SOLUTION: Write the complex number in polar form with argument 𝜃 between 0 and 2𝜋. negative square root of 3 minus i

Question 1198149: Write the complex number in polar form with argument 𝜃 between 0 and 2𝜋.
negative square root of 3 minus i
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The number is of the form with these particular values

which is the same as saying and when describing this rectangular point in (x,y) form.

A number in polar form is
The 'r' talks about the distance from the origin to the location of (x,y).

In this case, r is the distance from (0,0) to

Use this formula

which is derived from the pythagorean theorem (note that )

So,

The distance from (0,0) to is exactly 2 units.

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Now to compute the angle theta.

arctan is the same as inverse tangent

where theta is in radian mode
This is equivalent to 30 degrees and we're in quadrant Q1.

But wait, the point is clearly in quadrant Q3 since both x and y are negative. We'll need to add on radians (aka 180 degrees) to apply a half rotation to arrive at the proper quadrant.

So the actual value of theta is

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To summarize the last two sections, we found that
and

This gives the polar form of

Some textbooks and/or teachers will require you to write the answer in the format

If that's the case, then your final answer would be which condenses down to
The "cis" stands for "cosine i sine" in that order.
This shortened notation is very useful for formulas involving multiplying complex numbers, as it makes the process much easier.

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