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Ch. 5 - Complex Numbers, Polar Coordinates and Parametric Equations
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Capitolo 5, Problema 5.2.53

In Exercises 53–64, use DeMoivre's Theorem to find the indicated power of the complex number. Write answers in rectangular form. [4(cos 15° + i sin 15°)]³

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Identify the complex number in polar form: \(4(\cos 15^\circ + i \sin 15^\circ)\), where the modulus \(r = 4\) and the argument \(\theta = 15^\circ\).
Recall DeMoivre's Theorem, which states that for a complex number in polar form, \((r(\cos \theta + i \sin \theta))^n = r^n (\cos n\theta + i \sin n\theta)\).
Apply DeMoivre's Theorem with \(n = 3\): compute the new modulus as \(r^3 = 4^3\) and the new argument as \(3 \times 15^\circ\).
Write the result in polar form: \(4^3 (\cos 45^\circ + i \sin 45^\circ)\).
Convert the polar form back to rectangular form using \(x = r^3 \cos 45^\circ\) and \(y = r^3 \sin 45^\circ\), so the rectangular form is $x + iy$.

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