Problem Set 61: Polar Form of Complex Numbers

1. A complex number is a+bi. Explain each part.

2. What does the absolute value of a complex number represent?

3. How is a complex number converted to polar form?

4. How do we find the product of two complex numbers?

5. What is De Moivre’s Theorem and what is it used for?

For the following exercises, find the absolute value of the given complex number.

6. 5+3i

7. 7+i

8. 33i

9. 26i

10. 2i

11. 2.23.1i

For the following exercises, write the complex number in polar form.

12. 2+2i

13. 84i

14. 1212i

15. 3+i

16. 3i

For the following exercises, convert the complex number from polar to rectangular form.

17. z=7cis(π6)

18. z=2cis(π3)

19. z=4cis(7π6)

20. z=7cis(25)

21. z=3cis(240)

22. z=2cis(100)

For the following exercises, find z1z2 in polar form.

23. z1=23cis(116)(118)

24. z1=2cis(205)z2=14cis(60)

25. z1=3cis(120)z2=14cis(60)

26. z1=3cis(5π4)z2=5cis(π6)

27. z1=5cis(5π8)z2=15cis(π12)

28. z1=4cis(π2)z2=2cis(π4)

For the following exercises, find z1z2 in polar form.

29. z1=21cis(135)z2=3cis(65)

30. z1=2cis(90)z2=2cis(60)

31. z1=15cis(120)z2=3cis(40)

32. z1=6cis(π3)z2=2cis(π4)

33. z1=52cis(π)z2=2cis(2π3)

34. z1=2cis(3π5)z2=3cis(π4)

For the following exercises, find the powers of each complex number in polar form.

35. Find z3 when z=5cis(45).

36. Find z4 when z=2cis(70).

37. Find z2 when z=3cis(120).

38. Find z2 when z=4cis(π4)

39. Find z4 when z=cis(3π16).

40. Find z3 when z=3cis(5π3).

For the following exercises, evaluate each root.

41. Evaluate the cube root of z when z=27cis(240).

42. Evaluate the square root of z when z=16cis(100).

43. Evaluate the cube root of z when z=32cis(2π3).

44. Evaluate the square root of z when z=32cis(π).

45. Evaluate the cube root of z when z=8cis(7π4).

For the following exercises, plot the complex number in the complex plane.

46. 2+4i

47. 33i

48. 54i

49. 15i

50. 3+2i

51. 2i

52. 4

53. 62i

54. 2+i

55. 14i

For the following exercises, find all answers rounded to the nearest hundredth.

56. Use the rectangular to polar feature on the graphing calculator to change 5+5i to polar form.

57. Use the rectangular to polar feature on the graphing calculator to change 32i

58. Use the rectangular to polar feature on the graphing calculator to change 38i

59. Use the polar to rectangular feature on the graphing calculator to change 4cis(120) to rectangular form.

60. Use the polar to rectangular feature on the graphing calculator to change 2cis(45) to rectangular form.

61. Use the polar to rectangular feature on the graphing calculator to change 5cis(210) to rectangular form.