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+// Copyright 2016 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package cmplx_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"math/cmplx"
+)
+
+func ExampleAbs() {
+	fmt.Printf("%.1f", cmplx.Abs(3+4i))
+	// Output: 5.0
+}
+
+// ExampleExp computes Euler's identity.
+func ExampleExp() {
+	fmt.Printf("%.1f", cmplx.Exp(1i*math.Pi)+1)
+	// Output: (0.0+0.0i)
+}
+
+func ExamplePolar() {
+	r, theta := cmplx.Polar(2i)
+	fmt.Printf("r: %.1f, θ: %.1f*π", r, theta/math.Pi)
+	// Output: r: 2.0, θ: 0.5*π
+}