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2024 Tshwane University Of Technology March 25–29, 2024

Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics Worksheet 6


EM115AB - Engineering Mathematics IA

Surname & Initials: Student #:

1. Evaluate the following and leave your answers in standard form, that is, a + bi.
   
1 5
a) (5 + 6i) + (3 + 2i) b) 4− i − 9+ i c) (2 + 5i)(4 − i)
2 2
d) (1 − 2i)(8 − 3i) e) 12 + 7i f) 2i( 21 − i)
1 + 4i 1 3
g) h) i)
3 + 2i 1+i 4 − 3i
√
j) i3 k) i100 l) −16
√ √
m) −3 −12 n) (2 − 3i)2 (4 − i)

2. For each of the complex number below, find the complex conjugate and the modulus of the
number.
√
a) 12 − 5i b) 1 + 2 2i c) −4i

3. Prove the following property of complex numbers:

zw = z w.

Hint: let z = a + bi and w = c + di.

4. Solve the following equations:

a) 4x2 + 9 = 0 b) x4 = 1 c) x2 + 2x + 5 = 0

d) z2 + z + 2 = 0 e) z 2 + 12 z + 1
4
=0

5. Write the following complex numbers in polar form with argument between 0 and 2π.
√
a) −3 + 3i b) 1− 3i c) 3 + 4i d) 8i

6. Find polar forms for zw and z/w by first putting z and w in polar form:
√ √
a) z= √ 3 + i, w = 1 + 3i
b) z = 2 √3 − 2i, w = −1 + i
c) z = 4( 3 + i), w = −3 − 3i

1
7. Use De Moivre’s Theorem to find:
√ √
a) (1 + i)20 b) (1 − 3i)5 c) (2 3 + 2i)5

8. Use De Moivre’s Theorem with n = 3 to express cos(3θ) and sin(3θ) in terms of cos θ
and sin θ. Hint: use r = 1.

9. Find the indicated roots. Sketch the roots in the complex plane:

a) The fifth roots of 32 b) The cube roots of i c) The cube roots of 1 + i

10. Write the number in the form a + bi:

a) eiπ/2 b) e2πi c) e−iπ d) e2+iπ


e) eπ+i

11. Use Euler’s formula to prove that

eix + e−ix
cos x = .
2
EXAM–TYPE QUESTIONS

12. Find a complex number z such that

z + iz = (2 + i)2 + i(2 − 4i).

13. If z = 4[cos(π/5) + i sin(π/5)]. Calculate z 3 and z 3 .


√
14. Consider√the complex number 3 − i.
a) Express 3 − i in polar form. √
b) Find all complex numbers z such that z 4 = 3 − i and represent all your solutions in
the complex plane.

15. Consider z1 = 5 + 6i and z2 = 3 + 2i. Find z1 + z2 and sketch your solution on the
complex plane.

i100 − i27
16. Simplify and leave your answer in the form a + bi.
i
17. If z1 = 1 + 2i and z2 = −2 + 3i. Find:
z1 z1 2 z2
a) b) z2 + c) +
z2 z2 z1 3
18. Determine the values of x and y if (3 + 2i)2 − 3(x + iy) = x + iy.

19. Determine the square roots of z = 5 + 12i.


Do NOT round off any value in the intermediate steps also work in radians.

2
20. Let z be a complex number. Then

(A) Re(iz)=−Im(z) (B) Re(iz)=Im(z) (C) Re(iz)=iRe(z) (D) Im(iz)=Im(z) Answer:

21. Assume that z1 = 2[cos( 5π


3
) + i sin( 5π
3
)] and z2 = cos( π2 ) + i sin( π2 ). Find (z3 )6 , leaving your
answer in standard form, that is, a + bi where z3 = z1 · z2 .

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