Complex number Definition and 438 Threads

  1. B

    I Finding the inverse tangent of a complex number

    Let z=x+iy, and w=u+iv. I am looking for a formula to find the arctangent of z, or w=arctan(z). I want the results of u and v to be in terms of trigonometric and hyperbolic functions (and their inverses) and not in terms of logarithms. The values u and v should be functions of x and y.
  2. chwala

    Find in the form, ##x+iy## in the given complex number problem

    This is the question as it appears on the pdf. copy; ##z=2\left[\cos \dfrac{3π}{4} + i \sin \dfrac{3π}{4}\right]## My approach; ##\dfrac{3π}{4}=135^0## ##\tan 135^0=-\tan 45^0=\dfrac{-\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{2}}## therefore, ##z=-\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{2}i## There may be a better approach.
  3. mcastillo356

    B Is this a complex number at the second quadrant?

    Hi, PF, so long, I have a naive question: is ##\pi+\arctan{(2)}## a complex number at the second quadrant? To define a single-valued function, the principal argument of ##w## (denoted ##\mbox{Arg (w)}## is unique. This is because it is sometimes convenient to restric ##\theta=\arg{(w)}## to an...
  4. chwala

    Find the roots of the complex number ##(-1+i)^\frac {1}{3}##

    Kindly see attached...I just want to understand why for the case; ##(-1+i)^\frac {1}{3}## they divided by ##3## when working out the angles... Am assuming they used; ##(\cos x + i \sin x)^n = \cos nx + i \sin nx## and here, we require ##n## to be positive integers...unless I am not getting...
  5. A

    How to find z^n of a complex number

    Hello! (Not sure if this is pre or post calc,if I am in the wrong forum feel free to move it) So im given this complex number ## z = \frac{6}{1-i} ## and I am susposed to get it in polar form as well as z = a+bi I did that; z = 3+3i and polar form ##z =\sqrt{18} *e^{\pi/4 i} ## Now Im...
  6. C

    Prove by induction the sum of complex numbers is complex number

    See the work below: I feel like it that I did it correctly. I feel like I skip a step in my induction. Please point any errors.
  7. V

    Can we use criss-cross approach with complex number equations?

    I am not sure why criss-cross approach would work here, but it seems to get the answer. What would be the reason why we could use this approach? $$\frac {z-1} {z+1} = ni$$ $$\implies \frac {z-1} {z+1} = \frac {ni} {1}$$ $$\implies {(z-1)} \times 1= {ni} \times {(z+1)}$$
  8. Yordana

    MHB Is z + z¯ and z × z¯ Real for Any Complex Number z?

    I apologize in advance for my English. I want to know if my solution is correct. :) To verify that for every complex number z, the numbers z + z¯ and z × z¯ are real. My solution: z = a + bi z¯ = a - bi z + z¯ = a + bi + a - bi = 2a ∈ R z × z¯ = (a + bi) × (a - bi) = a^2 + b^2 ∈ R
  9. Mayhem

    I Is it valid to express a complex number as a vector?

    ...and is it ever useful? An arbitrary complex number has the form ##z = a + bi## where ##a, b \in \mathbb{R}## and the dot product of two arbitrary vectors ##\vec{v} = \binom{v_1}{v_2}## and equivalently for vector ##\vec{w}## is ##\vec{v} \cdot \vec{w} = v_1 w_1 + v_2 w_3## Then the ##z## may...
  10. S

    Simplifying the Argument of a Complex Number

    Let z = x + iy $$\arg \left(\frac{1+z^2}{1 + \bar z^{2}}\right)=\arg (1+z^2) - \arg (1 + \bar z^{2})$$ $$=\arg (1+x^2+i2xy-y^2)-\arg(1+x^2-i2xy+y^2)$$ Then I stuck. I also tried: $$\frac{1+z^2}{1 + \bar z^{2}}=\frac{1+x^2+i2xy-y^2}{1+x^2-i2xy+y^2}$$ But also stuck How to do this question...
  11. chwala

    Find two possible values of ##z## in the complex number problem

    ok here i have, ##x^2+y^2-5x=0## ##-y= 2## I end up with the quadratic equation, ##x^2-5x+4=0## Finally giving us, ##z=4-2i## and ##z=1-2i##
  12. chwala

    Find the complex number which satisfies the given equation

    Find the problem here; ( i do not have the solutions...i seek alternative ways of doing the problems) ok, i let ##z=x+iy## and ##z^*= x-iy##... i ended up with the simultaneous equation; ##2x+y=4## ##x+2y=-1## ##x=1## and ##y=2## therefore our complex number is ##z=1+2i##
  13. Magnetons

    Find z^n+ 1/z^n: Why Consider Only One Argument?

