Accedmychevron_right11thchevron_rightmathchevron_rightComplex Numberschevron_rightExercise 1.2

Solution

Let:

z1=a+bi,z2=c+di(a,b,c,dR)z_1=a+bi,\quad z_2=c+di\qquad (a,b,c,d\in\mathbb{R})

Then:

z1z2=(a+bi)(c+di)=ac+adi+bci+bdi2=(acbd)+i(ad+bc)\begin{aligned} z_1z_2&=(a+bi)(c+di) \\ &=ac+adi+bci+bdi^2 \\ &=(ac-bd)+i(ad+bc) \end{aligned}

So:

z1z2=(acbd)i(ad+bc)\overline{z_1z_2}=(ac-bd)-i(ad+bc)

Also:

z1ˉ=abi,z2ˉ=cdi\bar{z_1}=a-bi,\quad \bar{z_2}=c-di z1ˉz2ˉ=(abi)(cdi)=acadibci+bdi2=(acbd)i(ad+bc)\begin{aligned} \bar{z_1}\,\bar{z_2}&=(a-bi)(c-di) \\ &=ac-adi-bci+bdi^2 \\ &=(ac-bd)-i(ad+bc) \end{aligned}

Hence:

z1z2=z1ˉz2ˉ\boxed{\overline{z_1z_2}=\bar{z_1}\,\bar{z_2}}