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Question 9.8: If z = 3 − 2j find zz....

If z = 3 − 2j find zz.

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If z = 3 − 2j then its conjugate is  \bar{z}=3+2 j .  Therefore,

\begin{aligned}z z & =(3-2 \mathrm{j})(3+2 \mathrm{j}) \\& =9-6 \mathrm{j}+6 \mathrm{j}-4 \mathrm{j}^2 \\& =9-4 \mathrm{j}^2 \\& =13\end{aligned}

We see that the answer is a real number.

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