    Firstly I converted the given equation to a quadratic equation which is ##z^2- (\sqrt3)z+1=0## I got two solutions: 1st sol ##z=\frac {(\sqrt3 + i)} {2}## 2nd sol ## z=\frac {(\sqrt3 -1)} {2}## Then I found modulus and argument for both solution . Modulus=1 Arguments are ##\frac...
  14. chwala

    Use binomial theorem to find the complex number

    This is also pretty easy, ##z^5=(a+bi)^5## ##(a+bi)^5= a^5+\dfrac {5a^4bi}{1!}+\dfrac {20a^3(bi)^2}{2!}+\dfrac {60a^2(bi)^3}{3!}+\dfrac {120a(bi)^4}{4!}+\dfrac {120(bi)^5}{5!}## ##(a+bi)^5=a^5+5a^4bi-10a^3b^2-10a^2b^3i+5ab^4+b^5i## ##\bigl(\Re (z))=a^5-10a^3b^2+5ab^4## ##\bigl(\Im (z))=...
  15. chwala

    Prove the given complex number problem

    This is pretty straightforward, Let ##z=a+bi## ## \bigl(\Re (z))=a, \bigl(\Im (z))=b## ##zz^*=(a+bi)(a-bi)=a^2+b^2 =\bigl(\Re (z))^2+\bigl(\Im (z))^2## Any other approach? this are pretty simple questions ...all the same its good to explore different perspective on the same...
  16. S

    Finding argument of complex number

    Let: ##z=x+iy## $$z+\frac 1 z =1+2i$$ $$x+iy +\frac{1}{x+iy}=1+2i$$ $$x+iy+\frac{1}{x+iy} . \frac{x-iy}{x-iy}=1+2i$$ $$x+iy+\frac{x-iy}{x^2+y^2}=1+2i$$ $$\frac{x^3+xy^2+x+i(x^2y+y^3-y)}{x^2+y^2}=1+2i$$ So: $$\frac{x^3+xy^2+x}{x^2+y^2}=1$$ $$x^3+xy^2+x=x^2+y^2$$ and...
  17. WMDhamnekar

    MHB How to Prove a Complex Number Equation and Its Trajectory Forms a Circle?

    My attempt: Let us put $\frac{1}{i+t} = \frac{1+e^{is}}{2i} \Rightarrow \frac{2i}{i+t} -1= e^{is}$ So, $\cos{s}- i\sin{s}= \frac{2i}{i+t} - 1,\Rightarrow \cos^2{(s)} - \sin^2{(s)} = \frac{-2}{(i+t)^2} +1 -\frac{4i}{i+t}$ After doing some more mathematical computations, I got $\cos{s}=...
  18. B

    MHB Proof of Complex Numbers: Delta*w(z, z) Explained

    Hi, I have this problem and its solution but i know what right size is, but i don't understand what left size (delta*w(z, z)) is equal to
  19. M

    Engineering AC Circuit Phasors: Find I1, I2, I3

    Summary:: Hi, I tried attempting this problem in alternating current in order to find out the phasors as complex numbers, and I would be more than grateful if someone could peer review it, and confirm my calculations (Please see below both the Figure and the calculations) Please find attached...
  20. J

    How Do You Calculate the Modulus and Argument of a Complex Number?

    (e^(i*theta))^2 = (sin(theta)+i*cos(theta))^2 = cos(theta)^2 - sin(theta)^2 + 2*i*sin(theta)*cos(theta), so the real part would be: cos(theta)^2 - sin(theta)^2, and the imaginary part would be: 2*i*sin(theta)*cos(theta). But then I don't know where to start with the modulus or the argument?
  21. D

    B Can we have a complex number in the exponent?

    Does it make sense to write ##r^c## where ## r\in R/e ## and ##c\in C## ?
  22. jaychay

    MHB Struggling with Complex Number Function? Need Help?

