Saturday, August 8, 2009

Use DeMoivre's Theorem to find the indicated power of the complex number. Write the result in standard form.


De Moivre's Theorem is used to compute the powers and roots of a complex number. The formula is:



To be able to apply it, convert the complex number z=-1+i to trigonometric form.Take note that that the trigonometric form of



is



where


   and    


Applying these two formulas, the values of r and theta of z=-1+i are:




Since x is negative and y is positive, theta is located at the second quadrant. So the equivalent positive angle of theta is:



Then, plug-in the values of r and theta to the trigonometric form




Now that z=-1+i is in trigonometric form, proceed to compute z^6 .



     


     


     


     


     



Therefore,   .

No comments:

Post a Comment

How does author Elie Wiesel use symbolism to contribute to the meaning of Night?

In his book Night , Elie Wiesel uses symbolism throughout to enhance the text. First of all, the title itself is symbolic. The word "ni...