The phase of a complex number z = x + i y is often written as ph

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The phase of a complex number z = x + i y is often written as ph z = tan -1(y/x) Explain why this formula is ambiguous, and does not uniquely define phz.
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Applied Linear Algebra

ISBN: 978-0131473829

1st edition

Authors: Peter J. Olver, Cheri Shakiban

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