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Ch. 5 - Complex Numbers, Polar Coordinates and Parametric Equations
Blitzer - Trigonometry 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 5, Problema 71

In Exercises 69–76, find all the complex roots. Write roots in rectangular form. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth. The complex fifth roots of 32

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Recognize that the problem asks for the complex fifth roots of 32, which means we want to find all complex numbers \(z\) such that \(z^5 = 32\).
Express 32 in polar (trigonometric) form. Since 32 is a positive real number, it can be written as \(32(\cos 0 + i \sin 0)\), where the magnitude \(r = 32\) and the argument \(\theta = 0\) radians.
Use De Moivre's Theorem to find the fifth roots. The magnitude of each root is \(r^{1/5} = 32^{1/5}\), and the arguments are given by \(\frac{\theta + 2k\pi}{5}\) for \(k = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4\).
Calculate each root in polar form as \(z_k = r^{1/5} \left( \cos \left( \frac{2k\pi}{5} \right) + i \sin \left( \frac{2k\pi}{5} \right) \right)\) for \(k = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4\).
Convert each root from polar form to rectangular form using \(x = r^{1/5} \cos \left( \frac{2k\pi}{5} \right)\) and \(y = r^{1/5} \sin \left( \frac{2k\pi}{5} \right)\), then write each root as $x + iy$. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

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