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 802: 100

Answer

$$2.0732 + 2.1684i$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \frac{{30\left( {\cos \frac{{2\pi }}{5} + i\sin \frac{{2\pi }}{5}} \right)}}{{10\left( {\cos \frac{\pi }{7} + i\sin \frac{\pi }{7}} \right)}} \cr & {\text{Use the quotient theorem}} \cr & = \frac{{30}}{{10}}\left[ {\cos \left( {\frac{{2\pi }}{5} - \frac{\pi }{7}} \right) + i\sin \left( {\frac{{2\pi }}{5} - \frac{\pi }{7}} \right)} \right] \cr & = 3\left[ {\cos \left( {\frac{{9\pi }}{{35}}} \right) + i\sin \left( {\frac{{9\pi }}{{35}}} \right)} \right] \cr & {\text{Use a calculator }}\left( {{\text{radian mode}}} \right) \cr & \approx 2.0732 + 2.1684i \cr} $$
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