Tom K. answered 07/17/21
Knowledgeable and Friendly Math and Statistics Tutor
You take the constant to the power and multiply the angle by the power.
Thus, as 3π/8 * 4 = 3π/2,
[ 3 ( cos 3π/8 + i sin 3π/8 ) ] 4 =
34 [( cos 3π/2 + i sin 3π/2)] =
81 [cos 270° + i sin 270° ] =
81[0 + i * -1] =
-81i