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Express (1+i)^-3 in the form of a+ib ​

Answers

Answered by mhanif90
3

How do you express

(

1

i

)

3

in

a

+

b

i

form?

Precalculus

1 Answer

George C.

May 7, 2017

Answer:

(

1

i

)

3

=

2

2

i

Explanation:

Method 1 - direct evaluation

(

1

i

)

3

=

(

1

i

)

(

1

i

)

(

1

i

)

(

i

i

)

3

=

(

1

2

i

+

i

2

)

(

1

i

)

(

i

i

)

3

=

(

2

i

)

(

1

i

)

(

i

i

)

3

=

2

i

+

2

i

2

(

i

i

)

3

=

2

2

i

Method 2 - binomial expansion then simplification

(

1

i

)

3

=

1

3

+

3

(

1

2

)

(

i

)

+

3

(

1

)

(

i

)

2

+

(

i

)

3

(

1

i

)

3

=

1

3

i

3

+

i

(

1

i

)

3

=

2

2

i

Method 3 - de Moivre

(

1

i

)

3

=

(

2

(

cos

(

π

4

)

+

i

sin

(

π

4

)

)

)

3

(

1

i

)

3

=

(

2

)

3

(

cos

(

3

π

4

)

+

i

sin

(

3

π

4

)

)

(

1

i

)

3

=

2

2

(

2

2

i

2

2

)

(

1

i

)

3

=

2

2

i

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