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11.9: Polar Coordinates and Complex Numbers

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    10.1 Polar Coordinates

    Homework 10-1

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    9. \(\left(5, \dfrac{3\pi}{4}\right)\)

    11. \((1, \pi)\)

    13. \(\left(3, \dfrac{4\pi}{3}\right)\)

    15. \(\left(2, \dfrac{\pi}{12}\right)\)

    17. \((-3, 3\sqrt{3})\)

    19. \(\left(\dfrac{3}{\sqrt{2}},\dfrac{-3}{\sqrt{2}}\right)\)

    21. \((-2.15,-1.06)\)

    23. \((-0.14,-1.99)\)

    25. \(\left(7\sqrt{2}, \dfrac{\pi}{4}\right)\)

    27. \(\left(2\sqrt{2}, \dfrac{11\pi}{6}\right)\)

    29. \(\left(\sqrt{13}, \pi + \tan ^{-1} \dfrac{2}{3}\right)\)

    31. \((2,\pi)\)

    33.

    a \(\left(-2, \dfrac{11 \pi}{6}\right)\)

    b \(\left(2, \dfrac{-7 \pi}{6}\right)\)

    35.

    a \((-3,0)\)

    b \((3,-\pi)\)

    37.

    a \((-2.3,2.06)\)

    b \((2.3,-1.08)\)

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    45. \(r \geq 0, \dfrac{\pi}{6} \leq \theta \leq \dfrac{\pi}{3}\)

    47. \(r \geq 1, \dfrac{\pi}{2} \leq \theta \leq \pi\)

    49. \(-1 \leq r \leq 1, \dfrac{3 \pi}{4} \leq \theta \leq \pi\)

    51. \(x^2+y^2=2\)

    53. \(x^2+y^2=4 x\)

    55. \(y = 1\)

    57. \(y = 2x\)

    59. \(x^2+y^2=3 x\)

    61. \(x^2=4-4 y\)

    63. \(2x + y = 1\)

    65. \(r=2 \sec \theta\)

    67. \(2 r^2=\sec \theta \csc \theta\)

    69. \(r=4 \cot \theta \csc \theta\)

    71. \(r = 4\)

    73.

    \begin{aligned}
    d & =\sqrt{\left(x_2-x_1\right)^2+\left(y_2-y_1\right)^2} \\
    & =\sqrt{\left(r_2 \cos \theta_2-r_1 \cos \theta_1\right)^2+\left(r_2 \sin \theta_2-r_1 \sin \theta_1\right)^2} \\
    & =\sqrt{r_2^2 \cos ^2 \theta_2-2 r_2 r_1 \cos \theta_2 \cos \theta_1+r_1^2 \cos ^2 \theta_1+r_2^2 \sin ^2 \theta_2-2 r_2 r_1 \sin \theta_2 \sin \theta_1+r_1^2 \sin ^2 \theta_1} \\
    & =\sqrt{r_2^2+r_1^2-2 r_2 r_1\left(\cos \theta_2 \cos \theta_1-\sin \theta_2 \sin \theta_1\right)} \\
    &= \sqrt{r_1^2+r_2^2-2r_1r_2\cos(\theta_2 - \theta_1)}
    \end{aligned}

    10.2 Polar Graphs

    Homework 10-2

    1.

    a Screen Shot 2023-02-28 at 1.40.12 AM.png \(k\) is the radius

    b \(x^2 + y^2 = 1, x^2 + y^2 = 4, x^2 + y^2 = 9\)

    3.

    a Screen Shot 2023-02-28 at 1.40.20 AM.png \(\tan k\) is the slope

    b \(y = \dfrac{x}{\sqrt{3}}, y = \sqrt{3} x, y = -\sqrt{3}x, y = \dfrac{x}{\sqrt{3}}\)

    5.

