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OpenStudy (lovelyharmonics):

help with trig

OpenStudy (lovelyharmonics):

express the complex number in trigonomic form. -4i

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

start by finding the magnitude, \(r\) and the angle \(\theta \)

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

can you plot `-4i` in complex plane ?

OpenStudy (lovelyharmonics):

whats a complex plane? .-.

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

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OpenStudy (lovelyharmonics):

.-. why is there no x and y?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

its exact analogous to the xy plane : x axis --> Real axis y axis --> Imaginary axis

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

-4i = 0 + (-4)i

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

Notice that Real part = 0, and Imaginary part = -4

OpenStudy (lovelyharmonics):

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ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

very good try :) but no ! careful -4 is `imaginary` and the imaginary axis the Vertical...

OpenStudy (lovelyharmonics):

okay... but i dont need to graph it /).(\ i just need a thing with cos and sin in it. how do i get that?

OpenStudy (lovelyharmonics):

@ganeshie8

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

graphing is the fast method here

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

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