    Can you help me with this two questions I am really struggle on how to do it Please help me Thank you in advance
  23. jaychay

    MHB Complex number equation graph problem

    Given (a,b) is the coordinate just like (x,y). Find equation Zo and coordinate (a,b) ?Please help me Thank you in advance.
  24. karush

    MHB 1.4.1 complex number by condition

    1.4.1 Miliani HS Find all complex numbers x which satisfy the given condition $\begin{array}{rl} 1+x&=\sqrt{10+2x} \\ (1+x)^2&=10+2x\\ 1+2x+x^2&=10+2x\\ x^2-9&=0\\ (x-3)(x+3)&=0 \end{array}$ ok looks these are not complex numbers unless we go back the the...
  25. C

    I Simplifying a nested radical that includes a complex number

    Dear Everyone, This post is not a homework assignment... I want to use the quartic formula. In one step is to solve the resolvent cubic. I know that there is 3 real solutions this particular resolvent cubic. I want to know how Bombelli got his answers before the discovery of the trigonometric...
  26. G

    Prove a multiplicative inverse exists (complex number)

    I have as a solution for part one: c=(a)/(a^2 + b^2) d=(-b)/(a^2 + b^2) Which matches with the solution manual. The manual goes on to give the solution for part b: (a+bi) * ( (a)/(a^2 + b^2) - ((b)/(a^2 + b^2))i ) = 1 I'd simply like to know where the 'i' at the end of the second...
  27. mcastillo356

    B Principal square root of a complex number, why is it unique?

    This is a quote from "Calculus", by Robert A. Adams. It's a translation from spanish: "Roots of square numbers If ##a## is a positive real number, there exist two different real numbers whose square is ##a##. They are ##\sqrt{a}\;## (the positive square root of ##a##) ##-\sqrt{a}\;## (the...
  28. mcastillo356

    What is the argument of 1+i in the complex number 1/(1+i)?

    ##\dfrac{1}{1+i}=\dfrac{1-i}{1-(-1)}=\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{2}i##. But the argument of ##\dfrac{1}{1+i}##? I mean, why is that of ##1+i##? Why ##1+i\Rightarrow tg(\alpha)=\dfrac{1}{1}=1##? Greetings!
  29. A

    Complex numbers: convert the exponential to polar form

    Summary:: Hello, my question asks if the complex exponential equation 4e^(-j) is equal to 4 ∠-180°. I tried to use polar/rectangular conversions: a+bj=c∠θ with c=(√a^2 +b^2) and θ=tan^(-1)[b/a] 4e^(-j)=4 ∠-180° c=4, 4=(√a^2 +b^2) solving for a : a=(√16-b^2) θ=tan^(-1)[b/a]= -1 b/(√16-b^2)=...
  30. C

    I Rewriting a complex number for use in an analytic computation

    Consider an equation, $$\tilde{x_0} = \ln(X+ i\delta),$$ where X may be positive or negative and ##0< \delta \ll 1##. Now, if ##X>0## this evaluates to ##\ln(X)## in some limiting prescription for ##\delta \rightarrow 0## while if ##X<0##, we get ##\ln(-X) + i \pi. ## Now, consider...
  31. agnimusayoti

    Absolute value of trigonometric functions of a complex number

    So far I've got the real part and imaginary part of this complex number. Assume: ##z=\sin (x+iy)##, then 1. Real part: ##\sin x \cosh y## 2. Imaginary part: ##\cos x \sinh y## If I use the absolute value formula, I got ##|z|=\sqrt{\sin^2 {x}.\cosh^2 {y}+\cos^2 {x}.\sinh^2 {y} }## How to...
  32. il postino

    Graph complex numbers to verify z^2 = (conjugate Z)^2

    Hello! :smile: I am locked in an exercise. I must find (and graph) the complex numbers that verify the equation: ##z^2=\bar z^2 ## If ##z=x+iy## then: ##(x+iy)^2=(x-iy)^2 ## and operating and simplifying, ##4.x.yi=0 ## and here I don't know how to continue... can you help me with ideas? thanks!
  33. J

    Modeling the populations of foxes and rabbits given a baseline

    From solving the characteristic equations, I got that ##\lambda = 0.5 \pm 1.5i##. Since using either value yields the same answer, let ##\lambda = 0.5 - 1.5i##. Then from solving the system for the eigenvector, I get that the eigenvector is ##{i}\choose{1.5}##. Hence the complex solution is...
  34. B

    B Complex number inequality question

    Z can be any point on the argand diagram so if z molous is less than 2 , is that somehow giving us the distance from origin? But how i assumed mod sign only makes things positive therefore its not sqrt( (x+yi)^2 ) = distance ??
  35. S

    Solve polynomial using complex number

    I can do question (a). For question (b), I can not see the relation to question (a). Can we really do question (b) using result from (a)? Please give me little hint to relate them Thanks
  36. D

