I know the proof for the Euler's formula by writing eiz as a Taylor series and arrange the brackets so that I get: eiz=cos(z)+isin(z). But I wonder if there is another way from going from cos(z)+isin(z) to eiz without using the Taylor series that is understandable for an undergraduate student?
Answer
Here's a thought:
Let f(x)=cos(x)+isin(x).
Then f′(x)=−sin(x)+icos(x)=if(x).
This would suggest that f(x)=c⋅eix.
The initial condition f(0)=cos(0)+isin(0)=1 gives c=1.
So f(x)=eix.
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