Complex numbers from polar to binomic form

How shall we proceed if we want to determine the binomial form of a complex number expressed in the polar form?

Let's see the procedure:

Given now a complex number z in polar form z=|z|α, if we want to find the binomial form we only have to determine a and b, where:

  • a is the real part and it is: a=|z|cos(α)
  • b the complex part and it is: b=|z|sin(α)

Example

For example, if we have the complex number in polar form: 6225.

We can determine the real part of its binomial form by: a=6cos(225)=32

And the complex part by: b=6sin(225)=32

Thus we will write it as a+ib or using the example: 3232 (that is a binomial form).

We can say in general terms that in order to translate a complex number in polar form into the binomial form, we only have to use the following formula:

zα=|z|(cosα+sinαi)