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So this is the problem as written and I'm totally lost. Any help or explanation would be greatly appreciated.
"Viewing ℂ=ℝ2 , we can identify the complex numbers z = a+bi and w=c+di with the vectors (a,b) and (c,d) in R2 , respectively. Then we can form their dot product, (a,b)[itex]\bullet[/itex](c,d)=ac+bd.
Prove that ζ[itex]\bar{c}[/itex] + c = 0 iff c is orthogonal to [itex]\sqrt{ζ}[/itex]."
I feel like there are too many things undefined - or maybe I just don't get what things are supposed to be. [itex]\bar{c}[/itex] is supposed to be the conjugate of c, I know that much. And in another problem ζ was defined as cosθ + i sinθ, but I'm not sure how to use this information (or if it even applies to this problem). I know that c and ζ being orthogonal means they're both vectors and their dot product is zero. It's in the chapter on isometries of ℝ and ℂ.
I've been trying to figure this problem out for hours and am frustrated to the point of tears. Please help.
"Viewing ℂ=ℝ2 , we can identify the complex numbers z = a+bi and w=c+di with the vectors (a,b) and (c,d) in R2 , respectively. Then we can form their dot product, (a,b)[itex]\bullet[/itex](c,d)=ac+bd.
Prove that ζ[itex]\bar{c}[/itex] + c = 0 iff c is orthogonal to [itex]\sqrt{ζ}[/itex]."
I feel like there are too many things undefined - or maybe I just don't get what things are supposed to be. [itex]\bar{c}[/itex] is supposed to be the conjugate of c, I know that much. And in another problem ζ was defined as cosθ + i sinθ, but I'm not sure how to use this information (or if it even applies to this problem). I know that c and ζ being orthogonal means they're both vectors and their dot product is zero. It's in the chapter on isometries of ℝ and ℂ.
I've been trying to figure this problem out for hours and am frustrated to the point of tears. Please help.