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: 75

Answer

$-\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2048}-\frac{1}{2048}i$

Work Step by Step

See p. 606, If $z=r(\cos\theta+i\sin\theta)$, then for any integer $n$ $z^{n}=r^{n}(\cos n\theta+i\sin n\theta)$ ----------- $z=2\sqrt{3}+2i$ $\theta$ terminates in quadrant I, $r=\sqrt{4\cdot 3+4}=\sqrt{16}=4,$ $\displaystyle \tan\theta=\frac{2}{2\sqrt{3}}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3} \Rightarrow \displaystyle \theta=\frac{\pi}{6}$. $z=4(\displaystyle \cos\frac{\pi}{6}+i\sin\frac{\pi}{6})$ $z^{-5}=4^{-5}(\displaystyle \cos(-5\cdot\frac{\pi}{6})+i\sin(-5\cdot\frac{\pi}{6}))$ $=\displaystyle \frac{1}{1024}(\cos(\frac{5\pi}{6})-i\sin(\frac{5\pi}{6}))$ $=\displaystyle \frac{1}{1024}(-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}-\frac{1}{2}i)$ $=-\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2048}-\frac{1}{2048}i$
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