Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Application of Trigonometry - Chapter 8 Test Prep - Review Exercises - Page 841: 68

Answer

$$8\left( {\cos 120^\circ + i\sin 120^\circ } \right)$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Rectangular Form }} - 4 + 4i\sqrt 3 \cr & {\text{Use }}r = \sqrt {{a^2} + {b^2}} {\text{ and }}\theta = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{b}{a}} \right),{\text{ so}} \cr & r = \sqrt {{{\left( { - 4} \right)}^2} + {{\left( {4\sqrt 3 } \right)}^2}} = 8 \cr & \theta = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{{4\sqrt 3 }}{{ - 4}}} \right) + 180^\circ \cr & \theta = 120^\circ \cr & {\text{write the vector in the trigonometric form }}r\left( {\cos \theta + i\sin \theta } \right) \cr & = 8\left( {\cos 120^\circ + i\sin 120^\circ } \right) \cr} $$
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