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: 92

Answer

$$\frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{4}i$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \frac{1}{{2 - 2i}} \cr & {\text{Convert the numerator and the denominator to trigonometric form}} \cr & 1 = \left( {\cos {0^ \circ } + i\sin {0^ \circ }} \right) \cr & 1 + i = 2\sqrt 2 \left( {\cos {{315}^ \circ } + i\sin {{315}^ \circ }} \right) \cr & {\text{Then,}} \cr & \frac{{ - i}}{{1 + i}} = \frac{{\cos {0^ \circ } + i\sin {0^ \circ }}}{{2\sqrt 2 \left( {\cos {{315}^ \circ } + i\sin {{315}^ \circ }} \right)}} \cr & {\text{Using the Quotient Theorem}} \cr & = \frac{1}{{2\sqrt 2 }}\left[ {\cos \left( {{0^ \circ } - {{315}^ \circ }} \right) + i\sin \left( {{0^ \circ } - {{315}^ \circ }} \right)} \right] \cr & {\text{Simplify}} \cr & = \frac{1}{{2\sqrt 2 }}\left[ {\cos \left( { - {{315}^ \circ }} \right) + i\sin \left( { - {{315}^ \circ }} \right)} \right] \cr & = \frac{1}{{2\sqrt 2 }}\left[ {\cos \left( {{{315}^ \circ }} \right) - i\sin \left( {{{315}^ \circ }} \right)} \right] \cr & {\text{Write in Rectangular form}} \cr & = \frac{1}{{2\sqrt 2 }}\left( {\frac{{\sqrt 2 }}{2} - \left( { - \frac{{\sqrt 2 }}{2}} \right)i} \right) \cr & = \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{4}i \cr} $$
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