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Ch. 5 - Complex Numbers, Polar Coordinates and Parametric Equations
Blitzer - Trigonometry 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 5, Problema 67

In Exercises 65–68, find all the complex roots. Write roots in polar form with θ in degrees. The complex cube roots of 8(cos 210° + i sin 210°)

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Identify the given complex number in polar form: \(8(\cos 210^\circ + i \sin 210^\circ)\), where the modulus \(r = 8\) and the argument \(\theta = 210^\circ\).
Recall that the cube roots of a complex number \(r(\cos \theta + i \sin \theta)\) are given by the formula: \(\sqrt[3]{r} \left( \cos \frac{\theta + 360^\circ k}{3} + i \sin \frac{\theta + 360^\circ k}{3} \right)\), where \(k = 0, 1, 2\).
Calculate the cube root of the modulus: \(\sqrt[3]{8} = 2\).
For each value of \(k = 0, 1, 2\), compute the argument of each root using \(\frac{210^\circ + 360^\circ k}{3}\).
Write each root in polar form as \(2 \left( \cos \theta_k + i \sin \theta_k \right)\), where \(\theta_k\) are the arguments found in the previous step.

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Complex Numbers in Polar Form

Complex numbers can be expressed in polar form as r(cos θ + i sin θ), where r is the magnitude and θ is the argument (angle). This form simplifies multiplication, division, and finding roots by working with magnitudes and angles separately.
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