Converting a Complex Number from Polar to Rectangular Form
Converting a complex number from polar form to rectangular form is a matter of evaluating what is given and using the distributive property. In other words, given [latex]z=r\left(\cos \theta +i\sin \theta \right)[/latex], first evaluate the trigonometric functions [latex]\cos \theta[/latex] and [latex]\sin \theta[/latex]. Then, multiply through by [latex]r[/latex].
Convert the polar form of the given complex number to rectangular form:
The rectangular form of the given point in complex form is [latex]6\sqrt{3}+6i[/latex].
Find the rectangular form of the complex number given [latex]r=13[/latex] and [latex]\tan \theta =\frac{5}{12}[/latex].
If [latex]\tan \theta =\frac{5}{12}[/latex], and [latex]\tan \theta =\frac{y}{x}[/latex], we first determine [latex]r=\sqrt{{x}^{2}+{y}^{2}}=\sqrt{{12}^{2}+{5}^{2}}=13\text{.}[/latex] We then find [latex]\cos \theta =\frac{x}{r}[/latex] and [latex]\sin \theta =\frac{y}{r}[/latex].