Additional Complex Number Problems Solutions

1. ) 1 ( ) 1 ( 1
2 1
a a i a ai z z w + + = + = + = i , whereby a p + =1 and ) 1 ( a q + = (shown)
(i) | | ) 1 ( 2 ) 1 ( ) 1 ( | |
2 2
a a a w + = + + + = (shown)
(ii)
4
) arg(

= w (shown)
(iii) Im


a i
1
Z

a O ) 1 ( a + 1 Re

) 1 ( a + i W


2
Z i angle magnitude
4

=
The point W lies on the perpendicular bisector of the line joining
1
Z and
2
Z . (shown)
(iv) n
w
n
= |

\
| 1
arg
4
) arg(
n
w =
Smallest integer value of 3 = n
such that
4
3 1
arg

= |

\
|
n
w
, ie point P lies in 2
nd
quadrant on the bolded black line. (shown)
2 (a)
( )
512 2
2
2
| |
| |
9
2
10
2
10
2
10
= = = =
z
w
z
w

10 arg
2
10
=
|
|

\
|
z
w
= ) arg( 2 ) arg( z w
6 4
3
2
6
10

=
|

\
|

\
|
(shown)
Im
2
10
z
w



2
10
z
w
w d =
w
6

O Re

From the above Argand diagram, it can be observed that
510 2 512
2
10
= = =
z
w
w d (shown)
(b) i
e
i
e
i
e
b ia ib a i iz
+ = + = + =
+
2
1
2
1
2
1
) (

i e e
ia b
+ =

2
i a i a e
b
+ = 2 ) sin (cos
| | i a i a e
b
+ = + 2 ) sin( ) cos(
Hence,
|

\
|
=
|

\
|
= + =

2
1
tan
2
1
tan ) 2 arg(
1 1
a i a
and 5 ln
2
1
5 ln 5 | 2 | = = = + = b i e
b
(shown)

3(a) ( )
(

\
|
+ |

\
|
= + |

\
|
|

\
|
= + = + =

2
sin 1
2
cos
2
sin
2
cos
2 2


i i i i e i e z
i
i

= 3 | | z 3
2
sin 1
2
cos
2
2
=
(

\
|
+ |

\
|

3
2
sin 1
2
cos
2
2
=
(

\
|
+ |

\
|

3
2
sin
2
sin 2 1
2
cos
2 2
=
|

\
|
+
|

\
|
+
|

\
|


2
1
2
sin 3
2
sin 2 2 =
|

\
|
=
|

\
|

3 6 2

= =

(shown)

(b)(i) , 10
1
= z

249 . 1 3 tan ) arg(
1
1
= =

z

(shown)

Re
(ii)

i 3

T
d


r
O 1 a Re
r

i 3
S S


From the above Argand diagram, we have

( ) 5 3 1
2 2 2
= + = r r r


Also, 5 = = r a

( as evidenced from the fact that the distance from centre
of the circle to the origin is also the radius of the circle)
Hence, equation of circle is 5 | 5 | = z (shown)
(c) Maximum value of 34 5 5 3 5 | 3 |
2 2
+ = + + = = d i z (shown)

4(i) ( ) = + =


i
re i r z sin cos ,
2 2 2 i
e r z =
i
re z

=
*

) 3 sin 3 (cos
3
2 2
*
2

i r re
re
e r
z
z
i
i
i
+ = = =

(shown)
(ii) i
z
z
iz z = =
*
2
* 2


(

\
|
+ + |

\
|
+ = +

k i k i r 2
2
sin 2
2
cos ) 3 sin 3 (cos , , 0 = k 1
By comparison, 1 = r ,
6
5
,
6
,
2 2
5
,
2
,
2
3
3

= = (shown)
(Note that other integer values of k selected would cause to fall outside the standard range.)

5. Im d
(ii) i
(i)

O 1 2 Re


4

8
3


From the above Argand diagram, point of intersection is given by

2 2
1
1
4
sin
4
cos 1
i
i z + |

\
|
= + |

\
|
=

(shown)
Recognising that this point of intersection can also be written as
,
8
3
cos )
8
3
sin 2 (
|

\
|
+ =

d i d z by comparison with the previous expression we have
) 1 (
2
1
1
8
3
sin
2
1
1
8
3
sin 2 + = =

d d
) 2 (
2
1
8
3
cos =

d
: ) 2 ( ) 1 ( 1 2
2
1
2
1
1
8
3
tan + = |

\
|
+ =

(shown)

6(i) , 5 | |
2 1
= = z z
|

\
|
=

2
1
tan ) arg(
1
1
z , ( ) 2 tan ) arg(
1
2

= z (shown)
(ii) Since , 2 1 ) 2 )( ( i i i + = + OA is perpendicular to OB. (shown)
Im
i 3 C

B
i 2

i A


-1 O 1 2 Re

4

\
|

2
1
tan
1


Since OABC is a square, angle BOA=
4

Hence, angle between OC and real axis is
|

\
|
+ =

2
1
tan
4
1

(shown)
, 3 1
2 1
i z z + = + ( ) 3 tan arg
1
2 1

= + z z

|

\
|
+ =

2
1
tan
4
3 tan
1 1

(shown)