Tutorial 1
Tutorial 1
Tutorial 1
3. Show that Re(z1 z 2 ) ≤ |z1 z 2 |, for any two complex numbers z1 and z2 . Under what conditions these
two quantities will be equal. Show that in that case, |z1 + z2 | = |z1 | + |z2 | and |z1 − z2 | = ||z1 | − |z2 ||.
4. Let p(z) be a polynomial of degree n where p(z) = an z n + an−1 z n−1 + . . . + a1 z + a0 with all coefficients
being real. Show that if z1 is a root of p(z) then so is z 1 .
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7. Show that z + z is real iff Im(z) = 0 or |z| = 1.
1 − z n+1
10. Establish the identity 1 + z + z 2 + · · · + z n = , z 6= 1, and hence prove that
1−z
1 sin((n + 12 )θ)
(i) 1 + cos θ + · · · + cos nθ = + ,
2 2 sin θ2
cos θ2 − cos((n + 21 )θ)
(ii) sin θ + · · · + sin nθ = . Here n is any positive integer and 0 < θ < 2π.
2 sin θ2
11. Solve the followings:
(i) x8 − 16 =√0 (ii)√x6 + i + 1 = 0 (iii) z 4 − 4z 3 + 6z 2 − 4z + 5 = 0 given that i is a root.
(iv) z 3/2 = 4 2 + i4 2.
12. Find the four zeros of the polynomial z 4 + 4, and represent it into quadratic factors with real coeffi-
cients.
14. Find the sum of the pth powers of the roots of the equation z n = 1 where p is a positive integer.
15. Let the equation z n = 1 have the roots 1, z1 , z2 , . . . , zn−1 then show that
(1 − z1 )(1 − z2 ) . . . (1 − zn−1 ) = n.
n
16. Prove the identity: sin(π/n) sin(2π/n) . . . sin(π(n − 1)/n) = 2n−1 .