    \(\theta\) 0 \(\dfrac{\pi}{4}\) \(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{4}\) \(\pi\) \(\dfrac{5\pi}{4}\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{2}\) \(\dfrac{7\pi}{4}\)
    \(r=2\) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
    \(\theta\) 0 \(\dfrac{\pi}{4}\) \(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{4}\) \(\pi\) \(\dfrac{5\pi}{4}\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{2}\) \(\dfrac{7\pi}{4}\)
    \(r=-2\) -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2

    The graph of \(r=2\) begins at the right-most point (and proceeds counter-clockwise); the graph of \(r=-2\) begins at the left-most point.

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    7.

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    b

    \(\theta\) \(\pi\) \(\dfrac{5\pi}{4}\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{2}\) \(\dfrac{7\pi}{4}\) \(2\pi\)
    \(r\) -4 \(-2\sqrt{2}\) 0 \(2\sqrt{2}\) 4

    The graph is traced again.

    c center: (2,0), radius: 2

    d \((x-2)^2 + y^2 = 4\)

    9.

    a Screen Shot 2023-02-28 at 1.54.27 AM.png

    b For \(a > 0\), \(a\) is the radius of a circle centered on the positive \(y\)-axis; for \(a < 0\), \(|a|\) is the radius of a circle centered on the negative \(y\)-axis.

    11.

    a Screen Shot 2023-02-28 at 1.58.50 AM.png

    \(\theta\) 0 \(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\) \(\pi\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{2}\) \(2\pi\)
    \(r\) 1 2 1 0 1

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    \(\theta\) 0 \(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\) \(\pi\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{2}\) \(2\pi\)
    \(r\) -1 0 -1 -2 -1

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    \(\theta\) 0 \(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\) \(\pi\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{2}\) \(2\pi\)
    \(r\) 1 0 1 2 1

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    \(\theta\) 0 \(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\) \(\pi\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{2}\) \(2\pi\)
    \(r\) -1 -2 -1 0 -1

    13.

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    \(\theta\) 0 \(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\) \(\pi\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{2}\) \(2\pi\)
    \(r\) 3 2 1 2 3

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    \(\theta\) 0 \(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\) \(\pi\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{2}\) \(2\pi\)
    \(r\) 1 2 3 2 1

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    \(\theta\) 0 \(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\) \(\pi\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{2}\) \(2\pi\)
    \(r\) 3 1 -1 1 3

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    \(\theta\) 0 \(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\) \(\pi\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{2}\) \(2\pi\)
    \(r\) -1 1 3 1 -1

    15.

    a Screen Shot 2023-02-28 at 2.17.35 AM.png

    There are \(n\) petals if \(n\) is odd, and \(2 n\) petals if \(n\) is even.

    b

    \(n=2: \dfrac{\pi}{4}, \dfrac{3 \pi}{4}, \dfrac{5 \pi}{4}, \dfrac{7 \pi}{4} ;\)

    \(n=3: \dfrac{\pi}{6}, \dfrac{5 \pi}{6}, \dfrac{3 \pi}{2} ;\)

    \(n=4: \dfrac{\pi}{8}, \dfrac{3 \pi}{8}, \dfrac{5 \pi}{8}, \dfrac{7 \pi}{8}, \dfrac{9 \pi}{8}, \dfrac{11 \pi}{8}, \dfrac{13 \pi}{8}, \dfrac{15 \pi}{8} ;\)

    \(n=5: \dfrac{\pi}{10}, \dfrac{\pi}{2}, \dfrac{9 \pi}{10}, \dfrac{13 \pi}{10}, \dfrac{17 \pi}{10}\)

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    \(a\) is the length of the petal.

    17.

    a \(r = \pm 3 \sqrt{\cos 2 \theta}\)

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    c \(a\) is the length of the loop.

