Example: Plot of complex numbers 2+3i, -3+2i, -3-2i, 2-5i on an Argand

diagram?
Soln :

Argand Diagram
4
3 Series1; 3
2 2
1
0
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
X-Axis

-1
-2 -2
-3
-4
-5 -5
-6

Y-Axis

The complex number Z = 2+3i, -3+2i, -3-2i, 2-5i is plotted as a point with co-
ordinates (2,3), (-3,2), (-3,-2), (2,-5) as shown. Because the real part of Z is
plotted on the hotizontal axis we often refer to this as the real axis .The
imaginary part of Z is plotted on the vertical axis and so we refer to this as the
imaginary axis Such diagram is called an Argand diagram.

Prove that: |Z 1+ Z 2|≤|Z 1|+|Z2| .

Proof:
a) Analytically :

Let Z1 =x1 +iy 1 , Z2 =x2 +iy 2 then we must show that

√(x + x ) +( y + y ) ≤ √ x
1 2
2
1 2
2
1
2
+ y1 + √ x2 + y2
2 2 2