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Algebra.Com's Answer #688518 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "I assume that by log( ) you mean loge( ) and not \r\n" );
document.write( "log10( ) as most people in the US mean by log( ).  \r\n" );
document.write( "When we want to indicate loge we write ln( ). If\r\n" );
document.write( "you meant log10 then tell me in the thank-you note \r\n" );
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document.write( "Use Euler's equation:\r\n" );
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document.write( "         \"e%5E%28a%2Bbi%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"e%5Ea%28cos%28b%29%2Bi%2Asin%28b%29%29\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute ln(1+i) for a+bi on the left \r\n" );
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document.write( "         \"e%5E%28ln%281%2Bi%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"e%5Ea%28cos%28b%29%2Bi%2Asin%28b%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "         \"1%2Bi\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"e%5Ea%28cos%28b%29%2Bi%2Asin%28b%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "eq. 1    \"1%2Bi\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"e%5Ea%2Acos%28b%29%2Be%5Ea%2Ai%2Asin%28b%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Set the real part on the left side of eq. 1 \r\n" );
document.write( "equal to the real part on the right of eq. 1:\r\n" );
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document.write( "eq. 2    \"1\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"e%5Ea%2Acos%28b%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Set the imaginary part on the left side of eq. 1 \r\n" );
document.write( "equal to the imaginary part on the right of eq. 1:\r\n" );
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document.write( "eq. 3    \"1\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"e%5Ea%2Asin%28b%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide equals by equals, that is, divide both side \r\n" );
document.write( "of eq. 2 by both sides of eq. 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1%2F1\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%28e%5Ea%2Asin%28b%29%29%2F%28e%5Ea%2Acos%28b%29%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B1\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"sin%28b%29%2Fcos%28b%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"tan%28b%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "The tangent is positive in QI and QIII so\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"b\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"matrix%281%2C3%2Cpi%2F4%2Cor%2C5pi%2F4%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "However in eq. 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"e%5Ea%2Asin%28b%29\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "the left side is positive, and ea is positive,\r\n" );
document.write( "so we can discard the QIII answer. \r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute in eq. 3, using \"b\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"pi%2F4\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"e%5Ea%2Asin%28b%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"e%5Ea%2Asin%28pi%2F4%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"e%5Ea%2Aexpr%28sqrt%282%29%2F2%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1%2F%28sqrt%282%29%2F2%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"e%5Ea\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2%2Fsqrt%282%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"e%5Ea\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"expr%282%2Fsqrt%282%29%29%2Aexpr%28sqrt%282%29%2Fsqrt%282%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"e%5Ea\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2sqrt%282%29%2F2\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"e%5Ea\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"sqrt%282%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"e%5Ea\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Square both sides to eliminate the square root:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%28e%5Ea%29%5E2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"e%5E%282a%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Take ln of both sides:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"ln%282%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"ln%28e%5E%282a%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"ln%282%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"2a\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"ln%282%29%2F2\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"a\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the solution is\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"a%2Bbi\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"ln%282%29%2F2%2Bexpr%28pi%2F4%29%2Ai\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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