Exercise · ZW-DE-MOIVRE-FORMULA-006 · ★★☆ Intermediate

For \(n=-1\), \(\left(\cos\theta+i\sin\theta\right)^{-1}\) equals:

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  • B. \(\cos\theta-i\sin\theta\)

Explanation

The formula with \(n=-1\) gives \(\cos(-\theta)+i\sin(-\theta)=\cos\theta-i\sin\theta\), the conjugate, which is the inverse of a unit-modulus complex number.

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Review the concept: De Moivre's formula

De Moivre's formula gives the integer power \(n\) of a complex number \(z\) of modulus \(r\) and argument \(\theta\): it raises the modulus to the \(n\)-th power and multiplies the argument by \(n\).

\[z^n=r^n\left(\cos n\theta+i\sin n\theta\right)\]

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