Question #eece4

1 Answer
Dec 2, 2017

-128+128sqrt3*i

Explanation:

-1-sqrt3*i=2*(-1/2-sqrt3/2*i)=2cis((4pi)/3)

Hence,

(-1-sqrt3*i)^8

=2^8*Cis((4pi)/3*8)

=2^8*Cis((32pi)/3)

=2^8*Cis((2pi)/3)

=2^8*(cos((2pi)/3)+i*sin((2pi)/3))

=2^8*(-1/2+sqrt3/2*i)

=-128+128sqrt3*i