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Complex Numbers 11 – Rules for Polar Form

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You’ll learn

  • Multiply complex numbers in polar form: multiply the moduli, add the arguments
  • Divide in polar form: divide the moduli, subtract the arguments
  • Find a reciprocal with 1/z = (1/R)(cos A − i sin A)
  • State De Moivre's theorem zⁿ = Rⁿ(cos nθ + i sin nθ) from page 20 of the tables

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  • 2017 P1 Q2(b)

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