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 611: 101

Answer

The identity is verified. $\frac{z_1}{z_2}=\frac{r_1}{r_2}~[cos(θ_1-θ_2)+i~sin(θ_1-θ_2)]$

Work Step by Step

Remember: $cos(θ_1-θ_2)=cos~θ_1~cos~θ_2+~sin~θ_1~sin~θ_2$ $sin(θ_1-θ_2)=sin~θ_1~cos~θ_2-cos~θ_1~sin~θ_2$ $\frac{z_1}{z_2}=\frac{r_1(cos~θ_1+i~sin~θ_1)}{r_2(cos~θ_2+i~sin~θ_2)}=\frac{r_1(cos~θ_1+i~sin~θ_1)}{r_2(cos~θ_2+i~sin~θ_2)}\frac{cos~θ_2-i~sin~θ_2}{cos~θ_2-i~sin~θ_2}=\frac{r_1(cos~θ_1~cos~θ_2-i~cos~θ_1~sin~θ_2+i~sin~θ_1~cos~θ_2-i^2~sin~θ_1~sin~θ_2)}{r_2(cos^2~θ_2-i^2~sin^2~θ_2)}=\frac{r_1[(cos~θ_1~cos~θ_2+~sin~θ_1~sin~θ_2)+i(sin~θ_1~cos~θ_2-cos~θ_1~sin~θ_2)]}{r_2(cos^2~θ_2+~sin^2~θ_2)}=\frac{r_1[cos(θ_1-θ_2)+i~sin(θ_1-θ_2)]}{r_2}=\frac{r_1}{r_2}~[cos(θ_1-θ_2)+i~sin(θ_1-θ_2)]$
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