You have two complex numbers z and w : { z = cis ( α ) w = cis ( β ) where cis ( x ) = cos x + i sin x and i = − 1 denotes the imaginary unit . Which trigonometric identities are parts of the product z w ?
A B : cos ( α + β ) = cos α cos β − sin α sin β : sin ( α + β ) = cos α sin β + sin α cos β
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Thanks to Euler we know, that: e i ⋅ x = c i s ( x ) = cos x + i ⋅ sin x And therefore we get: z ⋅ w = e i ⋅ α ⋅ e i ⋅ β = e i ⋅ ( α + β ) = cos ( α + β ) + i ⋅ sin ( α + β ) But there is another way to calculate the product z ⋅ w : σ = z ⋅ w = c i s ( α ) ⋅ c i s ( β ) = ( cos α + i ⋅ sin α ) ⋅ ( cos β + i ⋅ sin β ) = [ cos α ⋅ cos β − sin α ⋅ sin β ] + i ⋅ [ cos α ⋅ sin β − sin α ⋅ cos β ] We know, that both products have to be the same. z ⋅ w = σ if and only if R e ( z ⋅ w ) = R e ( σ ) and I m ( z ⋅ w ) = I m ( σ ) . Hence we get: R e ( σ ) I m ( σ ) = cos ( α + β ) = cos α ⋅ cos β − sin α ⋅ sin β = R e ( z ⋅ w ) = sin ( α + β ) = cos α ⋅ sin β − sin α ⋅ cos β = I m ( z ⋅ w )
We have z = e i α and w = e i β . So z . w = ( cos α + i sin α ) . ( cos β + i sin β ) = e i ( α + β ) = cos ( α + β ) + i sin ( α + β ) . Expanding the cosine and sine terms and comparing the two sides, we get both the identities.
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From Euler's formula e i θ = cos θ + i sin θ , then z = e i α and w = e i β and z w = e i α e i β = e i ( α + β ) = cos ( α + β ) + i sin ( α + β ) = A + i B .
Both A and B are parts of the product z w .