How can you use trigonometric functions to simplify 13 e^( ( pi)/8 i ) 13eπ8i into a non-exponential complex number?

1 Answer
Mar 8, 2016

13 [ cos(pi/8) + isin(pi/8) ]13[cos(π8)+isin(π8)]

Explanation:

Using color(blue)" Euler's relation" Euler's relation

which states re^(theta i) = r(costheta + isintheta )reθi=r(cosθ+isinθ)

here r = 13 and theta = pi/8 θ=π8

rArr 13e^(pi/8 i) = 13 [ cos(pi/8) + isin(pi/8) ] 13eπ8i=13[cos(π8)+isin(π8)]