Unit IV

Unit Name: Complex Variables: Differentiation

Practice Problems

1. Determine whether the following functions are analytic and if so find their
derivatives:
(i) f ( z)  z 2 Ans. Analytic, f ( z )  2 z

(ii) f ( z)  z  z Ans. Not Analytic

(iii) f ( z)  z 2  z Ans. Not Analytic
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(iv) f ( z )  log z, z  rei Ans. Analytic, f ( z )  ,  z  0 
z
(v) f ( z)  z z Ans. Not Analytic
(vi) f ( z )  cosh z Ans. Analytic, f ( z )  sinh z

2. Find the constant a,b,c,d,e if

f ( z)  (ax 3  bxy2  3x 2  cy 2  x)  i(dx 2 y  2 y 3  exy  y) is analytic.

Ans. a  2, b  6, c  3, d  6, e  6

1  kx 
3. Find ksuch that log( x 2  y 2 )  i tan 1   is analytic.
2  y
Ans. k  1
4. Find the constant a,b,c,d if

f ( z )  ( x 2  2axy  by 2 )  i(cx 2  2dxy  y 2 ) is analytic.

Ans. a  1, b  1, c  1, d  1

 x3 y 5 ( x  iy )
 4 10 , z  0
5. Prove that the function f ( z )   x  y
 0, z0


is not analytic at the origin although C-R equations are satisfied.

x 2 (1  i)  y 2 (1  i)
Prove that the function f ( z )  , when z  0, f (0)  0 is not
x y
6.
analytic at the origin although C-R equations are satisfied.
7. Construct an analytic function whose real part is
 (i) x 4  6x 2 y 2  y 4 Ans. f ( z )  z 4  c

(ii) e x cos y Ans. f ( z )  e z  c

(iii) y  e x cos y Ans. f ( z )  e z  iz  c

(iv) sin x cosh y Ans. f ( z )  sin z  c

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(v) log( x 2  y 2 ) Ans. f ( z )  log z  c
2
(vi) x 3  3x 2 y Ans. f ( z)  z 3 1  i   c

8. Verify whether the following functions are harmonic or not

(i) xy Ans. Harmonic

(ii) e x sin y Ans. Harmonic

(iii) x2  y 2 Ans. Not Harmonic

(iv) cos x sinh y Ans. Harmonic

(v) e y cosh x Ans. Not Harmonic

(vi) e2 xy sin  x 2  y 2  Ans. Harmonic

9. Show that u  2 xy  3 y is harmonic function, and determine its conjugate.

Ans. v  y 2  x 2  3x

10. Show that u  cos x cosh y is a harmonic function. Find its conjugate and the corresponding
analytic function.

Ans. v   sin x sinh y, f ( z )  cos z  c

If v  3x y  6 xy  y , Show that v is harmonic function and find the corresponding

2 3
11.
analytic function.

Ans. f ( z )  z 3  3z 2  c

12. Find the image of the circle z  2 under the transformation w = z + 3+2i .

Ans.  u  3   v  2   4
2 2

13. Find the image of the triangle whose vertices are  0,1 ,  2, 2 ,  2,0  under the

transformation w  4 z .
 Ans.The triangle whose vertices are  0, 4 , 8,8 , 8,0 

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Find the images of the following under the transformation w 
z
14.
(i) z  1, (ii ) z  1, (iii ) z 1

Ans. (i) w  1, (ii) w  1, (iii) w 1

15. Find the bilinear transformation which maps the following points:
3 z  2i
(i) the points z  2, i,2 onto the points w  1, i,1 . Ans.
zi  6
3z  5
(ii) the points z  0,1,  onto the points w  5,1,3 . Ans.
z 1
16. Find the fixed points of the following bilinear transformation:

2z 1
(i) w  Ans. z  1
z2
 2 z  4i 
(ii) w   Ans. z  i, 4i
 iz  1
01. Find the constants a, b, c, d , e if
   
f ( z )  ax  bxy  3x 2  cy 2  x  i dx 2 y  2 y 3  exy  y is analytic.
3 2

such that log x 2  y 2   i tan 1

1 kx
02. Find k 2 y
is analytic.

03. Verify that the real and imaginary parts of f ( z )  ze 2 z satisfy the Cauchy Riemann equations.
  y  ix 
 xy 2 z0
04. ST f ( z)   x  y 2
is not analytic at origin but it is satisfying CR equations
0 z0

at origin.
05. Construct the analytic function f ( z )  u  iv , where u ( x, y)  e2 x x cos 2 y  y sin 2 y  Hence
find v ( x, y ) .
 
06. Construct the analytic function f ( z )  u  iv , where v( x, y)  log x 2  y 2  x  2 y Hence
find u ( x, y ) .
x y
07. Construct the analytic function f ( z )  u  iv , where u  v  e x (cos y  sin y ) 
x2  y 2
08. ST u  sin x cosh y  2 cos x sinh y  x 2  y 2  4 xy satisfies Laplace equation and obtain
corresponding Harmonic conjugate.
09. Show that the function v( x, y)  e x x sin y  y cos y  is harmonic and hence find the
corresponding Analytic function f ( z )  u  iv , also obtain the corresponding real part u ( x, y )
.
10. Show that u ( x, y)  e
2 xy
 
sin x  y is harmonic, find the corresponding harmonic
2 2

conjugate and analytic function only by use of Milne Thompson method.

2 sin 2 x
11. Find the analytic function f ( z )  u  iv where u  v  .
e 2 y  e  2 y  cos 2 x
x  y
12. Find the orthogonal trajectory of v( x, y )  2  2 tan 1   .
x y 2
x
13. Find the image of the semi infinite strip x  0,1  y  3 under the transformation w  iz  2
show the region graphically.
14. Find the bilinear transformation which maps the points 2, i,2 onto the points1, i,1 .
2 z  4i
15. Find the invariant points of the transformation w   hence prove that cross ration of
iz  1
these fixed points together with point z and its image w is constant.
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16. Under the transformation w  z  find the image of z  2 .
z
17. Under the transformation w  z 2 find the image of z  1  1 .
18. Under the transformation w  iz 2 find the image of x  1, y  1, x  y  1 .
5  4z
19. Under the bilinear transformation w  find the image of z  k .
4z  3
2z  3
20. Show that under the bilinear transformation w  the image of circle x 2  y 2  4 x in
z4
z plane will transform to straight line 4u  3  0 in w plane.
21. Find the region bounded by x  0, x  2, y  0, y  2 in the z plane under transformation
w  1  i z .
5  4z
22. Find the image of the circle z  1 under w  .
4z  2
23. Find the bilinear transformation under which 1, i,i from z -plane are mapped onto 0,1,  of
w-plane. Also show that under this transformation the circle w  1 in the w-plane is
mapped to a straight line in z -plane. Also write the name of this line.
24. Find the bilinear transformation which maps the points z  1, i,1 onto the points w  i,0,i ,
hence find the image of z  1 onto the w plane, and draw images.
25. Find the bilinear transformation which maps the points 2, i,2 in z  plane onto 1, i,1 in w 
plane, also find the fixed points of the transformation and express the transformation in its
normal form.
2 z  4i
26. Find the invariant points of the transformation w   hence prove that cross ratio of
iz  1
these fixed points together with point z and its image w is constant.