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Example Question #1 : De Moivre's Theorem And Finding Roots Of Complex Numbers
Simplify using De Moivre's Theorem:
We can use DeMoivre's formula which states:
Now plugging in our values of
and we get the desired result.
Example Question #1 : De Moivre's Theorem And Finding Roots Of Complex Numbers
Evaluate using De Moivre's Theorem:
First, convert this complex number to polar form.
Since the point has a positive real part and a negative imaginary part, it is located in quadrant IV, so the angle is
.This gives us
To evaluate, use DeMoivre's Theorem:
DeMoivre's Theorem is
We apply it to our situation to get:
simplifying
, is coterminal with since it is an even multiple of
Example Question #2 : De Moivre's Theorem And Finding Roots Of Complex Numbers
Use De Moivre's Theorem to evaluate
.
First convert this point to polar form:
Since this number has a negative imaginary part and a positive real part, it is in quadrant IV, so the angle is
We are evaluating
Using DeMoivre's Theorem:
DeMoivre's Theorem is
We apply it to our situation to get:
which is coterminal with since it is an odd multiplie
Example Question #3 : De Moivre's Theorem And Finding Roots Of Complex Numbers
Use De Moivre's Theorem to evaluate
.
First, convert the complex number to polar form:
Since both the real and the imaginary parts are positive, the angle is in quadrant I, so it is
This means we're evaluating
Using DeMoivre's Theorem:
DeMoivre's Theorem is
We apply it to our situation to get.
First, evaluate
. We can split this into which is equivalent to[We can re-write the middle exponent since
is equivalent to ]This comes to
Evaluating sine and cosine at
is equivalent to evaluating them at sinceThis means our expression can be written as:
Example Question #4 : De Moivre's Theorem And Finding Roots Of Complex Numbers
Find all fifth roots of
.
Begin by converting the complex number to polar form:
Next, put this in its generalized form, using k which is any integer, including zero:
Using De Moivre's theorem, a fifth root of
is given by:
Assigning the values
will allow us to find the following roots. In general, use the values .
These are the fifth roots of
.Example Question #5 : De Moivre's Theorem And Finding Roots Of Complex Numbers
Find all cube roots of 1.
Begin by converting the complex number to polar form:
Next, put this in its generalized form, using k which is any integer, including zero:
Using De Moivre's theorem, a fifth root of 1 is given by:
Assigning the values
will allow us to find the following roots. In general, use the values .
These are the cube roots of 1.
Example Question #2 : Complex Numbers/Polar Form
Find all fourth roots of
.
Begin by converting the complex number to polar form:
Next, put this in its generalized form, using k which is any integer, including zero:
Using De Moivre's theorem, a fifth root of
is given by:
Assigning the values
will allow us to find the following roots. In general, use the values .
These are the fifth roots of
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