Accedmychevron_right11thchevron_rightmathchevron_rightComplex Numberschevron_rightExercise 1.2

(ii) 86i8-6i

Let z=86iz=8-6i.

z=82+(6)2=100=10|z|=\sqrt{8^2+(-6)^2}=\sqrt{100}=10

Here x=8x=8, y=6lt0y=-6\\lt 0 so sgn(y)=1\operatorname{sgn}(y)=-1.

86i=±(10+82i1082)=±(9i1)=±(3i)\begin{aligned} \sqrt{8-6i} &=\pm\left(\sqrt{\frac{10+8}{2}}-i\sqrt{\frac{10-8}{2}}\right)\\ &=\pm\left(\sqrt{9}-i\sqrt{1}\right)\\ &=\pm(3-i) \end{aligned} 86i=±(3i)\boxed{\sqrt{8-6i}=\pm(3-i)}