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Four complex numbers lie at the vertices of a square in the complex plane.
Three of the numbers are 1 + 2i, -2 + i and -1 – 2i. What is the fourth
number?

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Answer:

  2 -i

Step-by-step explanation:

The two diagonals have the same center point. Here, it is ...

  (1 +2) +(-1 -2i) = 0 +0i

The fourth point is found by reflecting the 2nd point across the origin:

  p4 = -p2 = -(-2 +i) = 2 -i . . . . . fourth corner of the square

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