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    21.

    a

    \(\theta\) 0 \(\dfrac{\pi}{12}\) \(\dfrac{\pi}{6}\) \(\dfrac{\pi}{4}\) \(\dfrac{\pi}{3}\) \(\dfrac{5\pi}{12}\) \(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\) \(\dfrac{7\pi}{12}\) \(\dfrac{2\pi}{3}\)
    \(3 \theta\) 0 \(\dfrac{\pi}{4}\) \(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{4}\) \(\pi\) \(\dfrac{5\pi}{4}\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{2}\) \(\dfrac{7\pi}{4}\) \(2\pi\)
    \(r\) 0 \(\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\) 1 \(\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\) 0 \(\dfrac{-\sqrt{2}}{2}\) -1 \(\dfrac{-\sqrt{2}}{2}\) 0

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    b

    \(\theta\) 0 \(\dfrac{\pi}{12}\) \(\dfrac{\pi}{6}\) \(\dfrac{\pi}{4}\) \(\dfrac{\pi}{3}\) \(\dfrac{5\pi}{12}\) \(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\) \(\dfrac{7\pi}{12}\) \(\dfrac{2\pi}{3}\)
    \(3 \theta\) 0 \(\dfrac{\pi}{4}\) \(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{4}\) \(\pi\) \(\dfrac{5\pi}{4}\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{2}\) \(\dfrac{7\pi}{4}\) \(2\pi\)
    \(r\) 0 \(\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\) 1 \(\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\) 0 \(\dfrac{-\sqrt{2}}{2}\) -1 \(\dfrac{-\sqrt{2}}{2}\) 0

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    23.

    a

    \(\theta\) 0 \(\dfrac{\pi}{4}\) \(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{4}\) \(\pi\) \(\dfrac{5\pi}{4}\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{2}\) \(\dfrac{7\pi}{4}\) \(2\pi\)
    \(y\) 4 \(2 + \sqrt{2}\) 2 \(2-\sqrt{2}\) 0 \(2-\sqrt{2}\) 2 \(2+\sqrt{2}\) 4

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    b

    \(\theta\) 0 \(\dfrac{\pi}{4}\) \(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{4}\) \(\pi\) \(\dfrac{5\pi}{4}\) \(\dfrac{3\pi}{2}\) \(\dfrac{7\pi}{4}\) \(2\pi\)
    \(y\) 4 \(2+\sqrt{2}\) 2 \(2-\sqrt{2}\) 0 \(2-\sqrt{2}\) 2 \(2+\sqrt{2}\) 4

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    25. circle

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    27. line

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    29. circle

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    31. cardioid

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    33. limaçon

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    25. rose

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    37. rose

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    39. limaçon

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    41. lemniscate

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    43. circle

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    45. arcs of a circle

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    47. semicircle

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    49. rose

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    51. cardioid

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    53. parabola

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    55. ellipse

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    57. hyperbola

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    59. \(r=2+2 \cos \theta\)

    61. \(r=3 \sin 5 \theta\)

    63. \(r=5 \sin \theta\)

    65. \(r=1+2 \cos \theta\)

    67. \((0,0),\left(\dfrac{1}{2}, \dfrac{\pi}{3}\right),\left(\dfrac{1}{2}, \dfrac{5 \pi}{3}\right)\)

    69. \((0,0), \left(\dfrac{3}{\sqrt{2}}, \dfrac{\pi}{4}\right), \left(\dfrac{-3}{\sqrt{2}}, \dfrac{5 \pi}{4}\right)\)

    71. \(\left(1, \dfrac{\pi}{2}\right), \left(1, \dfrac{3 \pi}{2}\right)\)

    73. \(\left(\dfrac{4+\sqrt{2}}{2}, \dfrac{3 \pi}{4}\right),\left(\dfrac{4-\sqrt{2}}{2}, \dfrac{7 \pi}{4}\right)\)

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    83. The curve has \(n\) large loops and \(n\) small loops.

