Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Does a purely imaginary number have a corresponding "angle" in polar coordinate system?

Let's say we have a pure imaginary number with no real part, $i$.



I know that complex numbers in the form $a+bi$ can be converted into the polar coordinate system using the following relations:




  1. $\theta = \arctan{Im/Re} $

  2. $r = \sqrt{a^2+b^2} $




However, for a purely imaginary $i$ number with no real part, relation $1$ gives:



$$\theta = \arctan{1/0} $$



which is division by zero?

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