HARARE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

HIT112

Bachelor of Technology
Faculty of Engineering Sciences

Worksheet Three: Complex Numbers

10 October 2009
Time : As Many As You Like hours

Attempt ALL questions

Q1. Let z1 = 2 + 3i and z2 = 3 + 2i, find each of the following in the x + iy form
(a) z1 2z2
(b) z1 z2
(c) z12
1
(d)
z2
(e) (2z1 z2 )2


z1 + 2
(f) Re
z2 1
z1 z2
(g)
z1


z1 z2
(h) Im
z1 z2

Q2. Express the following in polar form

(a) 3 4i
3+i
(b)
5i


2+i 2
(c)
4+i


3 + 4i 6
(d)
1i

!12
3 1
(e)
+ i
2
2
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(f)

(1 + 2i)2
(1 i)3

(1 + i)5 (1 i 3)3

(g)
( 3 + i)4

Q3. Express the following in the x + iy form

+ i sin
2
2


3
3
(b) 2 cos
+ i sin
4
4

1
5
5
+ i sin
(c) 2 cos
5
3
3
(a) cos

Q4. Find and plot all of

(a) 4 4

(b) 5 1 i

(c) 6 3 4i
q

4
(d) 2 2i 3

(e) ( 3/2 + i/2)2/3

Q5. Solve the equations

(a) z 2 + ( 2 + i)z + 1
(b) z 2 (3 + 5i) + 8i 5 = 0
(c) z 2 + z + 1 i = 0
(d) z 3 + z 2 + z + 1 = 0
(e) z 4 (3 + 6i)z 2 8 + 6i = 0
(f) 1 z 2 + z 4 z 6 = 0

Q6.

(a) Prove that if z1 + z2 and z1 z2 are both real, then either z1 and z2 are both real or
z1 = z2 .
1
(b) Prove that if z + is real, then either Im(z) = 0 or |z| = 0.
z
2+i
1
(c) Given that z =
, find the real and imaginary parts of z + .
1i
z
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(d) If
z=

1 + cos + i sin
,
1 + cos + i sin

find Re(z), Im(z) and |z|.

(e) Let z = cos + i sin = ei . Establish the results
(i)
1
z n + n = 2 cos n
z
(ii)
1
z n n = 2i sin n.
z
Q7.

Q8.

(a) Show that cos 5 = cos5 10 cos3 sin2 + 5 cos sin4 .

(b) Express sin 6 as a polynomial in cos .
1
(c) Show that sin 6 = [cos 4 4 cos 2 + 3].
8
(d) Prove the result
1
sin6 + cos6 = (3 cos 4 + 5).
8
(e) Prove the result
1
cos8 + sin8 = (cos 8 + 28 cos 4 + 35).
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(a) Verify that |Re z| + |Im z| 2|z|.

(b) Show that ( 3 + i)n + ( 3 i)n is real for any positive integer n.

(c) Prove that the real parts of n z + n z, where z = rei , are given by
!

2k
n
+
, k = 0, 1, , n 1.
2 r cos
n
n
Find the real parts of

3
1 + i 3 + 1 i 3.

q
3

Q9. Find the loci in the Argand corresponding to

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Re(z + 2) > 0
|z 1| = 2|z i|
|z 1 2i| = 2|z 3 + 2i|
|z + 1| 4 |z 1|

Q10. Use the fact that |z|2 = z z, to prove the inequalities

(a) |z1 + z2 | |z1 | + |z2 |
(b) |z1 z2 | |z1 | |z2 |

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