What is the trigonometric form of (7+8i)?

1 Answer
Dec 21, 2015

z=113(cosθ+isinθ),θ=πarctan87

Explanation:

We search for z=7+8i=r(cosθ+isinθ),r=|z|,θ=arg z

7=rcosθ

8=rsinθ

72+82=113=r2

87=tanθ;π2<θ<π

tan(πθ)=sin(πθ)cos(πθ)=sinθcosθ=tanθ=87

θ=πarctan87