SOLUTION: Write the complex number e^i5pi/6 in the form a+bi. Help would truly be appreciated to understand this. I looked around for ways to solve and still cant get it.

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Question 927190: Write the complex number e^i5pi/6 in the form a+bi. Help would truly be appreciated to understand this. I looked around for ways to solve and still cant get it.
Found 3 solutions by Fombitz, stanbon, Alan3354:
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Write the complex number e^i5pi/6 in the form a+bi. Help would truly be appreciated to understand this. I looked around for ways to solve and still cant get it.
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Use Google to search for e^i(theta)
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e^i(5/6)pi = cos(5/6pi) + isin(5/6pi)
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= -sqrt(3)/2 + i(1/2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You got 2 answers from 2 tutors and the answers match.
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It's more interesting to get 2 different answers, and you actually have to use your brain to figure out which is the correct answer.
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For now, you got others to do it for you.
Might work out in life, might not.