Accedmychevron_right11thchevron_rightmathchevron_rightComplex Numberschevron_rightExercise 1.5

Solution

Given:

z1=9(cos5π4+isin5π4),z2=5(cosπ3+isinπ3)z_1=9\left(\cos\frac{5\pi}{4}+i\sin\frac{5\pi}{4}\right),\quad z_2=5\left(\cos\frac{\pi}{3}+i\sin\frac{\pi}{3}\right)

Convert to rectangular form when adding/subtracting, and use polar rules for multiplication/division.


(i) z1+z2z_1+z_2

cos5π4=22, sin5π4=22\cos\frac{5\pi}{4}=-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2},\ \sin\frac{5\pi}{4}=-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} z1=9(2222i)=922922iz_1=9\left(-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}i\right)=-\frac{9\sqrt{2}}{2}-\frac{9\sqrt{2}}{2}i cosπ3=12, sinπ3=32\cos\frac{\pi}{3}=\frac{1}{2},\ \sin\frac{\pi}{3}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} z2=5(12+32i)=52+532iz_2=5\left(\frac{1}{2}+\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}i\right)=\frac{5}{2}+\frac{5\sqrt{3}}{2}i z1+z2=5922+53922i\boxed{z_1+z_2=\frac{5-9\sqrt{2}}{2}+\frac{5\sqrt{3}-9\sqrt{2}}{2}i}

(ii) z1z2z_1-z_2

z1z2=92+5292+532i\boxed{z_1-z_2=-\frac{9\sqrt{2}+5}{2}-\frac{9\sqrt{2}+5\sqrt{3}}{2}i}

(iii) z1z2z_1\cdot z_2

z1z2=(95)(cos(5π4+π3)+isin(5π4+π3))z_1z_2=(9\cdot 5)\left(\cos\left(\frac{5\pi}{4}+\frac{\pi}{3}\right)+i\sin\left(\frac{5\pi}{4}+\frac{\pi}{3}\right)\right) 5π4+π3=15π12+4π12=19π12\frac{5\pi}{4}+\frac{\pi}{3}=\frac{15\pi}{12}+\frac{4\pi}{12}=\frac{19\pi}{12} cos19π12=624,sin19π12=6+24\cos\frac{19\pi}{12}=\frac{\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{2}}{4},\quad \sin\frac{19\pi}{12}=-\frac{\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2}}{4} z1z2=45(62)445(6+2)4i\boxed{z_1z_2=\frac{45(\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{2})}{4}-\frac{45(\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2})}{4}i}

(iv) z1z2\dfrac{z_1}{z_2}

z1z2=95(cos(5π4π3)+isin(5π4π3))\frac{z_1}{z_2}=\frac{9}{5}\left(\cos\left(\frac{5\pi}{4}-\frac{\pi}{3}\right)+i\sin\left(\frac{5\pi}{4}-\frac{\pi}{3}\right)\right) 5π4π3=15π124π12=11π12\frac{5\pi}{4}-\frac{\pi}{3}=\frac{15\pi}{12}-\frac{4\pi}{12}=\frac{11\pi}{12} cos11π12=6+24,sin11π12=624\cos\frac{11\pi}{12}=-\frac{\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2}}{4},\quad \sin\frac{11\pi}{12}=\frac{\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{2}}{4} z1z2=9(6+2)20+9(62)20i\boxed{\frac{z_1}{z_2}=-\frac{9(\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2})}{20}+\frac{9(\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{2})}{20}i}