Polar Form

Convert the following into polar form:

Expand Hint
Complex numbers can be written in both rectangular and polar form. For rectangular form, a complex number is represented by both its real and imaginary components:
$$$z=a+jb$$$
where $$a$$ is the real component, $$b$$ is the imaginary component, and $$j=\sqrt{-1}$$ which is often expressed as $$i=\sqrt{-1}$$ .
Hint 2
Polar form is
$$$z=c\: \angle \: \theta $$$
where $$c=\sqrt{a^2+b^2}$$ (the vector’s length) and $$\theta=tan^{-1}(b/a)$$ . Note: $$a=c\:cos(\theta)$$ and $$b=c\:sin(\theta)$$ .
Complex numbers can be written in both rectangular and polar form. For rectangular form, a complex number is represented by both its real and imaginary components:
$$$z=a+jb$$$
where $$a$$ is the real component, $$b$$ is the imaginary component, and $$j=\sqrt{-1}$$ which is often expressed as $$i=\sqrt{-1}$$ .

Thus, the rectangular coordinate form can be rewritten as:
$$$7+\sqrt{-1}\sqrt{16}\to 7+4i$$$
where $$a=7$$ and $$b=4$$ .

Polar form is:
$$$z=c\: \angle \: \theta $$$
where $$c=\sqrt{a^2+b^2}$$ (the vector’s length) and $$\theta=tan^{-1}(b/a)$$ . Note: $$a=c\:cos(\theta)$$ and $$b=c\:sin(\theta)$$ .

Therefore,
$$$c=\sqrt{7^2+4^2}=\sqrt{49+16}=\sqrt{65}=8.06$$$
$$$\theta=tan^{-1}(\frac{4}{7})=29.7^{\circ}$$$
Finally, the polar form is:
$$$8.06 \: \angle \: 29.7^{\circ}$$$
$$$8.06 \: \angle \: 29.7^{\circ}$$$
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