The amplitude of $\sin \frac{\pi}{5}+i\left(1-\cos \frac{\pi}{5}\right)$ is

The amplitude of $\sin \frac{\pi}{5}+i\left(1-\cos \frac{\pi}{5}\right)$ is
  1. $\frac{\pi}{15}$
  2. $\frac{\pi}{10}$
  3. $\frac{\pi}{5}$
  4. $\frac{2 \pi}{5}$

Solution

Given complex number is, $ \begin{aligned} & =\sin \frac{\pi}{5}+i\left(1-\cos \frac{\pi}{5}\right)=2 \sin \frac{\pi}{10} \cos \frac{\pi}{10}+i\left(2 \sin ^2 \frac{\pi}{10}\right) \\ & =2 \sin \frac{\pi}{10}\left[\cos \frac{\pi}{10}+i \sin \frac{\pi}{10}\right] \end{aligned} $ So, amplitude of given complex number is $\frac{\pi}{10}$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2018 (22 Apr Shift 2)

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