document.write( "Question 29843: how do you find the nth term of a negative complex number?\r
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document.write( "for example the fourth roots of -4 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #16595 by venugopalramana(3286)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! how do you find the nth term of a negative complex number? \n" ); document.write( "I HOPE YOU MEAN N th. ROOT NOT AND NOT N th. TERM..OF A COMPLEX NUMBER ..CAN BE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE... \n" ); document.write( "LET THE COMPLEX NUMBER BE Z = A+Bi IN GENERAL WHICH CAN ALWAYS BE WRITTEN AS \n" ); document.write( " Z = R*(COS X + i SIN X ) WHERE R = SQRT(A^2+B^2) AND COS X = A/(SQRT(A^2+B^2) \n" ); document.write( "AND SIN X = B/(SQRT(A^2+B^2) \n" ); document.write( "SINCE N th.ROOT OF R IS EASY TO FIND (R^1/N),R BEING POSITIVE, WE NEED TO ONLY FIND Nth.ROOT OF SAY Z = COS X +i SIN X \n" ); document.write( "Z^1/N = (COS X +i SIN X)^1/N...AS PER DEMOVIERS THEOREM THIS IS EQUAL TO \n" ); document.write( "= COS (X/N) +i SIN (X/N)..SO NOW WE USE THE GENERAL FORMULA FOR TRIGNOMETRIC EQNS ..THAT IS ..IF COS X = P SAY THEN X = COS ^-1(P)..ITS GENERAL SOLUTION IS \n" ); document.write( "X=2K*(PI)+COS^-1(P)...GIVE K=1,2,3 ETC.. TO GET ALL THE DIFFERENT ROOTS. \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "for example the fourth roots of -4 \n" ); document.write( "Z = -4 =4*(-1)...SINCE 4 TH. ROOT OF 4 CAN BE EASILY FOUND OUT .LET US FIND FOURTH ROOTS OF -1.WE CAN MULTIPLY THAT ANSWER WITH 4TH ROOT OF +4 TO GET THE TOTAL ANSWER. \n" ); document.write( "Z = COS (0) +i SIN (0).. \n" ); document.write( "= COS (2K*PI+0)+iSIN (2K*PI+0)=COS (2K*PI)+i SIN (2K*PI) \n" ); document.write( "4TH.ROOTS OF THIS ARE AS PER ABOVE FORMULA... \n" ); document.write( "Z^1/4 =COS (2K*PI)/4+i SIN (2K*PI)/4...PUTTING K=1,2,3 AND 4 TO GET THE 4 ROOTS WE GET... \n" ); document.write( "COS (2*1*PI)/4+i SIN (2*1*PI)/4..., \n" ); document.write( "COS (2*2*PI)/4+i SIN (2*2*PI)/4..., \n" ); document.write( "COS (2*3*PI)/4+i SIN (2*3*PI)/4..., \n" ); document.write( "COS (2*4*PI)/4+i SIN (2*4*PI)/4...AS THE 4 ROOTS.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |