Lecture 8

Q#13 Prove that the sum as well as product of any two conjugate complex numbers is a real number.

Solution:

Let z  x  iy
z  x  iy  x  iy
sum
z  z  x  iy  x  iy  x  x  2 x  R
Product
z z   x  iy   x  iy   x 2  ixy  ixy  i 2 y 2
 x 2  i 2 y 2  x 2   1 y 2  x 2  y 2  R

Q#14 Find multiplicative inverse of each of the following numbers

(1)
 2,  5 
Solution:

1 1 2  5i
 
 2,  5  2  5i 2  5i

2  5i
 because  a  b   a  b   a 2  b 2
 2    5i 
2 2

2  5i 2  5i 2  5i
  
2  5i 2
2  5  1 25
2  5i 2 5
   i
7 7 7
 2 5
  , 
 7 7 

Q#15 Factorize the followings

(1) a  4b
2 2

Solution:
a 2  4b 2  a 2   4b 2 
 a 2   1 4b 2   a 2   i 2 4b 2 

 a 2   i 2 22 b 2   a 2   i 2b 
2

  a  2bi   a  2bi 

 2  3i 
2

Q#16 Separate into real and imaginary parts. 1 i

Solution:

 2  3i  4  9i 2  12i 4  9  1  12i

2

 
1 i 1 i 1 i
5  12i 1  i
 
1 i 1 i


 5  12i   1  i   5  5i  12i  12i 2
 1 i  1 i  1   i 
2 2

5  7i  12  1 17  7i
 
 1   1 11
17  7i 17 7
   i
2 2 2