Mathematics of Information

APMA 2501 / ECE 2066

Homework 8: Due Wednesday, Nov. 20, before start of lecture

1. (2 points) Basic arithmetic

a. (3-2i) + (-1+3i)
=2+i
b. (1-i) (-1 – 2i)
-1-2i+i+(2*i^2)=-i-1-2=-3-i

2. (2 points) Given z = 4 + 3i. Find:

a. Re(z)
=4
b. Im(z)
=3
c. |z|
=sqrt(4^2+3^2)=sqrt(16+9)=sqrt(25)=5
d. ∠z
Arctan(3/4)=0.6435
π
3. (2 points) Given z = 8 e 2 i. Find
e^(ix)=cos(x)+isin(x)
z=8(cos(pi/2)+isin(pi/2))=8(0+i(1))=8i
a. Re(z)
0
b. Im(z)
8
c. |z|
Sqrt(0^2+8^2)=8
d. ∠z
=arctan(sinx/cosx)=x
<z=pi/2
4. (4 points) Given z 1=2+2 i, z 2=5 i, z 3=3.
a. Graph the numbers on the complex plane
See attached
b. Now graph what part a would look like if multiplied by i 2
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π −π
i 1
i
5. (4 points) Given z 1=2 e 2 , z2 =5 e 2
, z3 = .
z2
Z1=2(cos(pi/2)+isin(pi/2))=2(0+i)=0+2i
Z2=5(cos(-pi/2)+isin(-pi/2))=5(0-i=0-5i
 Z3=1/(5e^(-pi/2i))=(1/5)e^(pi/2i)=(1/5)(cos(pi/2)+isin(pi/2))=(1/5)(0+i)=0+i/5
a. What are the conjugates of each z?
Z1* = -2i
Z2* = 5i
Z3* = -i/5

b. Graph them

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6. (2 points) What are the solutions to the following?

a. z 2=1
Z^2-1=0 (z+1)(z-1)=0 roots: z=(-1,1)
5
b. z =1
(z)(z)(z)(z)(z)=1 roots:z=(1,1,1,1,1)

1
7. (4 points) Let f ( t )=
1
{
1 ,0 ≤ t ≤

2 , <t ≤1
2
2

Plot the following functions on the complex plane and mark the values for t = ¼
and t = ¾ .
a. f (t)

b. f (t)ei 2 πt

π
c. f (t) ei 2 πt+i 2

d. f (t) ei 4 πt

See attached for all examples