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The complex number Z= 1-(3 can also be written as?

The complex number Z= 1-(3 can also be written as?-example-1

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Given the Complex Number:


z=1-i√(3)

You can identify that it is written in Rectangular Form:


z=x+yi

By definition, the coordinates in Rectangular Form are:


(x,y)

And in Polar Form:


(r,\theta)

In this case, you can identify that:


\begin{gathered} x=1 \\ y=√(3) \end{gathered}

In order to convert them to Polar Form, you need to use these formulas:


\begin{gathered} x=r\cdot cos\theta \\ y=r\cdot sin\theta \end{gathered}

Use this formula to find "r":


r=√(x^2+y^2)

Then, this is:


r=\sqrt{1^2+(√(3))^2}=2

You need to find the angle. You can use this formula:


\theta=tan^(-1)((y)/(x))

Therefore the angle is:


\theta=tan^(-1)(-√(3))+360\text{ \degree}


\theta=300°

Then:


z=2cos300\text{\degree}+2isin300\text{\degree}

Hence, the answer is: Last option.

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