How do you write the following in trigonometric form and perform the operation given 52+3i?

1 Answer
Jun 3, 2017

52+3i=1013i1513

Explanation:

Here two numbers are involved

One is 5 which is easy to write in trigonometric form as

5=5(1+i0)=5(cos0+isin0) or 5ei0

For 2+3i, we know 22+32=4+9=13

Hence 2+3i=13(213+i313)

Now let sinα=313 and cosα=213, then

2+3i=13(cosα+isinα)=5eiα

and 52+3i=5ei013eiα

= 513×e0iα=513eiα

= 513(cos(α)+isin(α))

= 513(cosαisinα)

= 513(213i×313)

= 513(23i)=1013i1513