Is there a neat way of writing the principal root of 3+4i? I have an answer, but it is very ugly. Thanks for any help in advance.
2026-04-18 02:51:07.1776480667
Principal root of 3+4i
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$(2+i)^2=4-1+4i=3+4i$
You can show it by $(a+ib)^2=3+4i\implies a^2-b^2=3,2ab=4$
Polar form : $\sqrt 5 e^{i\arctan(1/2)}$