PRACTICAL NO.

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Stereographic Projection, Analytic functions, Finding Harmonic Conjugates

(1) 𝐹(𝑧) = 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑖(𝑦 3 + 3𝑥 2 𝑦) is analytic

a) only at 1, 𝑖 b) only at 0 c) only at 0, 1, 𝑖 d) nowhere on *
(2) 𝑓(𝑧) = (2𝑥 − 𝑦) + 𝑖(𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦) is an entire function then
a) 𝐴 = ,𝐵 = b) c) d)
(3) 𝑓(𝑧) = 𝑒 𝑦 cos 𝑥 + 𝑖 𝑒 𝑦 sin 𝑥, 𝑔(𝑧) = 𝑧 + 𝑧̅. Then
a) Both 𝑓, 𝑔 are analytic on ℂ b) 𝑓 analytic on ℂ but 𝑔 is not analytic on ℂ
c) 𝑓not analytic on ℂ but 𝑔 is not analytic on ℂ d) Both 𝑓, 𝑔 are not analytic on ℂ
(4) 𝑓(𝑧) = (𝑧 2 − 2)𝑒 −𝑥 𝑒 −𝑖𝑦 , 𝑔(𝑧) = 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑖𝑦
ℎ(𝑧) = 2𝑥𝑦 + 𝑖(𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 )
a) 𝑓 is an entire function, 𝑔 and ℎ are no where analytic
b) 𝑔 is an entire function, 𝑓 and ℎ are no where analytic
c) ℎ is an entire function, 𝑓 and 𝑔 are no where analytic
d) 𝑓, 𝑔, ℎ all of them are analytic on ℂ
(5) 𝑓(𝑧) = 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑖(𝑦 3 + 3𝑥 2 𝑦) is
a) an entire function b) analytic on the unit disk
c) differentiable an 𝑥-axis d) differentiable on 𝑥 & 𝑦 axes but analytic nowhere
2𝑧+1
(6) The singular point of𝑓(𝑧) = 𝑧(𝑧 2 +1) are

a) only at 0 b) 0, ± 𝑖 c) only at ± 𝑖 d) None of these

(7) 𝑓(𝑥 + 𝑖 𝑦) = 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑖(3𝑥 2 𝑦 − 𝑦 3 )
a) 𝑓 is analytic on ℂ b) 𝑓 is analytic only on the unit disk
c) 𝑓 is analytic only on ℂ\ {0} c) None of these
𝑧 2 +1
(8) The singular point of 𝑓(𝑧) = (𝑧+2)(𝑧 2 +2𝑧+2) are

a) ± 𝑖 b) −2, −1 ± 𝑖 c) 0 d) None of these

(9) 𝑢(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 , 𝑣 = 2𝑥𝑦
a) 𝑣 & 𝑢 are harmonic conjugates of each other
𝑣
b) 𝑢 is a harmonic conjugate of but 𝑣 is not
𝑢
𝑢
c) 𝑣 is a harmonic conjugate of but 𝑢 is not
𝑣
d) None of these
(10) 𝑢 = 𝑎𝑥 3 + 𝑏𝑥y. For u to be harmonic, the value of a and b are
a) a= b= b) c) d)
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(11) 𝑓(𝑧) = 𝑧 , 𝑧 ≠ 0. level sets of level sets of 𝑓 real and imaginary parts of 𝑓 are

a) Not orthogonal b) orthogonal c) equal c) None of these

(12) The image of a line under a fractional linear transformation is
a) a line b) a circle c) a line or a circle d) None of these
(13) The image of a circle under a Mobius transformation is
a) a point b) a line c) a circle d) a line or a circle
1−𝑧
(14) 𝑓(𝑧) = 𝑖 . The image of the unit circle under is
1+𝑧

a) b) unit circle c) the imaginary axis d) the real axis

DISCRIPTIVE QUESTION

(1) Determine where the following functions are differentiable and where they are
analytic
a) 𝑓(𝑧) = 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑖(𝑦 3 + 3𝑥 2 𝑦)
b) 𝑓(𝑧) = 8𝑥 − 𝑥 3 − 𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑖(𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑦 3 − 8𝑦)
c) 𝑓(𝑧) = 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 + 𝑖 2|𝑥𝑦|
(2) Does there exist a complex differentiable function 𝑓 = 𝑢 + 𝑖𝑣 with real part
𝑢(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥𝑒 𝑦 ? Justify your answer.
(3) Show that 𝑢(𝑥, 𝑦) is harmonic in some domain and find a harmonic conjugate
𝑣(𝑥, 𝑦) when
a) 𝑢(𝑥, 𝑦) = 2𝑥(1 − 𝑦) b) 𝑢(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥𝑦 2
c) 𝑢(𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥𝑦 3 − 𝑥 3 𝑦 d) 𝑢(𝑥, 𝑦) = 2𝑥 − 𝑥 3 + 3𝑦 2
𝑦
e) 𝑢(𝑥, 𝑦) = sin ℎ 𝑥 sin 𝑦f) 𝑢(𝑥, 𝑦) =
𝑥 2 +𝑦 2

(4) Show that if 𝑢 &𝑣 are harmonic conjugates of 𝑢(𝑥, 𝑦) in a domain D then
𝑣(𝑥, 𝑦)& 𝑉(𝑥, 𝑦) can different at most by an addictive constant.
(5) Prove the following functions harmonic? If so, function is corresponding
analytic function
𝑓(𝑧) = 𝑢(𝑥, 𝑦) + 𝑖 𝑣(𝑥, 𝑦) where
a) 𝑢 − 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 2 b) 𝑣 = 𝑒 𝑥 sin 2𝑦 c) 𝑣 = (2𝑥 + 1)𝑦
(6) Describe stereographic projection and show that it is given by the 𝑚𝑎𝑝 𝜎 ∶
𝑥1 +𝑖𝑥2
𝑆 2 \ {(0,0, 1)} → ℂ 𝜎(𝑥1 , 𝑥2 , 𝑥3 ) = 1−𝑥3

(7) Interpret the transformation

𝑓: ℂ → ℂ, 𝑓(𝑧) = (1 + √3𝑖)𝑧 Geometrically
(8) Show that 𝑧(𝑡) = 𝑧0 + 𝑡𝑣 and 𝑅𝑒((𝑧 − 𝑧0 )𝑖 𝑣̅ ) = 0 represents the same line in
ℂ