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21.3: Exercises

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    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    Plot the complex numbers in the complex plane.

    1. \(4+2i\)
    2. \(-3-5i\)
    3. \(6-2i\)
    4. \(-5+i\)
    5. \(-2i\)
    6. \(\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{2}i\)
    7. \(7\)
    8. \(i\)
    9. \(0\)
    10. \(2i-\sqrt{3}\)
    Answer

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    Exercise \(\PageIndex{2}\)

    Add, subtract, multiply, and divide, as indicated.

    1. \((5-2i)+(-2+6i)\)
    2. \((-9-i)-(5-3i)\)
    3. \((3+2i)\cdot (4+3i)\)
    4. \((-2-i)\cdot (-1+4i)\)
    5. \(\dfrac{2+3i}{2+i}\)
    6. \((5+5i)\div (2-4i)\)
    Answer
    1. \(3+4 i\)
    2. \(-14+2 i\)
    3. \(6+17 i\)
    4. \(6-7 i\)
    5. \(\dfrac{7}{5}+\dfrac{4}{5} i\)
    6. \(-\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{3}{2} i\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{3}\)

    Find the absolute value \(|a+bi|\) of the given complex number, and simplify your answer as much as possible.

    1. \(|4+3i|\)
    2. \(|1-2i|\)
    3. \(|-3i|\)
    4. \(|-2-6i|\)
    5. \(|\sqrt{8}-i|\)
    6. \(|-2\sqrt{3}-2i|\)
    7. \(|-5|\)
    8. \(|-\sqrt{17}+4\sqrt{2}i|\)
    Answer
    1. \(5\)
    2. \(\sqrt{5}\)
    3. \(3\)
    4. \(2 \sqrt{10}\)
    5. \(3\)
    6. \(4\)
    7. \(5\)
    8. \(7\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{4}\)

    Convert the complex number into polar form \(r(\cos(\theta)+i\sin(\theta))\).

    1. \(2+2i\)
    2. \(4\sqrt{3}+4i\)
    3. \(3-2i\)
    4. \(-5+5i\)
    5. \(4-3i\)
    6. \(-4+3i\)
    7. \(-\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{15}i\)
    8. \(\sqrt{7}-\sqrt{21}i\)
    9. \(-5-12i\)
    10. \(6i\)
    11. \(-10\)
    12. \(-\sqrt{3}+3i\)
    Answer
    1. \(2 \sqrt{2}\left(\cos \left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}\right)+i \sin \left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}\right)\right)\)
    2. \(8\left(\cos \left(\dfrac{\pi}{6}\right)+i \sin \left(\dfrac{\pi}{6}\right)\right)\)
    3. approximately \(\sqrt{13}(\cos (-.588)+i \sin (-.588))\) or \(\sqrt{13}(\cos (-.187 \pi)+i \sin (-.187 \pi))\)
    4. \(5 \sqrt{2}\left(\cos \left(\dfrac{3 \pi}{4}\right)+i \sin \left(\dfrac{3 \pi}{4}\right)\right)\)
    5. approximately \(5(\cos (-.644)+i \sin (-.644))\) or \(5(\cos (-.205 \pi)+i \sin (-.205 \pi))\)
    6. approximately \(5(\cos (2.498)+i \sin (2.498))\) or \(5(\cos (.795 \pi)+i \sin (.795 \pi))\)
    7. \(2 \sqrt{5}\left(\cos \left(\dfrac{4 \pi}{3}\right)+i \sin \left(\dfrac{4 \pi}{3}\right)\right)\)
    8. \(2 \sqrt{7}\left(\cos \left(-\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)+i \sin \left(-\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)\right)\)
    9. approximately \(13(\cos (4.318)+i \sin (4.318))\) or \(13(\cos (1.374 \pi)+i \sin (1.374 \pi))\)
    10. \(6\left(\cos \left(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\right)+i \sin \left(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\right)\right)\)
    11. \(10(\cos (\pi)+i \sin (\pi))\)
    12. \(2 \sqrt{3}\left(\cos \left(\dfrac{2 \pi}{3}\right)+ i \sin \left(\dfrac{2 \pi}{3}\right)\right)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{5}\)

    Convert the complex number into the standard form \(a+bi\).

    1. \(6(\cos(134^\circ)+i\sin(134^\circ))\)
    2. \(\dfrac 1 2 \left(\cos\left(\dfrac \pi {17}\right)+i\sin\left(\dfrac \pi {17}\right)\right)\)
    3. \(2(\cos(270^\circ)+i\sin(270^\circ))\)
    4. \(\cos\left(\dfrac{\pi} 6\right)+i\sin\left(\dfrac{\pi}6\right)\)
    5. \(10\left(\cos\left(\dfrac{7\pi}{6}\right)+i\sin\left(\dfrac{7\pi}{6}\right)\right)\)
    6. \(6 \left(\cos\left(-\dfrac{5\pi}{12}\right)+i\sin\left(-\dfrac{5\pi}{12}\right)\right)\)
    Answer
    1. approximately \(-4.168+4.316 i\)
    2. approximately \(.491+0.0919 i\)
    3. \(-2 i\)
    4. \(\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}+\dfrac{1}{2} i\)
    5. \(-5 \sqrt{3}-5 i\)
    6. approximately \(1.553-5 / 796 i\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{6}\)

    Multiply the complex numbers and write the answer in standard form \(a+bi\).

