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: 74

Answer

$-72+72\sqrt{3}i$

Work Step by Step

See p. 606, If $z=r(\cos\theta+i\sin\theta)$, then for any integer $n$ $z^{n}=r^{n}(\cos n\theta+i\sin n\theta)$ ----------- $z=3+\sqrt{3}i$ $\theta$ terminates in quadrant I, $r=\sqrt{9+3}=\sqrt{12}=2\sqrt{3},$ $\displaystyle \tan\theta=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3} \Rightarrow \displaystyle \theta=\frac{\pi}{6}$. $z=2\displaystyle \sqrt{3}(\cos\frac{\pi}{6}+i\sin\frac{\pi}{6})$ $z^{4}=(2\displaystyle \sqrt{3})^{4}(\cos(4\cdot\frac{\pi}{6})+i\sin(4\cdot\frac{\pi}{6}))$ $=2^{4}3^{2}(\displaystyle \cos(\frac{2\pi}{3})+i\sin(\frac{2\pi}{3}))$ $=16\displaystyle \cdot 9(-\frac{1}{2}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}i)$ $=-72+72\sqrt{3}i$
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