A Level Maths Session

Inverse Function

Exponential Function

Maclaurin Series

Complex Number Exponential Form

Complex Number Exponential Form

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Welcome to this session.

proof complex number exponential form

Exercises

Please try these questions.

1. Given 2+3i. Treat 2 (the real part) as an x coordinate and 3 (the imaginary part) as a y coordinate.

   1. Sketch the x,y axes and mark this point on the graph. Label it P.
   2. Draw the line OP and find its length r. (Call r the “modulus”).
   3. Find the angle θ between OP and the x axis. (Call θ the “argument”).
   4. Rewrite 2+3i in the form r(cosθ + i sinθ). (Called the polar form).

2. Prove that cosθ + i sinθ = e^iθ using these steps:

   1. Write out the first 4 terms in the Maclaurin’s series for cosθ, sinθ and e^iθ.
   2. Show for the first 4 terms that cosθ + i sinθ = e^iθ. (Called Euler’s formula.)

3. Given 2+3i. Write this in the form r e^iθ. Call this the exponential form.

Past Exam Questions

In this video, I shall go through some past exam questions.

2007 H2 maths P1 Q7

Thanks for attending this session.

Dr Hock
9 May 2014