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The Complex class.
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Class `Complex' is implemented in a way similar to that described by
Stroustrup. In keeping with libg++ conventions, the class is named
`Complex', not `complex'. Complex arithmetic and relational operators
are provided (`+, -, *, /, +=, -=, *=, /=, ==, !='). Attempted
division by (0, 0) triggers an exception.
Complex numbers may be constructed and used in the following ways:
`Complex x;'
Declares an uninitialized Complex.
`Complex x = 2; Complex y(2.0);'
Set x and y to the Complex value (2.0, 0.0);
`Complex x(2, 3);'
Sets x to the Complex value (2, 3);
`Complex u(x); Complex v = x;'
Set u and v to the same value as x.
`double real(Complex& x);'
returns the real part of x.
`double imag(Complex& x);'
returns the imaginary part of x.
`double abs(Complex& x);'
returns the magnitude of x.
`double norm(Complex& x);'
returns the square of the magnitude of x.
`double arg(Complex& x);'
returns the argument (amplitude) of x.
`Complex polar(double r, double t = 0.0);'
returns a Complex with abs of r and arg of t.
`Complex conj(Complex& x);'
returns the complex conjugate of x.
`Complex cos(Complex& x);'
returns the complex cosine of x.
`Complex sin(Complex& x);'
returns the complex sine of x.
`Complex cosh(Complex& x);'
returns the complex hyperbolic cosine of x.
`Complex sinh(Complex& x);'
returns the complex hyperbolic sine of x.
`Complex exp(Complex& x);'
returns the exponential of x.
`Complex log(Complex& x);'
returns the natural log of x.
`Complex pow(Complex& x, long p);'
returns x raised to the p power.
`Complex pow(Complex& x, Complex& p);'
returns x raised to the p power.
`Complex sqrt(Complex& x);'
returns the square root of x.
`ostream << x;'
prints x in the form (re, im).
`istream >> x;'
reads x in the form (re, im), or just (re) or re in which case the
imaginary part is set to zero.