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Find square root of complex number

So for some stupid formula like this:

Zo=R+jωLG+jωCZ_o = \sqrt{\frac{R+j\omega L}{G+j\omega C}}

or this

γ=(R+jωL)(G+jωC)\gamma = \sqrt{(R+j\omega L)(G+j\omega C)}

How do you calculate the square root of complex number? Here's how:

  1. Reduce stuff down to a+ib\sqrt{a + ib}
  2. Convert to angle form using calculator: intermediate=rθintermediate = \sqrt{r\angle\theta}
  3. intermediateintermediate can be written as r(cos(θ2)+isin(θ2))\sqrt{r} (cos(\frac{\theta}{2}) + i sin(\frac{\theta}{2}))
  4. Reduce that ugly equation back into a+iba' + ib'.
  5. ???
  6. Profit?