Find the value of cosecant for a complex angle on the unit circle
To find the value of $\csc(\theta + i \phi)$ on the unit circle, we first recall that $\csc(z) = \frac{1}{\sin(z)}$ and we utilize the definition of the sine function for complex arguments.
Given $z = \theta + i \phi$, we have:
$$\sin(z) = \sin(\theta + i \phi)$$
Using the identity for sine of a complex number, we get:
$$\sin(\theta + i \phi) = \sin(\theta) \cosh(\phi) + i \cos(\theta) \sinh(\phi)$$
Therefore,
$$\csc(\theta + i \phi) = \frac{1}{\sin(\theta + i \phi)} = \frac{1}{\sin(\theta) \cosh(\phi) + i \cos(\theta) \sinh(\phi)}$$
Hence, the final value of $\csc(\theta + i \phi)$ is:
$$\csc(\theta + i \phi) = \frac{\sin(\theta) \cosh(\phi) – i \cos(\theta) \sinh(\phi)}{\sin^2(\theta) \cosh^2(\phi) + \cos^2(\theta) \sinh^2(\phi)}$$