Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Application of Trigonometry - 8.5 Trigonometric (Polar) Form of Complex Numbers: Products and Quotients - 8.5 Exercises - Page 800: 6

Answer

$$\left( {\bf{a}} \right) - \sqrt 3 - i,\,\,\left( {\bf{b}} \right)\,\,2\left( {\cos 210^\circ + i\sin 210^\circ } \right)$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{From the graph we can see that the coordinates of the vector are}} \cr & {\text{ }}x = - \sqrt 3 \,{\text{and }}y = - 1 \cr & \cr & \left( {\text{a}} \right){\text{ Its rectangular form is}} \cr & z = x + yi \cr & z = - \sqrt 3 - i \cr & \cr & \left( {\text{b}} \right){\text{ Its trigonometric }}\left( {{\text{polar}}} \right){\text{ form}} \cr & z = - \sqrt 3 - i \cr & {\text{Use }}r = \sqrt {{y^2} + {y^2}} {\text{ and }}\theta = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{y}{x}} \right),{\text{ so}} \cr & r = \sqrt {{{\left( { - \sqrt 3 } \right)}^2} + {{\left( { - 1} \right)}^2}} = \sqrt 4 = 2 \cr & \theta = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{{ - 1}}{{ - \sqrt 3 }}} \right) + 180 \cr & \theta = 210^\circ \cr & {\text{write the vector in the trigonometric form }}r\left( {\cos \theta + i\sin \theta } \right) \cr & = 2\left( {\cos 210^\circ + i\sin 210^\circ } \right) \cr} $$
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