i \sqrt{i}

Algebra Level 4

For 1 = i \sqrt{-1}= i , Evaluate i \sqrt{i} .

H. C and F is correct A. B and G is correct C. i = cos π 4 i sin π 4 \sqrt{i}= \cos \dfrac\pi4 - i\sin \dfrac\pi4 B. i = cos 5 π 4 + i sin 5 π 4 \sqrt{i}= \cos \dfrac{5\pi}{4} + i\sin \dfrac{5\pi}{4} F. i = cos 5 π 4 i sin 5 π 4 \sqrt{i}= \cos \dfrac{5\pi}{4} - i\sin \dfrac{5\pi}{4} D. Not enough information G. i = cos π 4 + i sin π 4 \sqrt{i}= \cos \dfrac\pi4 + i\sin \dfrac\pi4 E. None of these choices

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2 solutions

Lais Gomes
Feb 6, 2016

i = e ( i π 2 ) = e ( i 5 π 2 ) \Large i={e}^{(i\frac{\pi}{2})}={e}^{(i\frac{5\pi}{2})} i = i 1 2 = e ( i π 4 ) = e ( i 5 π 4 ) \Large \sqrt i = {i}^{\frac{1}{2}}={e}^{(i\frac{\pi}{4})}={e}^{(i\frac{5\pi}{4})}

i = e ( i π 4 ) = ( cos ( π 4 ) + i s i n ( π 4 ) ) = e ( i 5 π 4 ) = ( cos ( 5 π 4 ) + i s i n ( 5 π 4 ) ) \Large \rightarrow \color{#3D99F6}{\boxed{\sqrt i={e}^{(i\frac{\pi}{4})}=(\cos(\frac{\pi}{4})+isin(\frac{\pi}{4}))={e}^{(i\frac{5\pi}{4})}=(\cos(\frac{5\pi}{4})+isin(\frac{5\pi}{4}))}}

Muhammad Maulana
Feb 6, 2016

To answer this problem, we will use de Moivre's formula n-th roots. Given any nonzero complex numbers written in polar form z = z cos θ + i sin θ z= |z| \cos \theta + i \sin \theta then applicable z n = z n cos θ + 2 k π n + i sin θ + 2 k π n \displaystyle \sqrt[n]{z}= \sqrt[n]{\left|z\right|} \cos \dfrac {\theta +2k\pi}{n} + i \sin \dfrac {\theta +2k\pi}{n} . for k = 0 , 1 , 2 , , n 1 k=0,1,2,\cdots,n-1 . Let in polar form: i = cos π 2 + i sin π 2 i= \cos \dfrac\pi2 + i \sin \dfrac\pi2 enter into the formula above, is obtained i = cos 1 2 + 2 k π 2 + i sin 1 2 + 2 k π 2 \sqrt{i}= \cos \dfrac {\dfrac 12 +2k\pi}{2} + i \sin \dfrac {\dfrac 12 +2k\pi}{2} N o t e : n = 2 a n d θ = 1 2 \boxed{Note: n=2 ~ and ~ \theta= \frac 12} for k=0, is obtained: i = cos π 4 + i sin π 4 0 , 7071 + 0 , 7071 i \sqrt{i}= \cos \dfrac {\pi}{4} + i \sin \dfrac {\pi}{4}\approx0,7071+0,7071i ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ meanwhile for k=1: i = cos 5 π 4 + i sin 5 π 4 0 , 7071 0 , 7071 i \sqrt{i}= \cos \dfrac {5\pi}{4} + i \sin \dfrac {5\pi}{4}\approx-0,7071-0,7071i

i = cos π 4 + i sin π 4 a n d i = cos 5 π 4 + i sin 5 π 4 \therefore \boxed{\sqrt{i}= \cos \dfrac\pi4 + i\sin \dfrac\pi4 ~ and ~\sqrt{i}= \cos \dfrac{5\pi}{4} + i\sin \dfrac{5\pi}{4}}

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