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By creating a real-imaginary plane (real on horizontal axis, imaginary on vertical), any complex number can be represented graphically. The polar form is a magnitude and angle. The magnitude is measured from the origin to the point on the plane. For a complex number a + bi, this value is a2 + b2. The angle is measured from the positive real axis, clockwise.

For positive imaginary part (b), this will be +arccos(a/(a2 + b2)). (0° to +180°, or 0 to +pi radians)

For negative imaginary part (b), this will be -arccos(a/(a2 + b2)). (0° to -180°, or 0 to -pi radians, or alternatively 180° to 360° or pi to 2pi radians)

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