Sunday, March 25, 2007

Solution to 35

Ok, this requires using the identity we proved in class:

[p*cis(a)]*[q*cis(b)]=(pq)*cis(a+b)

Remember that cis(a) means cos(a)+i*sin(a)

so, for polar form, apply the above formula:
12cis(11*pi/12)*(7/2)*cis(pi/4)=42*cis(7*pi/6)

For rectangular form, multiply this out:
42*(cos(7pi/6)+i*sin(7pi/6))=42*(-sqrt(3)/2-i/2)=-21*sqrt(3)-21i

There you go!

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