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This document contains solutions to 4 questions regarding complex numbers and their properties. Question 1 uses Euler's formula to derive the angle sum identities for sine and cosine. Question 2 proves properties regarding the modulus of a complex number and when a complex number squared equals its modulus. Question 3 shows that the modulus of a product of complex numbers equals the product of their individual moduli, using both Cartesian and polar forms. Question 4 proves several properties using complex conjugates, including that if a polynomial with real coefficients has a root w, then its conjugate w is also a root.

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5 Complex Numbers Questions Sols

This document contains solutions to 4 questions regarding complex numbers and their properties. Question 1 uses Euler's formula to derive the angle sum identities for sine and cosine. Question 2 proves properties regarding the modulus of a complex number and when a complex number squared equals its modulus. Question 3 shows that the modulus of a product of complex numbers equals the product of their individual moduli, using both Cartesian and polar forms. Question 4 proves several properties using complex conjugates, including that if a polynomial with real coefficients has a root w, then its conjugate w is also a root.

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Transition to Mathematical Proofs

Chapter 5 - Complex Numbers Assignment Solutions


Question 1. Similar to how we obtained the double-angle formulae in the notes, use the Euler equation to show the two angle-sum formulae hold: sin( + ) = sin cos + sin cos ; cos( + ) = cos cos sin sin . Solution 1. We will use the following law of exponents: ei(+ ) = ei ei . Using the Euler equation on ei(+ ) , we have ei(+ ) = cos( + ) + i sin( + ). Using the Euler equation on the other side and FOILing, gives us ei ei = (cos + i sin )(cos + i sin ) = cos cos + i cos sin + i sin cos + i2 sin sin = (cos cos sin sin ) + i(cos sin + sin cos ). Since e
i(+ )

= ei ei , we can equate the above results to get cos( + ) + i sin( + ) = (cos cos sin sin ) + i(cos sin + sin cos ).

Equating their real parts, we get cos( + ) = cos cos sin sin . Equating their imaginary parts, we get sin( + ) = cos sin + sin cos .

Question 2. (a) Show that |z | = Re(z ) if and only if z is a non-negative real number. (b) Show that (z ) = z 2 if and only if z is purely real or purely imaginary (i.e., its real part is 0). Solution 2a. To prove the above biconditional statement, we will prove the following two conditional statements: If |z | = Re(z ), then z is a non-negative real number and If z is a non-negative real number, then |z | = Re(z ) For the rst conditional statement, we assume that |z | = Re(z ). Writing z = a + bi, we have that a2 + b2 = a. 1
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Squaring both side, we get that a2 + b2 = a2 and thus b2 = 0. Thus, we can conclude that b = 0 and so z = a + 0i is a real number. To prove that it is non-negative, we note that since z = a = Re(z ) = |z | and |z | 0, then z 0. Thus, z is a real, non-negative number. For the second conditional statement, we assume that z is a non-negative real number. Thus, z = a + 0i with a 0. Thus, |z | = |a + 0i| = a2 + 02 = a2 = |a|. Since a 0, then |a| = a. Thus, |z | = |a| = a = Re(z ), as desired. Having proven both conditional statements, the original biconditional statement |z | = Re(z ) if and only if z is a non-negative real number is also true. Solution 2b. To prove the above biconditional statement, we will prove the 2 following two conditional statements: If (z ) = z 2 , then z is purely real or 2 purely imaginary and If z is purely real or purely imaginary, then (z ) = z 2 For the rst conditional statement, we assume that z = a + bi satises 2 (z ) = z 2 . Thus, 2 (a bi) = (a + bi)2 . Expanding both sides, we get a2 2abi b2 = a2 + 2abi b2 . Simplifying, we obtain that 2abi = 2abi, which is equivalent to 4abi = 0. Dividing by 4i, we get ab = 0, and thus a = 0 or b = 0, giving two cases. If a = 0, then z = 0 + bi is purely imaginary. If b = 0, then z = a + 0i is purely real. For the second conditional statement, we will assume that z = a + bi is purely real or purely imaginary, giving us two cases. For the rst case, z is purely real. 2 Since z is real, then z = z . Thus, (z ) = z 2 , as desired. If z is purely imaginary, then z = 0 + bi and thus z = bi = bi. Thus, (z ) = (bi)2 = (1)2 (bi)2 = z 2 , as desired. In either case, (z ) = z 2 . Having proven both conditional statements, the biconditional statement 2 (z ) = z 2 if and only if z is purely real or purely imaginary is also true.
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Question 3. The modulus of a complex number is, in many ways, a generalization of the absolute value of a real number. Here, we give another property of the modulus that the absolute value of a real number already enjoys. If z, w C, show that |z w| = |z | |w| in the following two ways: (a) By using the cartesian form z = a + bi and w = c + di for the complex numbers z and w. (b) By using the polar form z = r1 ei1 and w = r2 ei2 for the complex numbers z and w. 2

