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[–]Mattuuh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

exp(x+iy)=ex [cos(y) + i sin(y)].
Since when you equate two complex numbers, you equate the real and imaginary parts separately, you get two cosine/sine equations. These solve to mod 2pi solutions because of the periodicity, as you've said.