How can you use trigonometric functions to simplify 25e2π3i into a non-exponential complex number?

1 Answer
Mar 23, 2016

25e2π3i=252+25i32

Explanation:

reiθ=r(cosθ+isinθ)
25e2π3ir=25,θ=(2π3)
25e2π3i=25(cos(2π3)+isin(2π3))
25e2π3i=25cos(2π3)+25isin(2π3)
25e2π3i=252+25i32