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: 99

Answer

$$1.9563 + 0.4158i$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \frac{{45\left( {\cos \frac{{2\pi }}{3} + i\sin \frac{{2\pi }}{3}} \right)}}{{22.5\left( {\cos \frac{{3\pi }}{5} + i\sin \frac{{3\pi }}{5}} \right)}} \cr & {\text{Use the quotient theorem}} \cr & = \frac{{45}}{{22.5}}\left[ {\cos \left( {\frac{{2\pi }}{3} - \frac{{3\pi }}{5}} \right) + i\sin \left( {\frac{{2\pi }}{3} - \frac{{3\pi }}{5}} \right)} \right] \cr & = 2.027\left( {\cos \frac{\pi }{{15}} + i\sin \frac{\pi }{{15}}} \right) \cr & {\text{Use a calculator }}\left( {{\text{radian mode}}} \right) \cr & \approx 1.9563 + 0.4158i \cr} $$
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