Hello DenOnde
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Your English is excellent. It's certainly much better than my Swedish! Quote:
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DenOnde
First of all you'll have to excuse any miss-spelling an incorrect expressions, I am a swede and am not to good regarding the math grammar in english..
Now for the problem at hand:
Solve the equation and answer in polar form r(cosv + isinv)
$\displaystyle z^4 = -i $
Thanx!
If we write$\displaystyle z = r(\cos\theta + i\sin\theta)$
then, using De Moivre's Theorem:$\displaystyle z^4 = r^4(\cos\theta + i\sin\theta)^4$$\displaystyle =r^4(\cos4\theta+i\sin4\theta)$
We now express $\displaystyle - i$ in polar form. On the Argand diagram it is represented by the point $\displaystyle (0,-1)$, so has modulus $\displaystyle 1$ and argument $\displaystyle -\pi/2$. So:$\displaystyle -i=1\Big(\cos(-\pi/2)+i\sin(-\pi/2)\Big)$
So:$\displaystyle z^4=-i$
$\displaystyle \Rightarrow r^4(\cos4\theta+i\sin4\theta)=\cos(-\pi/2)+i\sin(-\pi/2)$
$\displaystyle \Rightarrow \left\{\begin{array}{l}
r^4\cos4\theta=-\cos(-\pi/2)\\
r^4\sin4\theta = -\sin(-\pi/2)
\end{array}\right .$
$\displaystyle \Rightarrow \left\{\begin{array}{l}
r=1\\
4\theta=-\pi/2+2n\pi, n \in \mathbb{Z}
\end{array}\right .$
So the values of $\displaystyle \theta$ are given by:$\displaystyle 4\theta = -\pi/2, -\pi/2\pm2\pi,-\pi/2\pm4\pi, ...$
and its principle values (those between $\displaystyle -\pi$ and $\displaystyle \pi$) are given by:$\displaystyle \theta = -5\pi/8, -\pi/8, 3\pi/8, 7\pi/8$
Grandad