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Is there any kind of graphical representation of the world-famous formula of e^pi i equals to -1?

 Dec 31, 2016

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Cool!!cool

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I don't think so....unless you use the imaginary plane which would be too complicated.

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Is there any kind of graphical representation of the world-famous formula of e^pi i equals to -1?

 

\(e^{i\theta}=cos\theta+isin\theta \)

 

sometimes it is called   \(cis\theta\)

so  

Here is a general picture (not for pi radians  BUT the angle must be measured int radians)

 

This is referred to as the unit circle on a complex grid..  The centre is (0,0)  and the radius is  1 unit.

The horizontal unit is real

and the vertical unit is imaginary

 

 

 

so if theta = pi radians     

 

 

 

Look here if you would like to work through a little more cool mathemathics :)

 

 

https://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/complex-number-multiply.html

 Dec 31, 2016
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Cool!!cool

NinjaAnswer  Dec 31, 2016
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This animated graphic is my favorite.

This gives an idea of the light and shadow and the knowledge and imagination of the science and mathematics that is Euler.

 

 

 Dec 31, 2016
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Thanks Ginger,

Graphics are fun. :)

I was looking for an interactive graphic that I have seen and probably used before in mathsisfun.  I found some related  interactive graphics,  but not the one I was looking for.  It is a little frustrating when this happens.

I probably should look in my old information threads, I may have stored the address there, ...

Melody  Jan 1, 2017
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Ah ha I found the site I was looking for!!

 

https://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/trig-interactive-unit-circle.html

 

The height which is red is the sine value - it is also the y value on the unit circle

This is becasue 

\(sin\theta =\frac{opp}{hyp}=\frac{y}{1}=y\)

 

The horizontal distance is cosine theta - it is the x valuc of any point on the unit circle

Because

 

\(cos\theta = \frac{adj}{hyp}=\frac{x}{1}=x\)

 

So any (x,y) point on this unit circle is given by   \((cos\theta,\;sin\theta)\)

 Jan 1, 2017

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