    10.3 Complex Numbers

    Homework 10-3

    1.

    a \(5 i-4\)

    b \(-4+i\)

    c \(\dfrac{-5}{6}-\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{6} i\)

    3. \(-3 \pm 2 i\)

    5. \(\dfrac{1}{6} \pm \dfrac{\sqrt{11}}{6} i\)

    7. \(13+4 i\)

    9. \(-0.8+3.8 i\)

    11. \(20-10 i\)

    13. \(-14+34 i\)

    15. \(46+14 i \sqrt{3}\)

    17. 52

    19. \(-2-2 i\)

    21. \(-1 + 4i\)

    23. \(\dfrac{35}{3}+\dfrac{20}{3} i\)

    25. \(\dfrac{-25}{29} + \dfrac{10}{29}i\)

    27. \(\dfrac{3}{4} - \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{4}i\)

    29. \(\dfrac{-2}{3} + \dfrac{\sqrt{5}}{3}i\)

    31. \(i\)

    33.

    a -1

    b 1

    c \(-i\)

    d -1

    35.

    a 0

    b 0

    37.

    a 0

    b 0

    39.

    a 0

    b 0

    41. \(4z^2 + 49\)

    43. \(x^2+6x+10\)

    45. \(v^2-8c+17\)

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    59. \((a+b i)(c+d i)=a c+a d i+b c i+b d i^2=(a c-b d)+(a d+b c) i\)

    61.

    \begin{aligned}
    z_1+z_2 &= (a+b i)+(c+d i)=(a+c)+(b+d) i \\
    &= (c+a)+(d+b) i=(c+d i)+(a+b i)=z_2+z_1 \\ \\
    z_1 z_2 & =(a+b i)(c+d i)=(a c-b d)+(a d+b c) i \\
    & =(c a-d b)+(d a+c b) i=z_2 z_1
    \end{aligned}

    63.

    a \(z+\bar{z}=(a+b i)+(a-b i)=2 a ; \quad z-\bar{z}=(a+b i)-(a-b i)=-2 b i\)

    b \(z \bar{z}=(a+b i)(a-b i)=a^2+b^2=|z|^2\)

    65. No. Let \(t=i\) and \(z=-i\). Then \(w=t+z=i-i=0\), so \(|w|=0\), but \(|t|+|z|=|i|+|-i|=1+1=2\).

    67.

    a \(2-\sqrt{5}\)

    b \(x^2-4 x-1=0\)

    69.

    a \(4+3 i\)

    b \(x^2-8 x+25=0\)

    71. \(x^4-6 x^3+23 x^2-50 x+50=0\)

    73. \(x^4-7 x^3+20 x^2-19 x+13=0\)

    10.4 Polar Form for Complex Numbers

    Homework 10-4

    1. \(1, i,-1,-i, 1\)

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    3. \(1+2 i,-2+i\)

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    5. \(-3+3 i \sqrt{3}\)

    7. \(-1+i\)

    9. \(2.34-4.21 i\)

    11. \(-5.07+10.88 i\)

    13. \(3\left(\cos \dfrac{\pi}{2}+i \sin \dfrac{\pi}{2}\right), 3\left(\cos \dfrac{3 \pi}{2}+i \sin \dfrac{3 \pi}{2}\right)\)

    15. \(2 \sqrt{3}\left(\cos \dfrac{7 \pi}{6}+i \sin \dfrac{7 \pi}{6}\right), 2 \sqrt{3}\left(\cos \dfrac{11 \pi}{6}+i \sin \dfrac{11 \pi}{6}\right)\)

    17. \(4.47(\cos 2.68+i \sin 2.68), \quad 4.47(\cos 5.82+i \sin 5.82)\)

    19. \(8.60(\cos 5.78+i \sin 5.78), \quad 8.60(\cos 0.51+i \sin 0.51)\)

    21. \(5(\cos 0.93+i \sin 0.93), \quad 5(\cos 5.36+i \sin 5.36), \quad 5(\cos 2.21+i \sin 2.21), \quad 5(\cos 4.07+i \sin 4.07)\)

