How do you find the square root of #16(cos60^@+isin60^@)#? Precalculus Complex Numbers in Trigonometric Form Roots of Complex Numbers 1 Answer sjc Dec 22, 2016 #2sqrt3+2i# Explanation: #z=16(cos60^0+isin60^0)# #sqrtz=z^(1/2)=sqrt(16(cos60^0+isin60^0)# #z^(1/2)=4(cos60+isin60)^(1/2)# now using DeMoivre's theorem #(costheta+isintheta)^n=cosntheta+isinntheta, AA n in RR# #z^(1/2)=4(cos(60/2)+isin(60/2))# #z^(1/2)=4(cos30^0+isin30^0)# #z^(1/2)=4(sqrt3/2+i1/2)# #z^(1/2)=2sqrt3+2i# Answer link Related questions How do I find the cube root of a complex number? How do I find the fourth root of a complex number? How do I find the fifth root of a complex number? How do I find the nth root of a complex number? How do I find the square root of a complex number? What is the square root of #2i#? What is the cube root of #(sqrt3 -i)#? What are roots of unity? How do I find the square roots of #i#? How do you solve #6x^2-5x+3=0#? See all questions in Roots of Complex Numbers Impact of this question 7232 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License