题目
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In this question you must show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
(a) Express the complex number
−4−43i
in the form r(cosθ+isinθ), where r>0 and −π<θ⩽π.
(3)
(b) Solve the equation
z3+4+43i=0
giving your answers in the form reiθ, where r>0 and −π<θ⩽π.
(4)
解答
(a)
解法一
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先求 modulus,再判断 argument。点 (−4,−43) 在第三象限,所以角度应为负角
−32π.
答题过程
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Let
−4−43i=r(cosθ+isinθ).
The modulus is
r===(−4)2+(−43)216+488.
Also,
tanθ==−4−433.
The complex number is in the third quadrant, and the required range is −π<θ⩽π, so
θ=−32π.
Therefore
−4−43i=8(cos(−32π)+isin(−32π)).
(b)
解法一
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由方程得
z3=−4−43i.
利用 (a) 的模长和角度,再用 de Moivre’s theorem 取三次方根。三个根的 argument 相差 32π,最后要调整到 −π<θ⩽π。
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The equation gives
z3=−4−43i.
From part (a),
−4−43i=8e−32πi.
Let
z=reiθ.
Then
z3=r3e3iθ.
So
r3=8,
giving
r=2.
For the arguments,
3θ=−32π+2kπ.
Hence
θ=−92π+32kπ.
The three values in the range −π<θ⩽π are
θ=−98π,−92π,94π.
Therefore
z=2e−98πi,2e−92πi,2e94πi.