    23. If \(z=r(\cos \theta+i \sin \theta)\), then \(\bar{z}=r(\cos (2 \pi-\theta)+i \sin (2 \pi-\theta)\)

    25. \(z_1 z_2=2\left(\cos \dfrac{\pi}{6}+i \sin \dfrac{\pi}{6}\right)=\sqrt{3}+i ; \dfrac{z_1}{z_2}=8\left(\cos \dfrac{\pi}{2}+i \sin \dfrac{\pi}{2}\right)=8 i\)

    27. \(z_1 z_2=6\left(\cos \dfrac{9 \pi}{10}+i \sin \dfrac{9 \pi}{10}\right); \dfrac{z_1}{z_2}=\dfrac{3}{2}\left(\cos \dfrac{3 \pi}{10}+i \sin \dfrac{3 \pi}{10}\right)\)

    29. \(z_1 z_2=8 ; \dfrac{z_1}{z_2}=\dfrac{1}{2}\)

    31. \(z_1 z_2=4 \sqrt{2}\left(\cos \dfrac{7 \pi}{12}+i \sin \dfrac{7 \pi}{12}\right) ;\dfrac{z_1}{z_2}=2 \sqrt{2}\left(\cos \dfrac{13 \pi}{12}+i \sin \dfrac{13 \pi}{12}\right)\)

    33. \(-128 - 128 i\)

    35. \(-128 - 128 \sqrt{3} i \)

    37. \(512 + 512 \sqrt{3} i \)

    39. \(\dfrac{1}{4} + \dfrac{1}{4} i\)

    41. \(\dfrac{-\sqrt{2}}{8}-\dfrac{\sqrt{6}}{8} i\)

    43.

    a \(3\left(\cos \dfrac{\pi}{4}+i \sin \dfrac{\pi}{4}\right), 3\left(\cos \dfrac{3 \pi}{4}+i \sin \dfrac{3 \pi}{4}\right)\)

    b \(\dfrac{3}{\sqrt{2}}+\dfrac{3}{\sqrt{2}} i, \quad \dfrac{-3}{\sqrt{2}}-\dfrac{3}{\sqrt{2}} i\)

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    45.

    a

    \begin{aligned}
    & 2,2\left(\cos \frac{2 \pi}{5}+i \sin \frac{2 \pi}{5}\right) \text {, } \\
    & 2\left(\cos \frac{4 \pi}{5}+i \sin \frac{4 \pi}{5}\right) \text {, } \\
    & 2\left(\cos \frac{6 \pi}{5}+i \sin \frac{6 \pi}{5}\right) \text {, } \\
    & 2\left(\cos \frac{8 \pi}{5}+i \sin \frac{8 \pi}{5}\right) \\
    \end{aligned}

    b \(2, 0.618 + 1.9i, −1.618 + 1.176i, −1.618 − 1.176i, 0.618 − 1.902i\)

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    47.

    a

    \begin{aligned}
    &4 \left( \cos \dfrac{\pi}{18} + i \sin \dfrac{\pi}{18} \right), \\
    &4 \left( \cos \dfrac{13\pi}{18} + i \sin \dfrac{13\pi}{18} \right), \\
    &4 \left( \cos \dfrac{25\pi}{18} + i \sin \dfrac{25\pi}{18}\right)
    \end{aligned}

    b \(1.97 + 0.347i, − 1.286 + 1.532i, − 0.684 − 1.879i\)

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    49. \(|z|=|\cos \theta+i \sin \theta|=\sqrt{\cos ^2 \theta+\sin ^2 \theta}=1\)

    51.

