Monday, June 20, 2011

`-7 + 4i` Write the trigonometric form of the number.

`-7+4i`


The trigonometric form of a complex number z=x+yi is:


`z=r(cos theta + i sintheta)`


where


`r=sqrt(x^2+y^2)`


and


`theta= tan^(-1)y/x`


Applying these formulas, the values of r and theta pf x=-7+4i are:


`r=sqrt((-7)^2+4^2)=sqrt(49+16)=sqrt65`


`theta=tan^(-1) (-7)/4=-29.744813^o`


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


`theta =180^o +(-29.744813^o)=150.2551870^o`


Rounding off to two decimal places, it becomes:


`theta=150.26^o`


Plugging the values of r and theta to the trigonometric form yields:


`z=sqrt65(cos 150.26^o + isin 150.26^o)`



Therefore, the trigonometric form of `-7+4i` is `sqrt65(cos 150.26^o + isin150.26^o)` .

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