How do you add (7+9i)+(2+i) in trigonometric form?

1 Answer
Oct 24, 2016

=181(cos(0.83798)+isin(0.83798))

Explanation:

It is usually easier to simplify cartesian form and then convert to trigonometric afterwards,

(7+9i)+(2+i)

9+10i

now we convert to trigonometric.

9+10i=rcis(θ)

r=92+102

r=181

θ=tan1(109)

θ=0.83798

giving us,

(7+9i)+(2+i)=181cis(0.83798)

or in expanded form,

=181(cos(0.83798)+isin(0.83798))