Suppose z is a complex number such that z4=564−548i. Find ∣z∣.
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We have that 564−548i=516(4−3i)=516∣4−3i∣=516(5)=16.We also have ∣z∣4=∣z∣⋅∣z∣⋅∣z∣⋅∣z∣=∣(z)(z)(z)(z)∣=∣z4∣, so ∣z4∣=16 means that ∣z∣4=16, which gives us ∣z∣=1641=2.