and practice problems
- The problem set contains extension problems
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