Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

APPENDIX H - Complex Numbers - H Exercises - Page A 64: 39

Answer

$w_0=\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}+\frac{1}{2}i$ $w_1=-\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}+\frac{1}{2}i$ $w_2=-i$

Work Step by Step

As we know that, $1=1+0i$ $=1(cos~\frac{\pi}{2}+isin~\frac{\pi}{2})$ By using the equ $(3)$, with $ r=1, n=3$ and $\theta =\frac{\pi}{2}$, we get $w_k=1^{\frac{1}{3}}[cos(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+2k\pi}{3})+isin(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+2k\pi}{3})]$ where, $k=0,1,2.$ Now, for $k=0$ : By using formula; $w_k=1^{\frac{1}{3}}[cos(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+2k\pi} {3})+isin(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+2k\pi}{3})]$ $w_0=1^{\frac{1}{3}}[cos(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+2(0)\pi} {3})+isin(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+2(0)\pi}{3})]$ $=1^{\frac{1}{3}}[cos(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+0} {3})+isin(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+0}{3})]$ $=1(\frac{cos~\frac{\pi}{2}}{3}+\frac{isin~\frac{\pi}{2}}{3})$ $=cos~\frac{\pi}{6}+isin~\frac{\pi}{6}$ $w_0=\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}+\frac{1}{2}i$ for $k=1$ : By using formula; $w_k=1^{\frac{1}{3}}[cos(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+2k\pi} {3})+isin(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+2k\pi}{3})]$ $w_1=1^{\frac{1}{3}}[cos(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+2(1)\pi} {3})+isin(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+2(1)\pi}{3})]$ $=1^{\frac{1}{3}}[cos(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+2\pi} {3})+isin(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+2\pi}{3})]$ $=1(\frac{cos~\frac{\pi+4\pi}{2}}{3}+\frac{isin~\frac{\pi+4\pi}{2}}{3})$ $=1(\frac{cos~\frac{5\pi}{2}}{3}+\frac{isin~\frac{5\pi}{2}}{3})$ $=cos~\frac{5\pi}{6}+isin~\frac{5\pi}{6}$ $w_1=-\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}+\frac{1}{2}i$ for $k=2$ : By using formula; $w_k=1^{\frac{1}{3}}[cos(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+2k\pi} {3})+isin(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+2k\pi}{3})]$ $w_2=1^{\frac{1}{3}}[cos(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+2(2)\pi} {3})+isin(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+2(2)\pi}{3})]$ $=1^{\frac{1}{3}}[cos(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+4\pi} {3})+isin(\frac{\frac{\pi}{2}+4\pi}{3})]$ $=1(\frac{cos~\frac{\pi+8\pi}{2}}{3}+\frac{isin~\frac{\pi+8\pi}{2}}{3})$ $=1(\frac{cos~\frac{9\pi}{2}}{3}+\frac{isin~\frac{9\pi}{2}}{3})$ $=cos~\frac{9\pi}{6}+isin~\frac{9\pi}{6}$ $=(0)+i(-1)$ $w_2=-i$
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