Metamath Proof Explorer
		
		
		
		Description:  A complex number times its conjugate.  (Contributed by NM, 2-Oct-1999)
		
			
				
					|  |  | Ref | Expression | 
					
						|  | Hypothesis | recl.1 | ⊢ 𝐴  ∈  ℂ | 
				
					|  | Assertion | cjmulvali | ⊢  ( 𝐴  ·  ( ∗ ‘ 𝐴 ) )  =  ( ( ( ℜ ‘ 𝐴 ) ↑ 2 )  +  ( ( ℑ ‘ 𝐴 ) ↑ 2 ) ) | 
			
		
		
			
				Proof
				
					
						| Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression | 
						
							| 1 |  | recl.1 | ⊢ 𝐴  ∈  ℂ | 
						
							| 2 |  | cjmulval | ⊢ ( 𝐴  ∈  ℂ  →  ( 𝐴  ·  ( ∗ ‘ 𝐴 ) )  =  ( ( ( ℜ ‘ 𝐴 ) ↑ 2 )  +  ( ( ℑ ‘ 𝐴 ) ↑ 2 ) ) ) | 
						
							| 3 | 1 2 | ax-mp | ⊢ ( 𝐴  ·  ( ∗ ‘ 𝐴 ) )  =  ( ( ( ℜ ‘ 𝐴 ) ↑ 2 )  +  ( ( ℑ ‘ 𝐴 ) ↑ 2 ) ) |