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: 97

Answer

$$30.8580 + 18.5414i$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \left( {12\operatorname{cis} 18.5^\circ } \right)\left( {3\operatorname{cis} 12.5^\circ } \right) \cr & {\text{Multiply use the product theorem}} \cr & = 12 \times 3\operatorname{cis} \left( {18.5^\circ + 12.5^\circ } \right) \cr & = 36\operatorname{cis} \left( {31^\circ } \right) \cr & {\text{Write in trigonometric form}} \cr & = 36\left[ {\cos 31^\circ + i\sin 31^\circ } \right] \cr & {\text{Use a calculator}} \cr & \approx 30.8580 + 18.5414i \cr} $$
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