Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Application of Trigonometry - Test - Page 844: 23

Answer

$2cis67.5^\circ,2cis157.5^\circ,2cis247.5^\circ,2cis337.5^\circ$

Work Step by Step

1. Let $z=-16i=16(-i)=2^4(cos270^\circ+i\ sin270^\circ)$, we have the fourth roots as $z_k=\sqrt[4] z=2(cos(\frac{360k+270}{4})^\circ+i\ sin(\frac{360k+270}{4})^\circ)$ where $k=0,1,2,3$ 2. For $k=0$, $z_0=2(cos67.5^\circ+i\ sin67.5^\circ)=2cis67.5^\circ$ 3. For $k=1$, $z_1=2(cos157.5^\circ+i\ sin157.5^\circ)=2cis157.5^\circ$ 4. For $k=2$, $z_2=2(cos247.5^\circ+i\ sin247.5^\circ)=2cis247.5^\circ$ 5. For $k=3$, $z_3=2(cos337.5^\circ+i\ sin337.5^\circ)=2cis337.5^\circ$
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