Precalculus Unit 8

Vector, Polar, and Complex Numbers

  • Represent vectors as directed line segments and perform mathematical operations on vectors.
  • Find direction angles of vectors.
  • find the dot product of two vectors and use properties of the dot product.
  • Multiply and divide complex numbers written in trigonometric form.
  • Find powers and nth roots of complex numbers.
  • Rewrite sets of parametric equations as rectangular equations and find sets of parametric equations for graphs.
  • Write equations in polar form.
  • Graph polar equations and recognize special polar graphs.
_ Write equations of conics in polar form.