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Solutions To Homework Assignment #2

This document provides solutions to 6 problems involving complex numbers and De Moivre's formula: 1) It finds nth roots of complex numbers and expresses them in the form a + bi. 2) It solves equations involving exponential and trigonometric functions of complex variables. 3) It uses De Moivre's formula to prove the trigonometric identity cos 4θ = 8 cos4 θ − 8 cos2 θ + 1. 4) It proves the triangle inequality for complex numbers |z2| - |z1| ≤ |z2 - z1|. 5) It solves the equation z3 = (2i)/(1+i) by using De Moivre

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Solutions To Homework Assignment #2

This document provides solutions to 6 problems involving complex numbers and De Moivre's formula: 1) It finds nth roots of complex numbers and expresses them in the form a + bi. 2) It solves equations involving exponential and trigonometric functions of complex variables. 3) It uses De Moivre's formula to prove the trigonometric identity cos 4θ = 8 cos4 θ − 8 cos2 θ + 1. 4) It proves the triangle inequality for complex numbers |z2| - |z1| ≤ |z2 - z1|. 5) It solves the equation z3 = (2i)/(1+i) by using De Moivre

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SOLUTIONS TO HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT #2

1. Find all nth roots of the following complex numbers z. Express your answers in the form
a + bı.
(a) n = 3, z = −8ı. √
(b) n = 4, z = −2 + 12ı.
Solution:
(a) −8ı = 8eı(3π/2+2kπ) =⇒ the 3rd roots are: 2eı(3π/2+2kπ)/3 , k = 0, 1, 2.

2eı(π/2) = 2ı (for k = 0)
√ √
2eı(3π/2+2π)/3 = 2ı(−1/2 + ı 3/2) = − 3 − ı (for k = 1)
√ √
2eı(3π/2+4π)/3 = 2ı(−1/2 − ı 3/2) = 3 − ı (for k = 2)
√ √ 2π 2π
(b) −2 + 12ı = 4(−1/2 + ı 3/2) = 4eı 3 = 4eı( 3 +2kπ) . Thus the 4th roots are
√ ı( 2π +2kπ)/4 √ ı π ıkπ/2 √ √ 
2e 3 = 2e 6 e = 2 3/2 + ı/2 ık
1 √ ı √
= ± √ ( 3 + ı), ± √ ( 3 + ı)
2 2
2. Find all complex numbers z satisfying the following equations.
(a) ez = ı.
(b) cos z = 2.
Solution:
(a) ez = ı ⇐⇒ ex cos y = 0 and ex sin y = 1 ⇐⇒ y = π/2+2nπ, x = 0 ⇐⇒ z = ı(π/2+2nπ),
where n is any integer.
Question: why are the numbers z = ı(π/2 + (2n + 1)π) not included?
(b)

eız + e−ız √
cos z = = 2 ⇐⇒ e2ız − 4eız + 1 = 0 ⇐⇒ eız = 2 ± 3
2 √
⇐⇒ e cos x = 2 ± 3 and e−y sin x = 0
−y
√
⇐⇒ x = 2nπ and − y = ln (2 ± 3)
√ √
⇐⇒ x = 2nπ and y = − ln (2 ± 3) = ln (2 ∓ 3)
√
⇐⇒ z = 2nπ + ln (2 ∓ 3)ı, n = 0, ±1, ±2, . . .

Question: Why only even multiples of π?


3. Use De Moivre’s formula to prove that cos 4θ = 8 cos4 θ − 8 cos2 θ + 1 ∀ θ.
Solution:

(cos θ + ı sin θ)4 = cos4 θ + 4 cos3 θ(ı sin θ)3 + 6 cos2 θ (ı sin θ)2 + 4 cos θ(ı sin θ)3 + (ı sin θ)4
= cos4 θ − 6 cos2 θ(1 − cos2 θ) + (1 − cos2 θ)2 + ı(someting real)
=⇒ cos 4θ = 8 cos4 θ − 8 cos2 θ + 1 by De Moivre’s Theorem

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4. For any 2 complex numbers z1 , z2 show that |z2 | − |z1 | ≤ |z2 − z1 |.
Solution: This follows from the triangle inequality:

|z2 | = |z2 − z1 + z1 | ≤ |z2 − z1 | + |z1 | =⇒ |z2 | − |z1 | ≤ |z2 − z1 |


2ı
5. Solve for z : z 3 = .
1+ı √
2ı √ ıπ/4+2kπ 1+ 3
Solution: = 1 + ı = 2e 1/6 π/12+2kπ/3
=⇒ z = 2 e . Now cos(π/12) = √ and
1 +√ı 2 2
3−1
sin(π/12) = √ . To see this note that
2 2
ıπ/3
√
e 1/2 + ı 3/2
cos(π/12) + ı sin(π/12) = eıπ/12 = ıπ/4 = 1
e √ (1 + ı)
2
√
1 1+ı 3 1−ı
= √ ×
2 1+ı 1−ı
1 √ √
= √ (1 + 3 + ı( 3 − 1))
2 2
After some computation we see that the solutions are
√ √ √ √
−1 + ı (1 − 3 − ( 3 + 1)ı (1 + 3 − (− 3 + 1)ı
, ,
21/3 24/3 24/3
6. Sketch each of the following sets Ω. If Ω is open (resp. closed or connected) put the words
open (resp. closed or connected) in the boxes; otherwise leave blank.
(a) Ω = {z = x + ıy | x ≥ 1 or x ≤ 0}
(b) Ω = C − {z | 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, y = 0}
(c) Ω = {z | 1 < |z| < 2}
(d) Ω = {z | x2 − xy + y 2 ≤ 1}
(e) Ω = {z | −1/2 ≤ x ≤ 1/2 and |z| ≥ 1}
(f) Ω = {z = reıθ | r > 0 and π/4 ≤ θ ≤ π/2}
(g) Ω = C − {z | 0 ≤ x, y = 0}
Solution:
(a) Closed.
(b) Open and connected.
(c) Open and connected.
(d) Closed and connected.
(e) Closed.
(f) Connected.
(g) Open and connected.

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