Follow steps (a), (b), and (c) above to find all the values of the indicate droots -16.

Short Answer

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The value of -16is ±3±I2 .

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Step by step solution

01

Given Information

The given expression is-16

02

Definition of Complex Number

Complex numbers have real numbers and imaginary numbers in them; a complex can be written in the form of:

Z=a+ib

Here a and b are real numbers, and i is the imaginary number which is known as iota, whose value is -1.

03

Find the value of r and  θ

The Complex number is in the form -1+0i.

x=-1,y=0

The polar coordinates of the point are in the form of z=reiθ.

r=1

θ=πor3π,5π,7π,9π,11π,13π,....

The equation z=reiθcan also be written in another form.

z1n=reiθ1n=r1neiθnz1n=rncosθn+isinθn1

When n=6 , the equation becomes the 6th root of the complex number as:

z16=r16eiθ6r=1θ=π6,3π6,5π6,7π6,9π6,11π6,13π6,.......=π6,π2,5π6,7π6,3π6,11π6,13π6,.......

04

Plotting the polar coordinate points on the graph

It is clear from the above graph that the points 1,π6and the point 1,13π6are the same.

The radius of the circle is 1 and equally spaced π3apart.

r=1θ=π2,2π3,π2,7π6,3π2,11π6

Hence, the value of -16=±i,±3±i2.

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