ES 81 Exercise 1: Complex Numbers

Solutions

A. Convert the following to polar form (in degrees) without using the calculator. Graph your answers
in the complex plane
a. √ ( )
b. √ ( )

B. Repeat (A), but now use your calculator.

Same to (A)

C. Convert the following to rectangular form without using the calculator.

a.
b.
c.
d.

D. Repeat (C), but now use the calculator.

Same to (C)

E. Determine the resulting complex number of the following. Put your final answers in polar form
a.
b.

F. Find and graph all roots in complex plane

a. √
√ √ √
√ √ √
√ √ √

Complex Plane:
 b. √
√ √ √
where
Therefore the roots are:

Complex Plane:

G. Solve the following equations

a.

√
also,

b.
Complete the square:

( ) ( )

This give us two roots:

Giving us two roots: Giving us two roots:

√ √
and and
√ √
 c.

( ) ( )
( )

H. Compute (in rectangular form)

a.
b. ( )

c.
d. ( )