The Polar Form
Convert the following into polar form:
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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:
$$$2-\sqrt{-1}\sqrt{25}\to 2-5i$$$
where
$$a=2$$
and
$$b=-5$$
.
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,
$$$c=\sqrt{2^2+(-5)^2}=\sqrt{4+25}=\sqrt{29}=5.385$$$
$$$\theta=tan^{-1}(\frac{-5}{2})=-68.2^{\circ}$$$
Finally, the polar form is:
$$$5.39 \: \angle \: -68.2^{\circ}$$$
$$$5.39 \: \angle \: -68.2^{\circ}$$$
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