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Ch. 5 - Complex Numbers, Polar Coordinates and Parametric Equations
Blitzer - Trigonometry 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 5, Problema 27

In Exercises 25–29, use DeMoivre's Theorem to find the indicated power of the complex number. Write answers in rectangular form. [1/2 (cos π/14 + i sin π/14)]⁷

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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 \(r^n (\cos (n\theta) + i \sin (n\theta))\).
Identify the given complex number's modulus and argument: here, \(r = 12\) and \(\theta = \frac{\pi}{14}\), and the power to raise it to is \(n = 7\).
Apply DeMoivre's Theorem by raising the modulus to the 7th power: calculate \(r^7 = 12^7\) (do not compute the exact value, just express it as \$12^7$).
Multiply the argument by 7 to find the new angle: \(7 \times \frac{\pi}{14} = \frac{7\pi}{14} = \frac{\pi}{2}\).
Write the result in rectangular form using the cosine and sine of the new angle: \(12^7 \left( \cos \frac{\pi}{2} + i \sin \frac{\pi}{2} \right)\), then express \(\cos \frac{\pi}{2}\) and \(\sin \frac{\pi}{2}\) in their exact values to get the rectangular form.

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