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Problem 30. Sort a list of complex numbers based on far they are from the origin.

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Given a list of complex numbers z, return a list zSorted such that the numbers that are farthest from the origin (0+0i) appear first.

So if z is

 z = [-4 6 3+4i 1+i 0]

then the output zSorted would be

 zSorted = [6 3+4i -4 1+i 0]
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57.3% Correct | 42.7% Incorrect
Last Solution submitted on Apr 23, 2025

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