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De Moivre's theorem worksheet

Raising a complex number to a power is easy in polar form: the modulus is raised to the power and the angle is multiplied by it. Doing the same thing by repeated multiplication in standard form is where the afternoon goes. Run backwards, the same rule gives roots: take the nth root of the modulus and divide the angle by n, then add a full turn over n for each of the others.

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De Moivre's Theorem

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Simplify, or find the roots, using De Moivre's theorem.

  1. Use De Moivre's theorem

    Use De Moivre’s theorem to find (cos⁡225∘+isin⁡225∘)2. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.
  2. Find [3 ⁣(cos⁡120∘+isin⁡120∘)]4. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.
  3. Let z=(cos⁡45∘+isin⁡45∘). Find z3. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.
  4. Let z=2 ⁣(cos⁡30∘+isin⁡30∘). Find z3. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.
  5. Use De Moivre’s theorem to find [2 ⁣(cos⁡210∘+isin⁡210∘)]2. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.
  6. Find [3 ⁣(cos⁡315∘+isin⁡315∘)]4. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.
  7. Let z=2 ⁣(cos⁡300∘+isin⁡300∘). Find z3. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.
  8. Find (cos⁡240∘+isin⁡240∘)3. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.
  9. Let z=2 ⁣(cos⁡60∘+isin⁡60∘). Find z2. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.
  10. Use De Moivre’s theorem to find [3 ⁣(cos⁡330∘+isin⁡330∘)]2. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.
  1. Find roots in standard form

    Find all the cube roots of 64i in standard form
  2. Find all the square roots of 25i in standard form
  3. Find all the cube roots of −64 in standard form
  4. Find all the square roots of 12−32i in standard form
  5. Find all the cube roots of 27 in standard form
  6. Find all the cube roots of −125i in standard form
  7. Find all the square roots of −1 in standard form
  8. Find all the square roots of −9i in standard form
  9. Find all the square roots of 492+4932i in standard form
  10. Find all the cube roots of −i in standard form

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De Moivre's TheoremAnswer keyVersion 1

Date Period

Simplify, or find the roots, using De Moivre's theorem.

  1. Use De Moivre's theorem

    Use De Moivre’s theorem to find (cos⁡225∘+isin⁡225∘)2. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.i
  2. Find [3 ⁣(cos⁡120∘+isin⁡120∘)]4. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.81 ⁣(cos⁡120∘+isin⁡120∘)
  3. Let z=(cos⁡45∘+isin⁡45∘). Find z3. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.cos⁡135∘+isin⁡135∘
  4. Let z=2 ⁣(cos⁡30∘+isin⁡30∘). Find z3. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.8i
  5. Use De Moivre’s theorem to find [2 ⁣(cos⁡210∘+isin⁡210∘)]2. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.4 ⁣(cos⁡60∘+isin⁡60∘)
  6. Find [3 ⁣(cos⁡315∘+isin⁡315∘)]4. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.−81
  7. Let z=2 ⁣(cos⁡300∘+isin⁡300∘). Find z3. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.−8
  8. Find (cos⁡240∘+isin⁡240∘)3. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.1
  9. Let z=2 ⁣(cos⁡60∘+isin⁡60∘). Find z2. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.4 ⁣(cos⁡120∘+isin⁡120∘)
  10. Use De Moivre’s theorem to find [3 ⁣(cos⁡330∘+isin⁡330∘)]2. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary.9 ⁣(cos⁡300∘+isin⁡300∘)
  1. Find roots in standard form

    Find all the cube roots of 64i in standard form23+2i, −23+2i, −4i
  2. Find all the square roots of 25i in standard form522+522i, −522−522i
  3. Find all the cube roots of −64 in standard form2+23i, −4, 2−23i
  4. Find all the square roots of 12−32i in standard form−32+12i, 32−12i
  5. Find all the cube roots of 27 in standard form3, −32+332i, −32−332i
  6. Find all the cube roots of −125i in standard form5i, −532−52i, 532−52i
  7. Find all the square roots of −1 in standard formi, −i
  8. Find all the square roots of −9i in standard form−322+322i, 322−322i
  9. Find all the square roots of 492+4932i in standard form732+72i, −732−72i
  10. Find all the cube roots of −i in standard formi, −32−12i, 32−12i

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How to do these

(2 ⁣(cos⁡30∘+isin⁡30∘))3

  1. The modulus 2 is cubed, giving 8.
  2. The angle 30 is multiplied by 3, giving 90.

The answer is 8 ⁣(cos⁡90∘+isin⁡90∘).

Where students go wrong

Multiplying the modulus by the power instead of raising it. A modulus of 2 cubed is 8, not 6. The angle is the one that multiplies.

Also called de moivre or powers of complex numbers.

What you can put on this worksheet

De Moivre's theorem
Find [3 ⁣(cos⁡210∘+isin⁡210∘)]3. Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary. → −27i
Powers in standard form
Find (−2)3 → −8
The n roots of a complex number
Find the cube roots of 8 ⁣(cos⁡180∘+isin⁡180∘) → 2 ⁣(cos⁡60∘+isin⁡60∘), 2 ⁣(cos⁡180∘+isin⁡180∘), 2 ⁣(cos⁡300∘+isin⁡300∘)
Roots in standard form
Find all the cube roots of −8 in standard form → 1+3i, −2, 1−3i

Questions about these worksheets

Yes. Every de moivre's theorem sheet is free to print and free to download as a PDF. There is no account to make, no email to hand over and no limit on how many you take.

Yes. The answer key prints on a second page, and you can choose whether it shows each question beside its answer or just the answers in a list.

Yes. Print straight from the page, or download the PDF and print that. The sheet is laid out for paper rather than squeezed off a screen, so there is room to work under each question, and the answer key comes out on its own page.

Precalculus is usually taken around 11th or 12th grade, though schools vary and plenty of students meet it earlier or later. Pick the difficulty rather than the grade: the easy level suits a first lesson on it, the hard level suits review before a test.

Yes, as many as you like. The questions are built fresh each time rather than picked from a fixed set of files, so pressing Generate gives a new sheet. That is what you want for a second class, a retake, or two students sitting next to each other.

That is the closest comparison, and Kuta Software is good software. It is also paid software you install on a computer. These worksheets run in a browser tab for free, with no account and nothing to install. Like Kuta, the de moivre's theorem questions are generated when you ask for them rather than pulled from a fixed set of files, so two classes never get the same sheet, and the answer key comes with it.

Yes. There are two levels, and you can tick more than one for a sheet that mixes them, in which case the questions come out easiest first. The harder levels are not just larger numbers: they ask for something the easy ones do not.

You pick from 4: de moivre's theorem, powers in standard form, the n roots of a complex number and roots in standard form. Tick as many as you want and set how many of each, or let it spread them evenly.

Multiplying the modulus by the power instead of raising it. A modulus of 2 cubed is 8, not 6. The angle is the one that multiplies.