SOLUTION: What complex number equals (1 + isqrt{3})^6?

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Question 1085385: What complex number equals (1 + isqrt{3})^6?
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Answer by ikleyn(52788)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The complex number 1 + i*sqrt(3) has the modulus r =  =  =  = 2

and the argument  =  = .



Therefore, according to de Moivre formula,

 =  =  =  = 64.

Answer. 64.


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Answer by natolino_2017(77)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
we have two ways (at least) to answer this:
i) using Newton binomial:
(1+isqrt(3))^6 = (6C0)(isqrt(3))^0 + (6C1)(isqrt(3))^1 +(6C2)(isqrt(3))^2 + (6C3)(isqrt(3))^3 +(6C4)(isqrt(3))^4 + (6C5)(isqrt(3))^5 + (6C6)(isqrt(3))^6
= 1 + 6sqrt(3)*i - 45 - 60sqrt(3)i + 135 + 54sqrt(3)i - 27 = 64
ii) Using the Moivre's formula:
(1+isqrt(3)) = 2cis(60°)
so (1+isqrt(3))^6 = 2^6(cis(6*60°) = 64cis(360) =64cis(0) =64(cos(0) +i sin(0)) = 64.
@natolino_
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