# How can I make my output of b=2i^q into a point?

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**Created:** [November 21, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-output-of-b-2i-q-into-a-point/7543 "2024-11-21T17:49:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![desmosuser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/53a042/32.png) [@desmosuser](https://cl.desmos.com/u/desmosuser)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-output-of-b-2i-q-into-a-point/7543/1 "2024-11-21T17:49:41Z")

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is there a way i could turn the output “0.05026019+1.99936838i” into just a point like (0.05026019, 1.99936838)? I’ve been trying many ways but I can’t seem to get it to work, and I want to use this point in a polygraph but I can’t since it’s displayed as “0.05026019+1.99936838i” which won’t work

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**Author:** ![Scott\_Walker](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/scott_walker/32/3100_2.png) [@Scott\_Walker](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Scott_Walker)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-output-of-b-2i-q-into-a-point/7543/3 "2024-11-21T18:06:48Z")

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If I understand what you are asking, you should be able to use real(2i^q) and imag(2i^q) as seperate expressions in the calculator to isolate the real and imaginary parts. You could define each of those quantities as variables and create an ordered pair from them.

Is this what you are asking about?

[https://www.desmos.com/calculator/jd7mewz1lp](https://www.desmos.com/calculator/jd7mewz1lp)

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**Author:** ![Guzman\_Tierno](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/guzman_tierno/32/6149_2.png) [@Guzman\_Tierno](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Guzman_Tierno)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-output-of-b-2i-q-into-a-point/7543/4 "2024-11-21T18:48:55Z")

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What Scott said … plus if you plan to use this frequently you can define a function  
t\_{toPoint}(c) that takes a complex number and converts it to a point:

[https://www.desmos.com/calculator/czhh2yxomx](https://www.desmos.com/calculator/czhh2yxomx)

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**Author:** ![desmosuser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/53a042/32.png) [@desmosuser](https://cl.desmos.com/u/desmosuser)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-output-of-b-2i-q-into-a-point/7543/5 "2024-11-22T16:46:40Z")

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thank you!! this helped alot