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: 93

Answer

$$\sqrt 3 + i$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \frac{{2\sqrt 6 - 2i\sqrt 2 }}{{\sqrt 2 - i\sqrt 6 }} \cr & {\text{Convert the numerator and the denominator to trigonometric form}} \cr & 2\sqrt 6 - 2i\sqrt 2 \cr & r = \sqrt {{{\left( {2\sqrt 6 } \right)}^2} + {{\left( { - 2\sqrt 2 } \right)}^2}} = 4\sqrt 2 \cr & \theta = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{{ - 2\sqrt 2 }}{{2\sqrt 6 }}} \right) = - {30^ \circ } \cr & 2\sqrt 6 - 2i\sqrt 2 = 4\sqrt 2 \left( {\cos \left( { - {{30}^ \circ }} \right) + i\sin \left( { - {{30}^ \circ }} \right)} \right) \cr & \cr & \sqrt 2 - i\sqrt 6 \cr & r = \sqrt {{{\left( {\sqrt 2 } \right)}^2} + {{\left( { - \sqrt 6 } \right)}^2}} = 2\sqrt 2 \cr & \theta = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{{ - \sqrt 6 }}{{\sqrt 2 }}} \right) = - {60^ \circ } \cr & \sqrt 2 - i\sqrt 6 = 2\sqrt 2 \left( {\cos \left( { - {{60}^ \circ }} \right) + i\sin \left( { - {{60}^ \circ }} \right)} \right) \cr & \cr & {\text{Then,}} \cr & \frac{{2\sqrt 6 - 2i\sqrt 2 }}{{\sqrt 2 - i\sqrt 6 }} = \frac{{4\sqrt 2 \left( {\cos \left( { - {{30}^ \circ }} \right) + i\sin \left( { - {{30}^ \circ }} \right)} \right)}}{{2\sqrt 2 \left( {\cos \left( { - {{60}^ \circ }} \right) + i\sin \left( { - {{60}^ \circ }} \right)} \right)}} \cr & {\text{Using the Quotient Theorem}} \cr & = \frac{{4\sqrt 2 }}{{2\sqrt 2 }}\left[ {\cos \left( { - {{30}^ \circ } + {{60}^ \circ }} \right) + i\sin \left( { - {{30}^ \circ } + {{60}^ \circ }} \right)} \right] \cr & {\text{Simplify}} \cr & = 2\left[ {\cos \left( {{{30}^ \circ }} \right) + i\sin \left( {{{30}^ \circ }} \right)} \right] \cr & {\text{Write in Rectangular form}} \cr & = 2\left( {\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2} + \frac{1}{2}i} \right) \cr & = \sqrt 3 + i \cr} $$
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