L lastlydreaming New member Joined Oct 7, 2006 Messages 10 Oct 7, 2006 #1 What would the principal value of Ln(1 - sqrt(3) i) be? The square root of 3 does not include i. Thanks.
What would the principal value of Ln(1 - sqrt(3) i) be? The square root of 3 does not include i. Thanks.
pka Elite Member Joined Jan 29, 2005 Messages 11,978 Oct 7, 2006 #2 \(\displaystyle \L \begin{array}{l} z = 1 - \sqrt 3 i\quad \Rightarrow \quad \left| z \right| = 2\quad \& \quad Arg(z) = - \frac{\pi }{3} \\ Log(z) = \ln (|z|) + iArg(z) \\ \end{array}\)
\(\displaystyle \L \begin{array}{l} z = 1 - \sqrt 3 i\quad \Rightarrow \quad \left| z \right| = 2\quad \& \quad Arg(z) = - \frac{\pi }{3} \\ Log(z) = \ln (|z|) + iArg(z) \\ \end{array}\)