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: 94

Answer

$$3i$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \frac{{ - 3\sqrt 2 + 3i\sqrt 6 }}{{\sqrt 6 + i\sqrt 2 }} \cr & {\text{Convert the numerator and the denominator to trigonometric form}} \cr & - 3\sqrt 2 + 3i\sqrt 6 \cr & r = \sqrt {{{\left( { - 3\sqrt 2 } \right)}^2} + {{\left( {3\sqrt 2 } \right)}^2}} = 6\sqrt 2 \cr & \theta = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{{3\sqrt 6 }}{{ - 3\sqrt 2 }}} \right) = - {60^ \circ } \cr & \theta = - {60^ \circ } + {180^ \circ } = {120^ \circ } \cr & - 3\sqrt 2 + 3i\sqrt 6 = 6\sqrt 2 \left( {\cos \left( {{{120}^ \circ }} \right) + i\sin \left( {{{120}^ \circ }} \right)} \right) \cr & \cr & \sqrt 6 + i\sqrt 2 \cr & r = \sqrt {{{\left( {\sqrt 6 } \right)}^2} + {{\left( {\sqrt 2 } \right)}^2}} = 2\sqrt 2 \cr & \theta = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{{\sqrt 2 }}{{\sqrt 6 }}} \right) = {30^ \circ } \cr & \sqrt 6 + i\sqrt 2 = 2\sqrt 2 \left( {\cos \left( {{{30}^ \circ }} \right) + i\sin \left( {{{30}^ \circ }} \right)} \right) \cr & \cr & {\text{Then,}} \cr & \frac{{ - 3\sqrt 2 + 3i\sqrt 6 }}{{\sqrt 6 + i\sqrt 2 }} = \frac{{6\sqrt 2 \left( {\cos \left( {{{120}^ \circ }} \right) + i\sin \left( {{{120}^ \circ }} \right)} \right)}}{{2\sqrt 2 \left( {\cos \left( {{{30}^ \circ }} \right) + i\sin \left( {{{30}^ \circ }} \right)} \right)}} \cr & {\text{Using the Quotient Theorem}} \cr & = 3\left[ {\cos \left( {{{120}^ \circ } - {{30}^ \circ }} \right) + i\sin \left( {{{120}^ \circ } - {{30}^ \circ }} \right)} \right] \cr & {\text{Simplify}} \cr & = 3\left[ {\cos \left( {{{90}^ \circ }} \right) + i\sin \left( {{{90}^ \circ }} \right)} \right] \cr & {\text{Write in Rectangular form}} \cr & = 3\left( {0 + i} \right) \cr & = 3i \cr} $$
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