To find the argument of the complex number z = 1/16 - (sqrt(3)/16)i, we need to find the angle that the complex number forms with the positive real axis in the complex plane.
We can start by finding the magnitude of z, which is the distance between the origin and the point representing z in the complex plane:
|z| = sqrt( (1/16)^2 + (sqrt(3)/16)^2 )
= sqrt(1/256 + 3/256)
= sqrt(4/256)
= 1/4
Next, we can find the argument of z using the formula:
arg(z) = tan^(-1)(Im(z)/Re(z))
where Im(z) is the imaginary part of z, and Re(z) is the real part of z.
In this case, we have:
Re(z) = 1/16
Im(z) = -(sqrt(3)/16)
Therefore, we get:
arg(z) = tan^(-1)(Im(z)/Re(z))
= tan^(-1)(-(sqrt(3)/16)/(1/16))
= tan^(-1)(-sqrt(3))
= -60° (in degrees)
So, the argument of z is -60 degrees (or -π/3 radians).