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: 101

Answer

$$ - 3.7588 - 1.3681i$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\left[ {2\operatorname{cis} \frac{{5\pi }}{9}} \right]^2} \cr & {\text{Write in trigonometric form}} \cr & = {\left[ {2\left( {\cos \frac{{5\pi }}{9} + i\sin \frac{{2\pi }}{5}} \right)} \right]^2} \cr & {\text{Use the power property}} \cr & {\text{ = }}{{\text{2}}^2}{\left( {\cos \frac{{5\pi }}{9} + i\sin \frac{{2\pi }}{5}} \right)^2} \cr & = 4\left[ {\cos 2\left( {\frac{{5\pi }}{9}} \right) + i\sin 2\left( {\frac{{2\pi }}{5}} \right)} \right] \cr & = 4\left( {\cos \frac{{10\pi }}{9} + i\sin \frac{{10\pi }}{9}} \right) \cr & {\text{Use a calculator }}\left( {{\text{radian mode}}} \right) \cr & = - 3.7588 - 1.3681i \cr} $$
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