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OpenStudy (anonymous):

find all the nth roots of z. leave in polar form 81e^60i n=4

zepdrix (zepdrix):

\[\Large\rm z=81e^{60\mathcal i}\]Is 60 in degrees? I'll assume that it is for now I guess.\[\Large\rm z=81e^{\frac{\pi}{3}\mathcal i}\]We can work with it in radians much easier. The thing to realize, and this is what allows us to find `multiple roots`, is that... |dw:1404594970023:dw|The 81 is telling us to go out in the real direction a distance of 81,

zepdrix (zepdrix):

|dw:1404595026767:dw|While the `Argument` of the exponential is telling us how far to rotate.

zepdrix (zepdrix):

|dw:1404595084775:dw|If we were to ADD 2pi to our angle, we would end up at the same location, yes?\[\Large\rm z=81e^{\mathcal i\left(\frac{\pi}{3}+2\pi\right)}\]

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