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: 62

Answer

$z_{1}z_{2} = 64(\displaystyle \cos\frac{\pi}{3}+i\sin\frac{\pi}{3})$ $z_{1}/z_{2}=\displaystyle \cos\frac{4\pi}{3}+i\sin\frac{4\pi}{3}$ $1/z_{1}=\displaystyle \frac{1}{8}(\cos\frac{11\pi}{6}-i\sin\frac{11\pi}{6})$

Work Step by Step

$z_{1}z_{2}=r_{1}r_{2}[\cos(\theta_{1}+\theta_{2})+i\sin(\theta_{1}+\theta_{2})]$ $\displaystyle \frac{z_{1}}{z_{2}}=\frac{r_{1}}{r_{2}}[\cos(\theta_{1}-\theta_{2})+i\sin(\theta_{1}-\theta_{2})],\quad z_{2}\neq 0$ ----------------- $z_{1}=4\sqrt{3}-4i$, $\theta_{1}$ terminates in quadrant III, $\displaystyle \tan\theta_{1}=\frac{-4}{4\sqrt{3}}=-\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \Rightarrow \displaystyle \theta_{1}=\frac{11\pi}{6}$, $r_{1}=\sqrt{(4\sqrt{3})^{2}+(-4)^{2}}=\sqrt{48+16}=8$. $z_{1}=8(\displaystyle \cos\frac{11\pi}{6}+i\sin\frac{11\pi}{6})$. $z_{2}=8i$, $\displaystyle \theta_{2}=\frac{\pi}{2}$, $r_{2}=8$, $z_{2}=8(\displaystyle \cos\frac{\pi}{2}+i\sin\frac{\pi}{2})$. $z_{1}z_{2} = 8\displaystyle \cdot 8[\cos(\frac{11\pi}{6}+\frac{\pi}{2})+i\sin(\frac{11\pi}{6}+\frac{\pi}{2})]$ $= 64(\displaystyle \cos\frac{\pi}{3}+i\sin\frac{\pi}{3})$, $z_{1}/z_{2}=\displaystyle \frac{8}{8}[\cos(\frac{11\pi}{6}-\frac{\pi}{2})+i\sin(\frac{11\pi}{6}-\frac{\pi}{2})]$ $=\cos\dfrac{4\pi}{3}+i\sin\dfrac{4\pi}{3}$, $1/z_{1}=\displaystyle \frac{1}{8}(\cos\frac{11\pi}{6}-i\sin\frac{11\pi}{6})$
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