MATH 15 Functions of Complex Variables

Homework Assignment #5
Due on Monday November 16

(1) Let 𝛾(𝑡) = 1 + 𝑡 − 𝑡2 i and 𝑃 (𝑧) = (1 − i)(𝑧 − 1)2 (𝑧 + i)3 .

a: What is the angle of the tangent line to the curve 𝑃 (𝛾(𝑡)) at
𝑡0 = 0?
b: What is the angle of the tangent line to the curve 𝑃 (𝛾(𝑡)) at
𝑡0 = −1?
c: What is the angle of the tangent line to the curve 𝑃 (𝛾(𝑡)) at
infinity?
(2) a: Find all the complex numbers 𝛼 for which 3𝑥5 −5𝑥3 −30𝑥+2 = 𝛼
has less than five distinct solutions.
𝑥2 +1
b: Find all 𝛼 ∈ ℂ ∪ {∞} for which 2𝑥 2 −1 = 𝛼 has less than two
distinct solutions.
𝑃 (𝑥)
c: Find an example of a rational function 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝑄(𝑥) such that
degree of 𝑃 (𝑥) = 𝑚, degree of 𝑄(𝑥) = 𝑛, 𝑃 (𝑥) and 𝑄(𝑥) have
no common factor, and there are exactly 𝑚 + 𝑛 values of 𝛼 ∈
ℂ ∪ {∞} for which 𝑓 (𝑥) = 𝛼 has less than 𝑁 = max{𝑚, 𝑛}
distinct solutions.
(3) a: Describe the image of the region {𝑧 : 12 < ∣𝑧∣ < 2} under the
map 𝑓 (𝑧) = 12 (𝑧 + 𝑧1 ).
b: Describe the image of the region {𝑧 : 𝜋4 < 𝐴𝑟𝑔 𝑧 < 𝜋2 } under
the map 𝑓 (𝑧) = 12 (𝑧 + 𝑧1 ).
c: Describe the image of the region {𝑧 : 12 < ∣𝑧∣ < 4, 𝑅𝑒 𝑧 > 0}
under the map 𝑓 (𝑧) = 12 (𝑧 + 𝑧1 ).
d: Describe the image of the region {𝑧 : 𝜋4 < 𝐴𝑟𝑔 𝑧∣ < 𝜋2 } under
the map 𝑔(𝑧) = 12 (𝑧 2 + 𝑧12 ).
(4) Evaluate the following:
a: 𝑒1+𝜋i
𝜋i
b: 𝑒− 2
c: 𝐿𝑛 − 2
d: 𝐿𝑛4i
e: 𝐿𝑛(1 − i)
f: sin( 𝜋2 − 3i)
g: cos(𝜋 + i)
h: cosh i
i: sinh(1 − 𝜋i)
(5) a: Find the image of the region {𝑥+i𝑦 : −1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2, − 𝜋2 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 𝜋}
under the exponential map.
b: Find the image of the region {𝑥 + i𝑦 : 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝜋, 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 1}
under the cosine map.
c: Find all complex numbers that satisfy sin 𝑧 = 2.
d: Find all complex numbers that satisfy sin 𝑧 = i.
e: Describe the image of the vertical lines 𝑥 = 𝑐 and the horizontal
lines 𝑦 = 𝑘 under the cosine map. √
(6) a: Show that 𝐴𝑟𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑧 = −i 𝐿𝑛 (𝑧 + 2
√ 𝑧 − 1).
b: Show that 𝐴𝑟𝑐𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ 𝑧 = 𝐿𝑛 (𝑧 + 𝑧 + 1). 2