Solution 3a. Let z = a + bi and w = c + di. Then, |z w| = |(a + bi) (c + di)| = |(ac bd) + i(ad + bc)| (ac bd)2 + (ad + bc)2 = a2 c2 2abcd + b2 d2 + a2 d2 + 2abcd + b2 c2 = a2 c2 + b2 d2 + a2 d2 + b2 c2 . If we instead compute |z | |w|, then we have |z | |w| = |a + bi| |c + di| = a2 + b2 c2 + d2 = (a2 + b2 )(c2 + d2 ) =

a2 c2 + a2 d2 + b2 c2 + b2 d2 . Notice that the above results for |z w| and |z | |w| are equal and thus |z w| = |z | |w|.

Solution 3b. Let z = r1 ei1 and w = r2 ei2 . Then, |z w| = r1 ei1 r2 ei2 = (r1 r2 )ei(1 +2 ) = r1 r2 . If we instead compute |z | |w|, we then have |z | |w| = r1 ei1 r2 ei2 = r1 r2 . Notice that the above results for |z w| and |z | |w| are equal and thus |z w| = |z | |w|.

Question 4. Below, we will prove a remarkable fact about real polynomials using complex numbers. For the below, let z = a + bi and w = c + di be complex numbers. (a) Show that z + w = z + w. (b) Show that z w = z w. (c) Use (b) to show that z n = (z ) for any natural number n N. (d) Consider the following polynomial p(z ) with real coecients : p(z ) = n z n + n1 z n1 + + 1 z + 0 , where each i is a real number. Show that if a complex number w is a root to the above polynomial with real coecients, then its conjugate w is also a root to the same polynomial. That is, use (a) - (c) to show that if p(w) = 0, then p(w) = 0.
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Solution 4a. Beginning with the left-hand side, we have z + w = (a + bi) + (c + di) = (a + c) + i(b + d) = (a + c) i(b + d) = (a bi) + (c di) = z + w, as desired. Solution 4b. Expanding the z w, we have z w = (a + bi)(c + di) = (ac bd) + i(ad + bc) = (ac bd) i(ad + bc). Expanding z w, we have z w = (a + bi) (c + di) = (a bi)(c di) = ac adi bci bd = (ac bd) i(ad + bc). Since the above results for z w and z w are equal, then z w = z w, as desired. Solution 4c. In (b), we proved that z w = z w. Letting z = w, we have z 2 = z z = z z = (z ) . Continuing in this fashion with n copies of z , we have z n = z z z z = z z z = (z ) , as desired. Solution 4d. Assume w is a root to p(z ). Thus, p(w) = 0 and so p(w) = n wn + n1 wn1 + + 1 w + 0 = 0. If we take the conjugate of the above equation, we get that n wn + n1 wn1 + + 1 w + 0 = 0 = 0. Using the above properties of the conjugate on the left-hand side of the equation, we have that n wn + n1 wn1 + + 1 w + 0 = 0 n wn + n1 wn1 + + 1 w + 0 = 0 n wn + n1 wn1 + + 1 w + 0 = 0 n wn + n1 wn1 + + 1 w + 0 = 0. Since the i are real, then i = i for all i. Thus, the above is equivalent to n wn + n1 wn1 + + 1 w + 0 = 0. This is simply the polynomial p(z ) with an input of w. Thus, p(w) = 0 and w is a root.
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