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We are asked to determine the following product:


(3√(3)cis((\pi)/(8)))(3√(5)cis((2\pi)/(3)))

To solve this product we will first multiply the coefficients:


(3√(3))(3√(5))(cis((\pi)/(8))cis((2\pi)/(3)))

Solving the product of the coefficients we get:


9√(3)√(5)cis((\pi)/(8))cis((2\pi)/(3))

In order to multiply the square roots we will multiply the numbers inside the radicals:


9√(15)cis((\pi)/(8))cis((2\pi)/(3))

Now, we use the following trigonometric identity:


cis(x)cis(y)=cis(x+y)

Applying the identity we get:


9√(15)cis((\pi)/(8)+(2\pi)/(3))

Adding the values we get:


9√(15)cis((19\pi)/(24))

In decimal form, the values are:


34.86cis(2.49)

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