Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Polar Coordinates; Vectors - Chapter Review - Chapter Test - Page 636: 11

Answer

$\frac{z}{w}=\frac{2}{3}(\cos({53^\circ)}+i\sin{53^\circ}))$.

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: $\frac{z}{w}=\frac{2}{3}(\cos({85^\circ-22^\circ)}+i\sin({85^\circ-22^\circ}))\\\frac{z}{w}=\frac{2}{3}(\cos({53^\circ)}+i\sin{53^\circ}))$.
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