NCERT Class XI Mathematics - Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations - Solutions

© examsnet.com
Question : 22
Total: 52
i
Solution:  
We have, z = i, i.e., z = 0 + 1â‹…i
Let 0 = r cosθ …(i) and 1 = r sinθ …(ii)
Squaring and adding (i) and (ii), we get
r2(cos2θ+sin2θ) = 1 ⇒ r2 = 1 ⇒ r = 1
∴ cosθ = 0, sinθ = 1
⇒ cos θ = cos
Ï€
2
, sin θ = sin
Ï€
2

Here, cos θ = 0 and sin θ > 0
∴ θ lies in first quadrant.
∴ θ =
Ï€
2

∴ The required polar form is z = 1 (cos
Ï€
2
+isin
Ï€
2
)
© examsnet.com
Go to Question: