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Ch. 5 - Complex Numbers, Polar Coordinates and Parametric Equations
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Capitolo 5, Problema 5.2.56

In Exercises 53–64, use DeMoivre's Theorem to find the indicated power of the complex number. Write answers in rectangular form. [2(cos 40° + i sin 40°)]³

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Identify the complex number in polar form: \(2(\cos 40^\circ + i \sin 40^\circ)\), where the modulus \(r = 2\) and the argument \(\theta = 40^\circ\).
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 \(3 \times 40^\circ\).
Write the resulting complex number in polar form: \(2^3 (\cos 120^\circ + i \sin 120^\circ)\).
Convert the polar form back to rectangular form by calculating \(2^3 \cos 120^\circ\) for the real part and \(2^3 \sin 120^\circ\) for the imaginary part, then express the answer as $a + bi$.

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