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For a linear homogeneous recurrence an=c1an−1+c2an−2a_n = c_1 a_{n-1} + c_2 a_{n-2}an​=c1​an−1​+c2​an−2​, if the roots are complex r=α±βir = \alpha \pm \beta ir=α±βi, the general solution is an=ρn(C1cos⁡(nθ)+C2sin⁡(nθ))a_n = \rho^n(C_1 \cos(n\theta) + C_2 \sin(n\theta))an​=ρn(C1​cos(nθ)+C2​sin(nθ)). How are ρ\rhoρ and θ\thetaθ defined?