    I Division of a complex number by zero

    Hi I know that division of a real number by zero is not defined. I just came across the following in a textbook on Complex Analysis by Priestley , " we are allowed to divide a complex number by zero as long as the complex number ≠ 0 " Is this correct ? What happens if the complex number is...
  37. Eclair_de_XII

    Showing that multiplication by a complex number is a linear transform

    If I had to guess what the complex matrix would look like, it would be: ##T(x+iy)=(xa-by)+i(ya+bx)=\begin{pmatrix} a+bi & 0 \\ 0 & -b+ai\end{pmatrix}\begin{pmatrix} x \\ y \end{pmatrix}## I'm not too sure on where everything goes; it's my first time fiddling with complex numbers, and moreover...
  38. V

    How to find the value of a complex number with high exponent

    Homework Statement Find the value of (-√3 + i)43/243 Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I do not know how to really go about this problem. I know that i0=1, i1=i, i2=-1, i3=-i, and I tried to use that to help but I got to no where, I also tried to break up the exponent into...
  39. S

    Finding a Complex Number Given Arg and Modulus

    Homework Statement If ##\text{arg}(w)=\frac{\pi}{4}## and ##|w\cdot \bar{w}|=20##, then what is ##w## of the form ##a+bi##. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution The only way for the argument of ##w## to be ##\frac{\pi}{4}## is when ##a+bi## where ##a=b \in \mathbb{Z}## right?
  40. H

    MHB Why is ln(k) a Complex Number When k is a Positive Integer?

    Why ln(k) when k is a possitive integer, ln(k) is a complex number?
  41. Raziel13

    Fortran How Do You Read and Manipulate Complex Number Data in Fortran?

    Hello, I need to read a fortran data with complex numbers and real numbers, the first column is the real numbers, the second and third complex numbers (real, imaginary). I need to read the first 64 lines and then the next 64 lines in separate ways and save in a variable. for example read from...
  42. alijan kk

    How can you simplify complex division with imaginary numbers?

    Homework Statement (1+2i+3i2)/(1-2i+3i2) answer options : a : 1 b: -i c: i d: 0 Homework Equations what is the most easy method to solve it , The Attempt at a Solution are they conjugate to each other ? if they are than z/zconjugate =1 , but how can...
  43. T

    Is the Shaded Region Outside the Circle in the W Plane?

    Homework Statement [/B] Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I had no problems with part a and was able to form the equation of the circle and get its centre/radius. It's part b that I'm stuck on. My notes show that for Z < 3 I would shade inside the circle but the mark scheme for...
  44. G

    Trouble computing the cosine of a complex number

    Mentor note: Thread moved from technical section, so missing the homework template. Hi all, I have a homework problem which asks me to compute the complex number cos(π/4 + π/4 i). I've been playing around with it for a while now and just can't seem to get the answer I get when using Wolfram...
  45. alijan kk

    Complex number multiple choice

    Homework Statement If Z= (1)/(z conjugate) then Z : ? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution let z= a+bi the z conjugate= a-bi (a+bi)=(1)/(a-bi) (a+bi)(a-bi)=1 a2+b2=1 does it tell from this expresssion that the complex number is a pure real ?
  46. alijan kk

    What Is the Modulus of z When z=(x-iy)/(x+iy)?

    Homework Statement if z=(x-iy)/(x+iy) then modulus of z is : Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution (x-iy)/(x+iy)= (x2-y2-2x(iy))/(x2+y2) i can't get the real part and the imaginary part to take the modulus : but the answer in any way could be = 1 ? the answer in the book is 1 .
  47. alijan kk

    Equation involved complex number

    Homework Statement Value of x and y , when (x+yi)2= 5+4i Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution x2+2x(iy)-y2=5+4i x2-y2=5 -------> (1) 2x(iy)=4i (imaginary part) xy=2 --------> (2) solving the two equations x=2.388 and y=0.838 or x=-2.388 or y=-0.838 is this the right way to solve...
  48. U

    Do These Functions Qualify as Group Homomorphisms?

    Homework Statement Are these functions homomorphisms, determine the kernel and image, and identify the quotient group up to isomorphism? C^∗ is the group of non-zero complex numbers under multiplication, and C is the group of all complex numbers under addition. Homework Equations φ1 : C−→C...
  49. Ventrella

    B Complex products: perpendicular vectors and rotation effects

    My question is perhaps as much about the philosophy of math as it is about the specific tools of math: is perpendicularity and rotation integral and fundamental to the concept of multiplication - in all number spaces? As I understand it, the product of complex numbers x = (a, ib) and y = (c...
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