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 801: 37

Answer

$-2- i \ 2 \sqrt 3$

Work Step by Step

The given complex number can be written in the rectangular form as follows: $r (\cos \theta +i \sin \theta) = a+i b$ Where, $a=r \cos \theta ; b =r \sin \theta $ Since, $\theta= 240^{\circ}$ is in the Third Quadrant , so the reference angle $= 240^{\circ}-180^{\circ}=60^{\circ}$ Therefore, $4 (\cos 240^{\circ} +i \sin 240^{\circ}) = 4(- \dfrac{1}{2}-i \dfrac{\sqrt 3}{2} ) \\ =-2- i \ 2 \sqrt 3$
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