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Express 22∠-30 in rectangular notation.Question 1 options:(3.39, 21.74)(19.05, 11)(3.39, -21.74)(19.05, -11)

User Hassan Taleb
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To convert polar form to rectangular we can use the formula:


A\angle\theta=A(\cos \theta+i\sin \theta)

We have A = 22 and θ = -30, therefore


A\angle\theta=22(\cos (-30\degree)+i\sin (-30\degree))

Remember that


\begin{gathered} \cos (-30\degree)=\frac{\sqrt[]{3}}{2}_{} \\ \\ \sin (-30\degree)=-(1)/(2)_{} \end{gathered}

Therefore


\begin{gathered} 22(\cos (-30\degree)+i\sin (-30\degree))=22(\frac{\sqrt[]{3}}{2}-(i)/(2)) \\ \end{gathered}

Simplifying


\begin{gathered} 22(\frac{\sqrt[]{3}}{2}-(i)/(2))=11\, \sqrt[]{3}-11i \\ \\ \end{gathered}

We can approximately say that


11\sqrt[]{3}=19.05

Hence.


22\angle-30\degree=19.05-11i

Final answer:


(19.05,-11)

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