Silly question about complex numbers - if its modulus is < 1, does raising it to higher exponents make it decrease to the real number 0?

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Just playing around with the modulus definition doesn't really confirm that thought...

Is it true?

If |z| = |x+iy| < 1, is $$\lim_{n\to \infty} z^n = 0 ?$$

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Hint Write $z=re^{i\theta}$ where $|r|<1$. Then $z^n=r^n e^{in\theta}$.

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