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# Description

A complex number is a number in the form `a + b * i` where `a` and `b` are real and `i` satisfies `i^2 = -1`.
A **complex number** is expressed in the form `z = a + b * i`, where:

`a` is called the real part and `b` is called the imaginary part of `z`.
The conjugate of the number `a + b * i` is the number `a - b * i`.
The absolute value of a complex number `z = a + b * i` is a real number `|z| = sqrt(a^2 + b^2)`. The square of the absolute value `|z|^2` is the result of multiplication of `z` by its complex conjugate.
- `a` is the **real part** (a real number),

The sum/difference of two complex numbers involves adding/subtracting their real and imaginary parts separately:
`(a + i * b) + (c + i * d) = (a + c) + (b + d) * i`,
`(a + i * b) - (c + i * d) = (a - c) + (b - d) * i`.
- `b` is the **imaginary part** (also a real number), and

Multiplication result is by definition
`(a + i * b) * (c + i * d) = (a * c - b * d) + (b * c + a * d) * i`.
- `i` is the **imaginary unit** satisfying `i^2 = -1`.

The reciprocal of a non-zero complex number is
`1 / (a + i * b) = a/(a^2 + b^2) - b/(a^2 + b^2) * i`.
## Operations on Complex Numbers

Dividing a complex number `a + i * b` by another `c + i * d` gives:
`(a + i * b) / (c + i * d) = (a * c + b * d)/(c^2 + d^2) + (b * c - a * d)/(c^2 + d^2) * i`.
### Conjugate

Raising e to a complex exponent can be expressed as `e^(a + i * b) = e^a * e^(i * b)`, the last term of which is given by Euler's formula `e^(i * b) = cos(b) + i * sin(b)`.
The conjugate of the complex number `z = a + b * i` is given by:

Implement the following operations:
```text
zc = a - b * i
```

- addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of two complex numbers,
- conjugate, absolute value, exponent of a given complex number.
### Absolute Value

Assume the programming language you are using does not have an implementation of complex numbers.
The absolute value (or modulus) of `z` is defined as:

```text
|z| = sqrt(a^2 + b^2)
```

The square of the absolute value is computed as the product of `z` and its conjugate `zc`:

```text
|z|^2 = z * zc = a^2 + b^2
```

### Addition

The sum of two complex numbers `z1 = a + b * i` and `z2 = c + d * i` is computed by adding their real and imaginary parts separately:

```text
z1 + z2 = (a + b * i) + (c + d * i)
= (a + c) + (b + d) * i
```

### Subtraction

The difference of two complex numbers is obtained by subtracting their respective parts:

```text
z1 - z2 = (a + b * i) - (c + d * i)
= (a - c) + (b - d) * i
```

### Multiplication

The product of two complex numbers is defined as:

```text
z1 * z2 = (a + b * i) * (c + d * i)
= (a * c - b * d) + (b * c + a * d) * i
```

### Reciprocal

The reciprocal of a non-zero complex number is given by:

```text
1 / z = 1 / (a + b * i)
= a / (a^2 + b^2) - b / (a^2 + b^2) * i
```

### Division

The division of one complex number by another is given by:

```text
z1 / z2 = z1 * (1 / z2)
= (a + b * i) / (c + d * i)
= (a * c + b * d) / (c^2 + d^2) + (b * c - a * d) / (c^2 + d^2) * i
```

### Exponentiation

Raising _e_ (the base of the natural logarithm) to a complex exponent can be expressed using Euler's formula:

```text
e^(a + b * i) = e^a * e^(b * i)
= e^a * (cos(b) + i * sin(b))
```

## Implementation Requirements

Given that you should not use built-in support for complex numbers, implement the following operations:

- **addition** of two complex numbers
- **subtraction** of two complex numbers
- **multiplication** of two complex numbers
- **division** of two complex numbers
- **conjugate** of a complex number
- **absolute value** of a complex number
- **exponentiation** of _e_ (the base of the natural logarithm) to a complex number

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