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Pre-calculus/trig

 Apr 16, 2019
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Hi Cupcake,

 

To answer this question you just need to recognise that 

 

\(n(cos\theta+isin\theta)=ne^{\theta i}\)

 

Convert them both to this form,

do the division

 then convert the answer back to the original form.   laugh

 Apr 16, 2019
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Do you understand cupcake?  Have you figured out the answer yet?

 Apr 16, 2019
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I believe the answer is either B. or D. 

Cupcake  Apr 16, 2019
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which answer did you get, Melody?

Cupcake  Apr 16, 2019
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\(\frac{5e^{\frac{\pi}{2}i}}{2e^{\frac{5\pi}{6}i}}\\~\\ =\frac{5}{2}e^{ (\frac{\pi}{2}-\frac{5\pi}{6}) i }\\~\\ =\frac{5}{2}e^{ (\frac{-2\pi}{6}) i }\\~\\ =\frac{5}{2}e^{ (\frac{-\pi}{3}) i }\\~\\ =\frac{5}{2}(cos(\frac{-\pi}{3})+isin(\frac{-\pi}{3})) \)

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 Apr 16, 2019
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Thank you!! smiley

Cupcake  Apr 16, 2019

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