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Complex Numbers 16 Proof of De Moivres Theorem by Induction

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You’ll learn

  • Prove De Moivre's theorem for n ∈ ℕ using the four-step induction structure
  • Substitute the inductive hypothesis and expand the product using i² = −1
  • Collapse the trig products with the page-14 formulas cos(A+B) and sin(A+B)
  • Write the explicit induction conclusion — it carries marks of its own

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  • 2018 P1 Q4(a)

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