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argument of product and quotient

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Using the distributive law, we perform the multiplication

$\displaystyle (\cos\varphi_1+i\sin\varphi_1)(\cos\varphi_2+i\sin\varphi_2) = (\... ...arphi_1\sin\varphi_2)+i(\sin\varphi_1\cos\varphi_2+\cos\varphi_1\sin\varphi_2).$

Using the addition formulas of cosine and sine we still obtain the formula

$\displaystyle (\cos\varphi_1+i\sin\varphi_1)(\cos\varphi_2+i\sin\varphi_2) = \cos(\varphi_1+\varphi_2)+i\sin(\varphi_1+\varphi_2).$

(1)

The inverse number of $\cos\varphi_2+i\sin\varphi_2$ is calculated as follows:

$\displaystyle \frac{1}{\cos\varphi_2+i\sin\varphi_2} = \frac{\cos\varphi_2-i\si... ...rphi_2)} = \frac{\cos\varphi_2-i\sin\varphi_2}{\cos^2\varphi_2+\sin^2\varphi_2}$

This equals $\cos\varphi_2-i\sin\varphi_2$ , and since the cosine is an even and the sine an odd function, we have

$\displaystyle \frac{1}{\cos\varphi_2+i\sin\varphi_2} = \cos(-\varphi_2)+i\sin(-\varphi_2).$

(2)

The equations (1) and (2) imply

$\displaystyle \frac{\cos\varphi_1+i\sin\varphi_1}{\cos\varphi_2+i\sin\varphi_2}... ...i\sin(-\varphi_2))= \cos(\varphi_1+(-\varphi_2))+i\sin(\varphi_1+(-\varphi_2)),$

i.e.

$\displaystyle \frac{\cos\varphi_1+i\sin\varphi_1}{\cos\varphi_2+i\sin\varphi_2} = \cos(\varphi_1-\varphi_2)+i\sin(\varphi_1-\varphi_2).$

(3)

According to the formulae (1) and (3), for the complex numbers

$\displaystyle z_1 = r_1(\cos\varphi_1+i\sin\varphi_1)\;\;$ and $\displaystyle \;\;z_2 = r_2(\cos\varphi_2+i\sin\varphi_2)$

we have

$\displaystyle z_1z_2 = r_1r_2(\cos(\varphi_1+\varphi_2)+i\sin(\varphi_1+\varphi_2)),$

$\displaystyle \frac{z_1}{z_2} \;=\; \frac{r_1}{r_2}(\cos(\varphi_1-\varphi_2)+i\sin(\varphi_1-\varphi_2)).$

Thus we have the

Theorem. The modulus of the product of two complex numbers equals the product of the moduli of the factors and the argument equals the sum of the arguments of the factors. The modulus of the quotient of two complex numbers equals the quotient of the moduli of the dividend and the divisor and the argument equals the difference of the arguments of the dividend and the divisor.

Remark. The equation (1) may be by induction generalised for more than two factors of the left hand side; then the special case where all factors are equal gives de Moivre identity.

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product and quotient of complex numbers

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Cross-references: de Moivre identity, induction, difference, divisor, dividend, quotient, sum, argument, product, modulus, complex numbers, imply, equations, odd function, sine, cosine, inverse number, addition formulas, multiplication, distributive law
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AMS MSC:	26A09 (Real functions :: Functions of one variable :: Elementary functions)
	30-00 (Functions of a complex variable :: General reference works )

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