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Given a complex number z = 1-j

Determine the following quantities in polar form
a) 1/Z
b) z¹⁰
c) z⁸.z* where z* is the complex conjugate of z

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a) 1/z in polar form is √2/2 * e^(i45°).

b) z¹⁰ in polar form is 32 * e^(-i90°).

c) z⁸.z* in polar form is 16.

The solutions to the given problems:

a) 1/Z

Given a complex number z = 1-j, we can find its reciprocal in polar form using the following formula:

1/z = 1/r * e^(-iθ)

where r is the absolute value of z and θ is the angle of z.

First, let's find the absolute value of z:

|z| = |1-j| = √(1² + (-1)²) = √2

Next, let's find the angle of z:

θ = arctan(Im(z)/Re(z)) = arctan(-1/1) = -45°

Now, we can plug these values into the formula to find 1/z in polar form:

1/z = 1/√2 * e^(-i(-45°)) = √2/2 * e^(i45°)

Therefore, 1/z in polar form is √2/2 * e^(i45°).

b) z¹⁰

To find z¹⁰ in polar form, we can use the following formula:

z^n = r^n * e^(inθ)

where n is the power of z and r and θ are the absolute value and angle of z, respectively.

We already found that r = √2 and θ = -45°. Plugging these values into the formula, we get:

z¹⁰ = (√2)^10 * e^(i(-45°)(10)) = 2^(5) * e^(i(-450°)) = 32 * e^(-i90°)

Therefore, z¹⁰ in polar form is 32 * e^(-i90°).

c) z⁸.z*

To find z⁸.z* in polar form, we can use the following formula:

(z^n)(z*) = r^n * e^(inθ) * r * e^(-iθ) = r^(n+1)

where n is the power of z, r and θ are the absolute value and angle of z, respectively, and z* is the complex conjugate of z.

We already found that r = √2. Plugging this value into the formula, we get:

(z^8)(z*) = (√2)^(8+1) = 2^(4) = 16

Therefore, z⁸.z* in polar form is 16.

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