SOLUTION: Finding the Principal Root of a Complex Number (-8i)^(1/3)

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Question 1207569: Finding the Principal Root of a Complex Number
(-8i)^(1/3)

Answer by greenestamps(13198)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!




Write the given complex number in cis(theta) form:



Use deMoivre's Theorem to find the principal root:



Convert the result back to a+bi form:



ANSWER: 2i

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