Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 8 - Section 8.3 - Polar Form of Complex Numbers; De Moivre's Theorem - 8.3 Exercises - Page 610: 57

Answer

$z_{1}z_{2} = 4(\displaystyle \cos\frac{\pi}{2}+i\sin\frac{\pi}{2})$ $z_{1}/z_{2}=\displaystyle \cos(-\frac{\pi}{6})+i\sin(-\frac{\pi}{6})$ $1/z_{1}=\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}[\cos(-\frac{\pi}{6})+i\sin(-\frac{\pi}{6})]$

Work Step by Step

$z_{1}z_{2}=r_{1}r_{2}[\cos(\theta_{1}+\theta_{2})+i\sin(\theta_{1}+\theta_{2})]$ $\displaystyle \frac{z_{1}}{z_{2}}=\frac{r_{1}}{r_{2}}[\cos(\theta_{1}-\theta_{2})+i\sin(\theta_{1}-\theta_{2})],\quad z_{2}\neq 0$ ----------------- $z_{1}=\sqrt{3}+i$, ($\theta_{1}$ in quadrant I), $r_{1}=\sqrt{3+1}=2$. $\displaystyle \tan\theta_{1}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \Rightarrow \displaystyle \theta_{1}=\frac{\pi}{6}$ $z_{2}=1+\sqrt{3}i$, ( $\theta_{2}$ in quadrant I ) $r_{1}=\sqrt{1+3}=2$. $\tan\theta_{2}=\sqrt{3} \Rightarrow \displaystyle \theta_{2}=\frac{\pi}{3}$ $z_{1}=2(\displaystyle \cos\frac{\pi}{6}+i\sin\frac{\pi}{6})$ and $z_{2}=2(\displaystyle \cos\frac{\pi}{3}+i\sin\frac{\pi}{3})$. $z_{1}z_{2} = 2\cdot 2 [\displaystyle \cos(\frac{\pi}{6}+\frac{\pi}{3})+i\sin(\frac{\pi}{6}+\frac{\pi}{3})]$ $z_{1}z_{2} = 4(\displaystyle \cos\frac{\pi}{2}+i\sin\frac{\pi}{2})$ $z_{1}/z_{2}=\displaystyle \frac{2}{2}[\cos(\frac{\pi}{6}-\frac{\pi}{3})+i\sin(\frac{\pi}{6}-\frac{\pi}{3})]$ $z_{1}/z_{2}=\displaystyle \cos(-\frac{\pi}{6})+i\sin(-\frac{\pi}{6})$ $1/z_{1}=\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}[\cos(-\frac{\pi}{6})+i\sin(-\frac{\pi}{6})]$
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