# Math Help - Write the complex number in rectangular form.

1. ## Write the complex number in rectangular form.

Write the complex number in rectangular form. 3cis52degrees ( round to 3 decimal places)

2. ## Re: Write the complex number in rectangular form.

What does $\text{cis}(\theta)$ mean? What I mean, is use the definition, write it out, then use your calculator to evaluate the trig. functions.

3. ## Re: Write the complex number in rectangular form.

Cis = Cos * i sin

4. ## Re: Write the complex number in rectangular form.

No, $\text{cis}(\theta)\equiv\cos(\theta)+i\sin(\theta)$.

So how would you expand $3\,\text{cis}\left(52^{\circ} \right)$ ?

5. ## Re: Write the complex number in rectangular form.

Wouldn't it be 3*cos52 + 3 * i sin52?

6. ## Re: Write the complex number in rectangular form.

Yes, that's right, now just use your calculator to approximate the rectangular components. Rectangular form is:

$a+bi$ where $a,b\in\mathbb{R}$ (i.e. $a$ and $b$ are real.)

Here we have:

$a=3\cos\left(52^{\circ} \right)$

$b=3\sin\left(52^{\circ} \right)$

7. ## Re: Write the complex number in rectangular form.

I got 1.847+2.364i as my answer, is that right?

8. ## Re: Write the complex number in rectangular form.

Yes, that's correct! Good work!

Thank you!