Further Maths - Exponential Form of Complex Numbers


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Flashcards

What is Euler’s relation?


\[e^{i\theta} = cos \theta + i \sin \theta\]

Why can you rewrite $e^{i\theta}$ as $\cos\theta + i\sin\theta$?


Because the Macluarin series of $\sin x$, $\cos x$ and $e^x$ match up.

How can you write a complex number with argument $\theta$ and moudlus $r$ in exponential form?


\[re^{i\theta}\]
\[e^{\pi i} = -1\]

What is this identity a special case of?


Euler’s relation.

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\[z _ 1 = r _ 1 e^{\theta _ 1 i} \\ z _ 2 = r _ 2 e^{\theta _ 2 i}\]

What is $z _ 1 z _ 2$?


\[r_1 r_2 e^{(\theta_1 + \theta_2)i}\]
\[z _ 1 = r _ 1 e^{\theta _ 1 i} \\ z _ 2 = r _ 2 e^{\theta _ 2 i}\]

What is $\frac{z _ 1}{z _ 2}$?


\[\frac{r_1}{r_2} e^{(\theta_1 - \theta_2)i}\]
\[z = r e^{\theta i}\]

What is $z^n$?


\[r^n e^{n\theta i}\]

What is Do Moivre’s Theorem?


If

\[z = r(\cos\theta + i \sin\theta)\]

Then

\[z^n = r^n (\cos n\theta + i \sin n\theta)\]

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What’s the process (but not the actual steps) for provind De Moivre’s Theorem using Euler’s relation?


Rewrite the modulus-argument form using $e$ and apply the laws of indicies.




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