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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How to do these
- The modulus 2 is cubed, giving 8.
- The angle 30 is multiplied by 3, giving 90.
The answer is .
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 . Give it in trigonometric form, or in standard form if it is real or imaginary. →
- Powers in standard form
- Find →
- The n roots of a complex number
- Find the cube roots of → , ,
- Roots in standard form
- Find all the cube roots of in standard form → , ,