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How can you use trigonometric functions to simplify # 2 e^( ( 17 pi)/12 i ) # into a non-exponential complex number?

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Jan 26, 2017

#2[cos ((17pi)/12)+ i sin ((17pi)/12)]#

Explanation:

Use Euler's formula for complex numbers #e^(it)= cos t +i sin t#

Accordingly #2e^[(17pii)/12)=2[cos ((17pi)/12)+ i sin ((17pi)/12)]#

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