How do you simplify 1/2(cos(pi/3)+isin(pi/3))div 3(cos(pi/6)+ising(pi/6))12(cos(π3)+isin(π3))÷3(cos(π6)+ising(π6)) and express the result in rectangular form?

1 Answer
Feb 16, 2017

1/6 i16i

Explanation:

Using Euler's formula,

cos theta +i sin theta = e^(i theta)cosθ+isinθ=eiθ, the given problem reduces to,
(1/2 e^(i pi/3)) / (3 e^(i pi/6)12eiπ33eiπ6

1/6 e^i( pi/3 -pi/6)16ei(π3π6)

1/6 e^(i pi/2)16eiπ2

1/6 (cos (pi/2) +i sin (pi/2))16(cos(π2)+isin(π2))

1/6 i16i....................... [ cos (pi/2) =0 and sin (pi/2) =1cos(π2)=0andsin(π2)=1]