Polar Form vs Cartesian Form

Sunday, 22 April 2018

6:05 PM

 

Polar

Cartesian

addition

difficult

easy

multiplication

easy

easy

power

easy

difficult

 

Therefore:

  • To add complex numbers, convert them both to Cartesian form
  • To multiply complex numbers, use either Polar or Cartesian form
  • To raise a complex number by a power, convert to Polar form

 

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