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MATH-III
Practice Problems Set #1

1. Express the following complex numbers in the form x + iy, where x, y are real numbers

i 1 5 + 5i 3i30 i19
(i) (1 + i)1 (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
1+i 1 + i 3 4i 2i 1
2. Perform the indicated operations both analytically and graphically
(i) (3+4i) + (5+2i) (ii) (6 2i) (2 5i)
3. Prove the following relations for any two complex numbers z, w and interpret them geometrically:

(i) |z + w| |z| + |w| (ii) |z + w| ||z| |w|| (iii) |z + w|2 + |z w|2 = 2(|z|2 + |w|2 )

4. Find the principal argument Arg z, when

2
(i) z = (ii) z = 2 2i (iii) z = 2 2i (iv) z = 2 + 2i (v) z = 2 + 2i.
1 + 3i
Find, sketch or graph in the complex plane (i) |Arg z| 4 (ii) Re( z1 ) < 1
2 3
Ans (1) 3 , (ii) 4 ,
3
(iii) 4 ,

(iv) 4 , (v) 4.

5. Express each of the following complex number in polar form and graph them

(i) -5-5i (ii) - 6 2i (iii) 2-2 3i

Ans. (i) 5 2(cos 3
4 + i sin 4 )
3
(ii) 2 2(cos 5
6 + i sin 6 )
5
(iii) 4(cos
3 + i sin 3 )

z1
6. If z1 = r1 (cos 1 + isin1 ) and z2 = r2 (cos 2 + i sin 2 ), then evaluate z1 z2 and z2 . Compute the
following:
 i
10
15 +i sin 15 )7
(i) [3(cos 40 + i sin 40 )][4(cos 80 + i sin 80 )] (ii) 2(cos
(cos 45 +i sin 45 )3 (iii) 2e3
i
2e 3

Ans. z1 z2 = r1 r2 {cos(1 + 2 ) + i sin(1 + 2 )} and zz12 = r1

r2 {cos(1 2 ) + i sin(1 2 )}

(i) 6 + i6 3 (ii) 3 i (iii) 12 + 23 i
7. By writing the individual factors on the left in exponential form, performing the needed operations,
and finally changing back to rectangular coordinates, show that
!10
5i 7 1 + 3i 1 3
(i) = 1 + 2i (ii) (1 + i) = 8(1 + i) (iii) = + i
2+i 1 3i 2 2

1/3

8. Find each of the indicated roots and locate them graphically (i) (1+i) (ii) (2 32i)1/4
nq
1
q
1
o
Show that z = 2 (|z| + x) + sgn(y)i 2 (|z| x) , where sgn(y) represents signum function.

Ans. (i) 6 2(cos 4 + i sin 4 ), 6 2(cos 11 + i sin 11 ), 6 2(cos 5
12 + i sin 12 )
5
12 12
(ii) 2(cos 7 7
24 + i sin 24 ), 2(cos 19 19
24 + i sin 24 ), 2(cos 24 + i sin 24 ), 2(cos 24 + i sin 24 )
5 5 17 17

i
9. Let z = 22i

(a) Express z in polar form.

(b) Express z 5 in polar and cartesian form.
(c) Express z 1/5 in Cartesian form.

10. Solve the equation Z 6 + 1 = 3i.

Ans. 6 2ei40 , 6 2ei100 , 6 2ei160 , 6 2ei20 , 6 2ei80 , 6 2ei140
11. Prove the identity:
(a) cos 5 = 16 cos5 20 cos3 + 5 cos
3
(b) sin 5 4 2
sin = 16 cos 12 cos + 1, if 6= 0, 1, 2, (b) sin =
3
4 sin 1
4 sin 3
4 1 1 3
(c) cos = 3 cos 4 + 2 cos 2 + 8