Accedmychevron_right11thchevron_rightmathchevron_rightComplex Numberschevron_rightExercise 1.5

Solution

For z=r(cosθ+isinθ)z=r(\cos\theta+i\sin\theta):

x=rcosθ,y=rsinθ x=r\cos\theta,\quad y=r\sin\theta

(i) 4(cos5π3+isin5π3)4\left(\cos\dfrac{5\pi}{3}+i\sin\dfrac{5\pi}{3}\right)

cos5π3=12,sin5π3=32\cos\frac{5\pi}{3}=\frac{1}{2},\quad \sin\frac{5\pi}{3}=-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} z=4(1232i)=223i\boxed{z=4\left(\frac{1}{2}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}i\right)=2-2\sqrt{3}\,i}

(ii) 32(cos7π6+isin7π6)\dfrac{3}{2}\left(\cos\dfrac{7\pi}{6}+i\sin\dfrac{7\pi}{6}\right)

cos7π6=32,sin7π6=12\cos\frac{7\pi}{6}=-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2},\quad \sin\frac{7\pi}{6}=-\frac{1}{2} z=32(3212i)=33434i\boxed{z=\frac{3}{2}\left(-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}-\frac{1}{2}i\right)=-\frac{3\sqrt{3}}{4}-\frac{3}{4}i}

(iii) z=7, arg(z)=23π12|z|=7,\ \arg(z)=\dfrac{23\pi}{12}

23π12=2ππ12\frac{23\pi}{12}=2\pi-\frac{\pi}{12} cos23π12=cosπ12=6+24,sin23π12=sinπ12=624\cos\frac{23\pi}{12}=\cos\frac{\pi}{12}=\frac{\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2}}{4},\quad \sin\frac{23\pi}{12}=-\sin\frac{\pi}{12}=-\frac{\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{2}}{4} z=7(6+24624i)=7(6+2)47(62)4i\boxed{z=7\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2}}{4}-\frac{\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{2}}{4}i\right)=\frac{7(\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2})}{4}-\frac{7(\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{2})}{4}i}

(iv) z=11, arg(z)=11π12|z|=11,\ \arg(z)=-\dfrac{11\pi}{12}

11π12=π+π12-\frac{11\pi}{12}=-\pi+\frac{\pi}{12} cos(11π12)=cosπ12=6+24\cos\left(-\frac{11\pi}{12}\right)=-\cos\frac{\pi}{12}=-\frac{\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2}}{4} sin(11π12)=sin(11π12)=sinπ12=624\sin\left(-\frac{11\pi}{12}\right)=-\sin\left(\frac{11\pi}{12}\right)=-\sin\frac{\pi}{12}=-\frac{\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{2}}{4} z=11(6+24624i)=11(6+2)411(62)4i\boxed{z=11\left(-\frac{\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2}}{4}-\frac{\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{2}}{4}i\right)=-\frac{11(\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2})}{4}-\frac{11(\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{2})}{4}i}

(v) z=103, arg(z)=17π12|z|=\dfrac{10}{3},\ \arg(z)=-\dfrac{17\pi}{12}

17π12=π5π12-\frac{17\pi}{12}=-\pi-\frac{5\pi}{12} cos(17π12)=cos(π+5π12)=cos5π12=264\cos\left(-\frac{17\pi}{12}\right)=\cos\left(\pi+\frac{5\pi}{12}\right)=-\cos\frac{5\pi}{12}=\frac{\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{6}}{4} sin(17π12)=sin(π+5π12)=sin5π12=6+24\sin\left(-\frac{17\pi}{12}\right)=-\sin\left(\pi+\frac{5\pi}{12}\right)=\sin\frac{5\pi}{12}=\frac{\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2}}{4} z=103(264+6+24i)=5(26)6+5(6+2)6i\boxed{z=\frac{10}{3}\left(\frac{\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{6}}{4}+\frac{\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2}}{4}i\right)=\frac{5(\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{6})}{6}+\frac{5(\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2})}{6}i}

(vi) 2cos(33)+i2sin(33)2\cos(-33^\circ)+i\,2\sin(-33^\circ)

cos(33)=cos33,sin(33)=sin33\cos(-33^\circ)=\cos 33^\circ,\quad \sin(-33^\circ)=-\sin 33^\circ z=2cos33i2sin33\boxed{z=2\cos 33^\circ- i\,2\sin 33^\circ}