    1. \(4(\cos(27^\circ)+i\sin(27^\circ)) \cdot 10(\cos(33^\circ)+i\sin(33^\circ))\)
    2. \(7\left(\cos\left(\dfrac{2\pi}{9}\right)+i\sin\left(\dfrac{2\pi}{9}\right)\right) \cdot 6\left(\cos\left(\dfrac{\pi}{9}\right)+i\sin\left(\dfrac{\pi}{9}\right)\right)\)
    3. \(\left(\cos\left(\dfrac{13\pi}{12}\right)+i\sin\left(\dfrac{13\pi}{12}\right)\right) \cdot \left(\cos\left(\dfrac{-11\pi}{12}\right)+i\sin\left(\dfrac{-11\pi}{12}\right)\right)\)
    4. \(8\left(\cos\left(\dfrac{3\pi}{7}\right)+i\sin\left(\dfrac{3\pi}{7}\right)\right) \cdot 1.5\left(\cos\left(\dfrac{4\pi}{7}\right)+i\sin\left(\dfrac{4\pi}{7}\right)\right)\)
    5. \(0.2(\cos(196^\circ)+i\sin(196^\circ)) \cdot 0.5(\cos(88^\circ)+i\sin(88^\circ))\)
    6. \(4\left(\cos\left(\dfrac{7\pi}{8}\right)+i\sin\left(\dfrac{7\pi}{8}\right)\right) \cdot 0.25\left(\cos\left(\dfrac{-5\pi}{24}\right)+i\sin\left(\dfrac{-5\pi}{24}\right)\right)\)
    Answer
    1. \(40\left(\cos \left(60^{\circ}\right)+i \sin \left(60^{\circ}\right)\right)=20+20 \sqrt{3} i\)
    2. \(42\left(\cos \left(\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)+i \sin \left(\dfrac{\pi}{3}\right) \right)=21+21 \sqrt{3} i\)
    3. \(\cos \left(\dfrac{\pi}{6}\right)+i \sin \left(\dfrac{\pi}{6}\right)=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}+\dfrac{1}{2} i\)
    4. \(12(\cos (\pi)+i \sin (\pi))=-12\)
    5. \(.1\left(\cos \left(284^{\circ}\right)+i \sin \left(284^{\circ}\right)\right) \approx .0242-.0970 i\)
    6. \(\cos \left(\dfrac{2 \pi}{3}\right)+i \sin \left(\dfrac{2 \pi}{3}\right)=-\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2} i\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{7}\)

    Divide the complex numbers and write the answer in standard form \(a+bi\).

    1. \(\displaystyle\frac{18(\cos(\frac{\pi}{2})+i\sin(\frac{\pi}{2}))}{3(\cos(\frac{\pi}{6})+i\sin(\frac{\pi}{6}))}\)
    2. \(\displaystyle\frac{10(\cos(254^\circ)+i\sin(254^\circ))}{15(\cos(164^\circ)+i\sin(164^\circ))}\)
    3. \(\displaystyle\frac{\sqrt{24}(\cos(\frac{11\pi}{14})+i\sin(\frac{11\pi}{14}))}{\sqrt{6}(\cos(\frac{2\pi}{7})+i\sin(\frac{2\pi}{7}))}\)
    4. \(\displaystyle\frac{\cos(\frac{8\pi}{5})+i\sin(\frac{8\pi}{5})}{2(\cos(\frac{\pi}{10})+i\sin(\frac{\pi}{10}))}\)
    5. \(\displaystyle\frac{42(\cos(\frac{7\pi}{4})+i\sin(\frac{7\pi}{4}))}{7(\cos(\frac{5\pi}{12})+i\sin(\frac{5\pi}{12}))}\)
    6. \(\displaystyle\frac{30(\cos(-175^\circ)+i\sin(-175^\circ))}{18(\cos(144^\circ)+i\sin(144^\circ))}\)
    Answer
    1. \(6(\cos (\pi / 3)+i \sin (\pi / 3))=3+3 \sqrt{3} i\)
    2. \(\dfrac{2}{3}\left(\cos \left(90^{\circ}\right)+i \sin \left(90^{\circ}\right)\right)=\dfrac{2}{3} i\)
    3. \(2(\cos (\pi / 2)+i \sin (\pi / 2))=2 i\)
    4. \(\dfrac{1}{2}\left(\cos \left(\dfrac{3 \pi}{2}\right)+i \sin \left(\dfrac{3 \pi}{2}\right)\right)=-\dfrac{1}{2} i\)
    5. \(6\left(\cos \left(\dfrac{4 \pi}{3}\right)+i \sin \left(\dfrac{4 \pi}{3}\right)\right)=-3-3 \sqrt{3} i\)
    6. \(\dfrac{5}{3}\left(\cos \left(-319^{\circ}\right)+i \sin \left(-319^{\circ}\right)\right) \approx 1.258+1.093 i\)

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