Solve the following

Question:

If $|z|=4$ and $\arg (z)=\frac{5 \pi}{6}$, then $z=$ ___________________

Solution:

If $|z|=4$ and $\arg z=\frac{5 \pi}{6}=\frac{\pi-\pi}{6}$

$\therefore z=|z|\left[\cos \left(\frac{5 \pi}{6}\right)+i \sin \left(\frac{5 \pi}{6}\right)\right]$

$=4\left[\cos \left(\pi-\frac{\pi}{6}\right)+i \sin \left(\pi-\frac{\pi}{6}\right)\right]$

[Since $\cos (\pi-\theta)=-\cos \theta$ and $\sin (\pi-\theta)=\sin \theta]$

$\therefore z=4\left[-\cos \frac{\pi}{6}+i \sin \frac{\pi}{6}\right]$

Since $\cos \frac{\pi}{6}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

$\sin \frac{\pi}{6}=\frac{1}{2}$

$\Rightarrow z=4\left[-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}+\frac{i}{2}\right]=2(-\sqrt{3}+i)$

Hence, $z=-2 \sqrt{3}+2 i$

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