Trigonometric form of a complex number – different angles, same solution?

Trigonometric functions (used in the trigonometric form of a complex number) are -periodic, which means that for any arguments differing by, say, they assume the same value.

For example:

So, for instance, a complex number in its trigonometric form:

This is the same complex number as:

because the arguments of the trigonometric functions differ by .

What arguments should be used in the trigonometric form of a complex number?

What arguments are conventionally used? In Poland (and in my course on complex numbers) from the interval . However, in older textbooks or foreign ones, it might be from the interval . It’s important to keep this in mind when verifying your calculations against textbook answers.

Krystian Karczyński

Założyciel i szef serwisu eTrapez.

Magister matematyki Politechniki Poznańskiej. Korepetytor matematyki z wieloletnim stażem. Twórca pierwszych Kursów eTrapez, które zdobyły ogromną popularność wśród studentów w całej Polsce.

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