How do you add (-5+5i)+(7+i) in trigonometric form?

1 Answer
Jun 25, 2018

color(cyan)(=> 2 + 6 i

Explanation:

z= a+bi= r (costheta+isintheta)

r=sqrt(a^2+b^2), " " theta=tan^-1(b/a)

r_1(cos(theta_1)+isin(theta_2))+r_2(cos(theta_2)+isin(theta_2))=r_1cos(theta_1)+r_2cos(theta_2)+i(r_1sin(theta_1)+r_2sin(theta_2))

r_1=sqrt(-5^2+ 5^2))=sqrt 50
r_2=sqrt(7^2+ 1^2) =sqrt 50

theta_1=tan^-1(5/-5)~~ 135^@, " II quadrant"
theta_2=tan^-1(1/ 7)~~ 8.13^@, " I quadrant"

z_1 + z_2 = sqrt 50 cos(135) + sqrt 50 cos(8.13) + i (sqrt 50 sin 135 + sqrt 50 sin 8.13)

=> -5+ 7 + i (5 + 1 )

color(cyan)(=> 2 + 6 i