Trigonometry 7th Edition

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.3 - Products and Quotients in Trigonometric Form - 8.3 Problem Set - Page 439: 13

Answer

In standard form, $z_{1}z_{2}=(1+i\sqrt 3)(-\sqrt 3+i)=-\sqrt 3-3i+i+i^{2}\sqrt 3=-2\sqrt 3-2i$ In trigonometric form, $z_{1}=1+i\sqrt 3=|z_{1}|(\cos60^{\circ}+isin60^{\circ})=2(\cos60^{\circ}+sin60^{\circ})$ $z_{2}=-\sqrt 3+i=2(\cos150^{\circ}+isin150^{\circ})= 2(\cos150^{\circ}+sin150^{\circ})$ Therefore, $z_{1}z_{2}=r_{1}r_{2}[\cos(\theta_{1}+\theta_{2})+i\sin(\theta_{1}+\theta_{2})]$ =$4 (cos210^{\circ}+isin210^{\circ})$ Check $4(cos210^{\circ}+isin210^{\circ})=4(-\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}-i\frac{1}{2})=-2\sqrt 3-2i$ which matches with the previous result of the standard form.

Work Step by Step

In standard form, $z_{1}z_{2}=(1+i\sqrt 3)(-\sqrt 3+i)=-\sqrt 3-3i+i+i^{2}\sqrt 3=-2\sqrt 3-2i$ In trigonometric form, $z_{1}=1+i\sqrt 3=|z_{1}|(\cos60^{\circ}+isin60^{\circ})=2(\cos60^{\circ}+sin60^{\circ})$ $z_{2}=-\sqrt 3+i=2(\cos150^{\circ}+isin150^{\circ})= 2(\cos150^{\circ}+sin150^{\circ})$ Therefore, $z_{1}z_{2}=r_{1}r_{2}[\cos(\theta_{1}+\theta_{2})+i\sin(\theta_{1}+\theta_{2})]$ =$4 (cos210^{\circ}+isin210^{\circ})$ Check $4(cos210^{\circ}+isin210^{\circ})=4(-\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}-i\frac{1}{2})=-2\sqrt 3-2i$ which matches with the previous result of the standard form.
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