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Explanation:

Begin with Euler's formula. I am assuming youre aware of this if youre taking complex algebra? You can prove Euler's formula by doing a Maclaurin expansion of cosine, sine, and e^x. Euler's formula states that:


e^(ix)=cos(x)+isin(x)

We can put the first complex number in exponetial form by noticing the input is 2pi/3. The second complex number has an input of pi/3. Therefore:


z_1=8e^(i(2\pi /3))


z_2=0.5e^(i(\pi /3))

Then:


(z_1)/(z_2) =(8e^(i(2\pi /3)))/(0.5e^(i(\pi /3)))

Simplify the coefficients to get:


(z_1)/(z_2) =(16e^(i(2\pi /3)))/(e^(i(\pi /3)))

When you divide exponentials, you subtract the exponents. Therefore:


(z_1)/(z_2) =16e^(i(2\pi /3)-i(\pi /3))=16e^{i(\pi /3)

Put it back into trigonemtric form using Euler's formula:


16e^(i(\pi /3))=16cos(\pi /3)+i16sin(\pi /3)

Cosine of pi/3 is 0.5, and sine of pi/3 is square root of 3 over 2. We have:


16e^(i(\pi /3))=16cos(\pi /3)+i16sin(\pi /3)=16*0.5+16*(√(3) )/(2) *i=8+8√(3) i

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