SMTH 322--Tutorial 1

1. Perform each of the indicated operations:

a) (−1 + 2𝑖){(7 − 5𝑖) + (−3 + 4𝑖)}
5+5𝑖 20
b) +
3−4𝑖 4+3𝑖
3𝑖 30 −𝑖 19
c) 2𝑖−1
1 √3
2. Suppose 𝑧1 = 2 + 𝑖, 𝑧2 = 3 − 2𝑖 and 𝑧3 = − 2 + 𝑖. Evaluate each of the following
2
a) (𝑧̅3 )4
2𝑧 +𝑧 −5−𝑖 2
b) |2𝑧2 −𝑧1 +3−𝑖|
1 2
3. Prove that
a) ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅
𝑧1 + 𝑧2 = 𝑧̅1 + 𝑧̅1
b) |𝑧1 𝑧2 | = |𝑧1 ||𝑧1 |
c) |𝑧1 + 𝑧2 | ≤ |𝑧1 | + |𝑧2 |
4. Use the definition of complex number as an ordered pair of real numbers to prove that
(𝑎, 𝑏) = 𝑎(1,0) + 𝑏(0,1) where (0,1)(0,1) = (−1,0)
5. Suppose 𝑧1 = (𝑎1 , 𝑏1 ), 𝑧2 = (𝑎2 , 𝑏2 ) and 𝑧3 = (𝑎3 , 𝑏3 ). Prove the distributive law
𝑧1 (𝑧2 + 𝑧3 ) = 𝑧1 𝑧2 + 𝑧1 𝑧3
6. Express each of the following complex numbers in polar form
a) 2 + 2√3𝑖
b) −√6 − √2𝑖
7. Suppose 𝑧1 = 𝑟1 (cos 𝜃1 + 𝑖 sin 𝜃1 ) and 𝑧2 = 𝑟2 (cos 𝜃2 + 𝑖 sin 𝜃2 ). Prove:
a) 𝑧1 𝑧2 = 𝑟1 𝑟2 {cos(𝜃1 + 𝜃2 ) + 𝑖 sin(𝜃1 + 𝜃2 )}
𝑧 𝑟
b) 𝑧1 = 𝑟1 {cos(𝜃1 − 𝜃2 ) + 𝑖 sin(𝜃1 − 𝜃2 )}
2 2
8. Prove De Moivre’s theorem: (cos 𝜃 + 𝑖 sin 𝜃)𝑛 = cos 𝑛𝜃 + 𝑖 sin 𝑛𝜃 where 𝑛 is any
positive integer.
9. Prove the identities:
a) cos 5𝜃 = 16 cos 5 𝜃 − 20 cos3 𝜃 + 5 cos 𝜃
𝑒 𝑖𝜃 −𝑒 −𝑖𝜃
b) sin 𝜃 = 2𝑖
3 3 1
c) sin 𝜃 = 4 sin 𝜃 − 4 sin 3𝜃
10. Find all values of 𝑧 for which z 3 = −32
11. Find the indicated roots of (−2√3 − 2𝑖)1/4
12. Find all the 5th root of unity
13. Suppose 𝑛 = 2,3,4, … Prove that
2𝜋 4𝜋 6𝜋 2(𝑛 − 1)𝜋
cos + cos + cos + ⋯ + cos = −1
𝑛 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