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Ch. 5 - Complex Numbers, Polar Coordinates and Parametric Equations
Blitzer - Trigonometry 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 5, Problema 25

In Exercises 25–29, use DeMoivre's Theorem to find the indicated power of the complex number. Write answers in rectangular form. [2(cos 20° + i sin 20°)]³

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Identify the complex number in trigonometric form: \(2(\cos 20^\circ + i \sin 20^\circ)\), where the modulus \(r = 2\) and the argument \(\theta = 20^\circ\).
Recall DeMoivre's Theorem, which states that for a complex number in polar form \(r(\cos \theta + i \sin \theta)\), its \(n\)th power is given by \(r^n (\cos n\theta + i \sin n\theta)\).
Apply DeMoivre's Theorem with \(n = 3\): compute the new modulus as \(r^3 = 2^3\) and the new argument as \(3 \times 20^\circ\).
Write the resulting complex number in trigonometric form: \(2^3 (\cos 60^\circ + i \sin 60^\circ)\).
Convert the trigonometric form to rectangular form by calculating \(2^3 \cos 60^\circ\) for the real part and \(2^3 \sin 60^\circ\) for the imaginary part, then express the answer as $a + bi$.

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