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OpenStudy (anonymous):

need help with de moivre's theorum? fan+medal

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Use DeMoivre's Theorem to write the complex number in trigonometric form. \[(1-i \sqrt{3})^{3}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[z=x+iy=r\exp(i\theta)\] \[r=\sqrt{x^2+y^2}~~\Rightarrow~~r=\sqrt{1^2+(-\sqrt3)^2}=2\\ \theta=\tan^{-1}\frac{y}{x}~~\Rightarrow~~\theta=\tan^{-1}\frac{-\sqrt3}{1}=-\frac{\pi}{3}\] So, \[1-i\sqrt3=2\exp\left(-i\frac{\pi}{3}\right)\] By DeMoivre's Theorem, \[(1-i\sqrt3)^2=\left(2\exp\left(-i\frac{\pi}{3}\right)\right)^2=4\exp\left(-i\frac{2\pi}{3}\right)=4\left(\cos\frac{2\pi}{3}-i\sin\frac{2\pi}{3}\right)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks :)

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