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Complex Numbers and Their Applications

This document contains 13 problems related to complex numbers and vectors. The problems cover topics like representing complex numbers in different forms, using De Moivre's theorem, solving equations involving complex numbers, proving trigonometric identities, evaluating complex expressions, and finding distances and directions between points using vectors.

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Complex Numbers and Their Applications

This document contains 13 problems related to complex numbers and vectors. The problems cover topics like representing complex numbers in different forms, using De Moivre's theorem, solving equations involving complex numbers, proving trigonometric identities, evaluating complex expressions, and finding distances and directions between points using vectors.

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Tutorial 2

KXEX1145: BASIC ENGINEERING ALGEBRA


1. Draw each of the following complex numbers in the Argand diagram. Express each of the
complex number in polar form and exponent form
a) 1+i
b) -1+i 3
c) -1
d) -3-i
e) 4i
f)

2
1_ i

2. Write the following numbers in standard (rectangular) form (a+bi)

a)

3e

3
i
4

22
i
3

b)

12e

c)

14
i
19e 2

3. Write the following numbers in polar form ( rei )


a) 4-4i
b)

7 3 7i

c)

2 2 3i

4. Write 3 i
5. Write

3 i

in the form a+bi


8

in the form a+bi

6. By using the De Moivres theorem, evaluate


a)

(1 i )20

b)

1 i 3

7. Let z be a complex number. Solve


(a) z 5 32
(b) z3 1 i 3

8. Prove the identities


(a)

3
1
sin 3 sin sin 3
4
4

(b) cos

1
8

1
2

cos 4 cos 2

3
8

9. Evaluate each of the following


(a)

3cos 40

i sin 40 4 cos 80 i sin 80

2cis15
4cis 45

(b)

10

1 i 3

(c)
1 i 3

10. A man travels 10 miles southwest, 25 miles 30 west of north, 12 miles northeast and 22 miles
60 east of south. Determine (a) analytically and (b) graphically how far and in what direction
he is from his starting point.

11. Let the position vectors of points A (x1,y1) and B(x2,y2) be represented by z1 and z2 respectively.
(a) Represent the vector AB as a complex number, (b) Find the distance between points A
and B.

12. An airplane travels 150 miles southeast, 100 miles due west, 225 miles 30 north of east and
then 200 miles northeast. Determine (a) analytically and (b) graphically how far and in what
direction it is from its starting point.

13. Let A(1,-2), B(-3,4) and C (2,2) be the three vertices of triangular ABC. Find the length of the
median from C to the side AB.

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