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Complex Arithmetic

Introduction
Each problem in this problem set presents an equation involving complex numbers and variables.
Use complex arithmetic to determine the values of the variables.
Appendix B of Introduction to Electric Circuits by R.C. Dorf and J.A Svoboda provides a review
of complex arithmetic.
Worked Examples
Example 1
Given
45
6
5
15 8
j j
e Ae
j

Find the values of A and .


Solution:
45 152 45 45 107
152
6 6 30
5 5 1.76
15 8 17 17
j j j
j
e e e
j e

j
e

Example 2:
Given:
45
10
2.36
j
e
a j b

Find the values of a and b.


Solution:
45
45
10
4.24 3 3
2.36
j
j
e j a
e

j b
Example 3
Given:
3 8 3
j
2 Ae j

j
Find the values of A and .
Solution:

90
90 111 21
111
32 32 32
3.75
3 8 8.54 8.54
j
j j j
j
j e
Ae e e
j e

Example 4:
Given:

135
2 3 5
j j
Ae j e


Find the values of A and .
Solution:


135
161
2 3 5 2 3 3.54 3.54
2 3.54 3 3.54
1.54 0.54
1.63
j j
j
Ae j e j j
j j
j
e





Example 5:
Given:
15
4 3
2
j
j
j
Ae
e


Find the values of A and .
Solution:

37
37 15 52
15 15
4 3 5 5
2.5
2 2 2
j
j j j
j j
j e
Ae e e
e e


Example 6:
Given:
135
5 13
6
j
j
a j b
e



Find the values of a and b.
Solution:

111
111 135
135 135
24
5 13 13.9 13.9
6 6 6
2.32 2.12 0.94
j
j
j j
j
j e
a j b e
e e
e j



Example 7:
Given:
6
4 3
j
j
a j b

Find the values of a and b.


Solution:

90
90 143
143
53
6 6 6
4 3 5 5
1.2 0.722 0.958
j
j
j
j
j e
a j b e
j e
e j


Example 8
Given:

120 15
6 4 3 2
j j
e j e a

j b
Find the values of a and b.
Solution:


120 120
120 120
120 120 240
6 4 3 1.93 0.52 6 2.07 3.52
6 4.08
6 4.08 24.48
12.2 21.2
j j
j j
j j
a j b e j j e j
e e
e e
j



Example 9:
Given:
120
4 3
j
Ae j b

j + = +
Find the values of A and b.
Solution:
120
4 3
0.5 0.866 4 3
j
Ae j b j
A j A j b

j
+ = +
+ + = +
Equating real and imaginary parts:
0.5 4 8 A A = =
and
0.866 3 3 0.866 8 3.93 A b b += = =
Example 10:
Given:
( )
120
6 4 8
j j
e j b e
u
18 ++ =
Find the values of A and u.
Solution:
()
120
120
120
6 4 8 18
18
4 8cos 8sin 3 1.5
6
j j
j
j
e j b e
j b j e j
e
u
uu

+ + =
+ + + = = = 2.6
Equating real and imaginary parts:
8 cos 2.5 71.8 u u = =
and
8 sin 2.6 2.6 8 cos(71.8 ) 10.2 b b u + = = =
Example 11:
Given:

60
4 2 2
j
a j j Ae
Find the values of a and A.
Solution:


60
4 2 2
8 2 2 0.5 0.866
10 2 0.5 0.866
j
a j j Ae
j a A j A
j a A j A




Equating real and imaginary parts:
10 0.5 20 A A
and
2 0.866 20 8.66 a a

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