    a \(1,\left(\cos \dfrac{2 \pi}{3}+i \sin \dfrac{2 \pi}{3}\right),\left(\cos \dfrac{4 \pi}{3}+i \sin \dfrac{4 \pi}{3}\right)\)

    b \(1, i,-1,-i\)

    c \(1,\left(\cos \dfrac{2 \pi}{5}+i \sin \dfrac{2 \pi}{5}\right),\left(\cos \dfrac{4 \pi}{5}+i \sin \dfrac{4 \pi}{5}\right),\left(\cos \dfrac{6 \pi}{5}+i \sin \dfrac{6 \pi}{5}\right),\left(\cos \dfrac{8 \pi}{5}+i \sin \dfrac{8 \pi}{5}\right)\)

    d \(1,\left(\cos \dfrac{\pi}{3}+i \sin \dfrac{\pi}{3}\right),\left(\cos \dfrac{2 \pi}{3}+i \sin \dfrac{2 \pi}{3}\right),-1,\left(\cos \dfrac{4 \pi}{3}+i \sin \dfrac{4 \pi}{3}\right),\left(\cos \dfrac{5 \pi}{3}+i \sin \dfrac{5 \pi}{3}\right)\)

    53. \(\left(\omega_k\right)^n=1^n\left(\cos n \cdot \dfrac{2 \pi k}{n}+i \sin n \cdot \dfrac{2 \pi k}{n}\right)=1(\cos 2 \pi k+i \sin 2 \pi k)=1\)

    55.

    \begin{aligned}
    &8^{1 / 4}\left(\cos \dfrac{3 \pi}{8}+i \sin \dfrac{3 \pi}{8}\right), \\
    &8^{1 / 4}\left(\cos \dfrac{5 \pi}{8}+i \sin \dfrac{5 \pi}{8}\right), \\
    &8^{1 / 4}\left(\cos \dfrac{11 \pi}{8}+i \sin \dfrac{11 \pi}{8}\right), \\
    &8^{1 / 4}\left(\cos \dfrac{13 \pi}{8}+i \sin \dfrac{13 \pi}{8}\right)
    \end{aligned}

    57.

    \begin{aligned}
    &\sqrt{2}, \sqrt{2}\left(\cos \dfrac{\pi}{3}+i \sin \dfrac{\pi}{3}\right), \\
    &\sqrt{2}\left(\cos \dfrac{2 \pi}{3}+i \sin \dfrac{2 \pi}{3}\right), \quad -\sqrt{2},\\
    &\sqrt{2}\left(\cos \dfrac{4 \pi}{3}+i \sin \dfrac{4 \pi}{3}\right) \\
    &\sqrt{2}\left(\cos \dfrac{5 \pi}{3}+i \sin \dfrac{5 \pi}{3}\right)
    \end{aligned}

    59.

    \begin{aligned}
    & \sqrt{2}\left(\cos \dfrac{\pi}{3}+i \sin \dfrac{\pi}{3}\right) \\
    & \sqrt{2}\left(\cos \dfrac{2 \pi}{3}+i \sin \dfrac{2 \pi}{3}\right) \\
    & \sqrt{2}\left(\cos \dfrac{4 \pi}{3}+i \sin \dfrac{4 \pi}{3}\right) \\
    & \sqrt{2}\left(\cos \dfrac{5 \pi}{3}+i \sin \dfrac{5 \pi}{3}\right)
    \end{aligned}

    61.

    a \(\cos ^2 \theta-\sin ^2 \theta+(2 \sin \theta \cos \theta) i\)

    b \(\cos 2 \theta+i \sin 2 \theta\)

    c \(\sin 2 \theta=2 \sin \theta \cos \theta ; \quad \cos 2 \theta=\cos ^2 \theta-\sin ^2 \theta\)

    63.

    a \(\dfrac{b}{a}\)

    b \(\dfrac{-a}{b}\)

    c \(-1, \dfrac{\pi}{2}\)

    65.

    a \(z_1 z_2=(a c-b d)+(a d+b c) i\)

    b \(a=r \cos \alpha, b=r \sin \alpha, c=R \cos \beta, d=R \sin \beta\)

    c \((a c-b d)+(a d+b c) i=(r R \cos \alpha \cos \beta-r R \sin \alpha \sin \beta)+(r R \cos \alpha \sin \beta+r R \sin \alpha \cos \beta) i\)

    d \(r R(\cos (\alpha+\beta)+i \sin (\alpha+\beta))\)

