How do you multiply e^(( 7 pi )/ 4 i) * e^( 3 pi/2 i ) in trigonometric form?

1 Answer
Mar 2, 2016

e^(7pi/4i)=(cos(7pi/4)+isin(7pi/4))=1/sqrt2-i(1/sqrt2)

e^(3pi/2i)=(cos(3pi/2)+isin(3pi/2))=-i.

Explanation:

Trigonometric form of e^(7pi/4i) can be written as

(cos(7pi/4)+isin(7pi/4))

As cos(7pi/4)=cos(-pi/4)=cos(pi/4)=1/sqrt2 and sin(7pi/4)=sin(-pi/4)=sin(pi/4)=-1/sqrt2

e^(7pi/4i) can be written as 1/sqrt2-i(1/sqrt2)

and that of e^(3pi/2i) can be written as

(cos(3pi/2)+isin(3pi/2)) and as cos(3pi/2)=0 and sin(pi/2)=-1,

e^(3pi/2i) can be written as -i