Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Polar Coordinates; Vectors - 9.3 The Complex Plane; De Moivre's Theorem - 9.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 594: 35

Answer

$zw=8(\cos({60^\circ)}+i\sin{(60^\circ})$ and $\frac{z}{w}=\frac{1}{2}(\cos({20^\circ)}+i\sin{20^\circ})$.

Work Step by Step

We know that if $z=a(\cos{\alpha}+i\sin{\alpha})$ and $w=b(\cos{\beta}+i\sin{\beta})$, then $zw=ab(\cos({\alpha+\beta)}+i\sin{(\alpha+\beta})$ and $\frac{z}{w}=\frac{a}{b}(\cos({\alpha-\beta)}+i\sin{(\alpha-\beta})$. Hence here: $zw=(2)(4)(\cos({40^\circ+20^\circ)}+i\sin{(40^\circ+20^\circ})\\zw=8(\cos({60^\circ)}+i\sin{(60^\circ})$ and $\frac{z}{w}=\frac{2}{4}(\cos({40^\circ-20^\circ)}+i\sin{40^\circ-20^\circ})\\\frac{z}{w}=\frac{1}{2}(\cos({20^\circ)}+i\sin{20^\circ})$.
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