    10.5 Chapter Summary and Review

    Review Problems

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    5. \(\left(\dfrac{-\sqrt{2}}{2}, \dfrac{-\sqrt{2}}{2}\right)\)

    7. (0.241, −3.391)

    9. \(\left(3 \sqrt{2}, \dfrac{3 \pi}{4}\right)\)

    11. \(\left(\sqrt{29}, \tan ^{-1}\left(\dfrac{-2}{5}\right)+\right.2 \pi)\)

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    17. \(x^2+y^2=1\)

    19. \(x^2+y^2=(2 x+6)^2\)

    21. \(r \cos \theta+r \sin \theta=2\)

    23. \(\tan \theta=r\)

    25. Circle of radius 3 centered at the origin

    27. Circle of radius 3 centered at (3, 0)

    29. \(r = 4\)

    31. \(r=4 \cos \theta\)

    33. \(\left(4, \dfrac{\pi}{6}\right), \quad\left(4, \dfrac{5 \pi}{6}\right)\)

    35. \(\left(2 \sqrt{2}, \dfrac{3 \pi}{4}\right)\) and the pole

    37. \(4-3 i\)

    39. \(-2+4 i\)

    41.

    a 1

    b 1

    43.

    a -44

    b -44

    45. \((2 \pm i)^2-4(2 \pm i)+5=(4 \pm 4 i-1)-(8 \pm 4 i)+5=0\)

    47. \(z^2+4 z+5\)

    49. \(s^2-10 s+41\)

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    53.

    a \(-1-7 i\)

    b \(x^2+2 x+50=0\)

    55.

    a \(3+\sqrt{2} i\)

    b \(x^2-6 x+11=0\)

    57. \(5 \sqrt{3}-5 i\)

    59. \(5+5 i\)

    61. \(3 \sqrt{2}\left(\cos \dfrac{7 \pi}{4}+i \sin \dfrac{7 \pi}{4}\right)\)

    63. \(5(\cos \pi+i \sin \pi)\)

    65. \(2\left(\cos \dfrac{4 \pi}{3}+i \sin \dfrac{4 \pi}{3}\right)\)

    67.

    \begin{aligned}
    z_1 z_2 & =16(\cos \pi+i \sin \pi) \\
    &= 4\left(\cos \dfrac{-2 \pi}{3}+i \sin \dfrac{-2 \pi}{3}\right) \\
    &=-2-2 \sqrt{3} i
    \end{aligned}

    69.

    \begin{aligned}
    z_1 z_2 & =\dfrac{5}{2}\left(\cos \dfrac{-\pi}{3}+i \sin \dfrac{-\pi}{3}\right), \\
    &=\dfrac{5}{4}-\dfrac{5 \sqrt{3}}{2} i \\
    \dfrac{z_1}{z_2} & =10\left(\cos \dfrac{-5 \pi}{6}+i \sin \dfrac{-5 \pi}{6}\right) \\
    & =-5 \sqrt{3}-5 i
    \end{aligned}

    71. 1

    73. \(\dfrac{-1}{100}\)

    75.

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    b \(-2\sqrt{2} + 2\sqrt{2}i, 2\sqrt{2} - 2\sqrt{2} i\)

    77.

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    b \(3i, \quad \dfrac{-3\sqrt{3}}{2} - \dfrac{3}{2} i, \quad \dfrac{3\sqrt{3}}{2} - \dfrac{3}{2} i\)

    79. \(3 (\cos \theta + i \sin \theta)\), for \(\theta = \dfrac{\pi}{6}, \dfrac{\pi}{2}, \dfrac{5\pi}{6}, \dfrac{7\pi}{6}, \dfrac{3\pi}{2}, \dfrac{11\pi}{6}\)

    81. \(\sqrt{2} (\cos \theta + i \sin \theta )\), for \(\theta = \dfrac{\pi}{3}, \dfrac{2\pi}{3}, \dfrac{4\pi}{3}, \dfrac{5\pi}{3}\)


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