Mte201 Tut1 2024

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UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE

COMPLEX VARIABLES
MTE201 — 2024 TUTORIAL 1 /TN

1. Do the following additions


(i) (1 + 2i) + (2 + 3i) (ii) (2 − i) + (−1 + 5i) (iii) (−1 − 2i) + (1 − 2i)
(iv) (3 + 3i) + (2 − 3i)
2. Simplify the following
(i) (1 + 2i) − (2 + 3i) (ii) (2 − i) − (−1 + 5i) (iii) (−1 − 2i) − (−1 + 2i)
(iv) (3 + 3i) − (2 + 3i)
3. Simplify the following
(i) (1 + 2i)(2 + 3i) (ii) (2 − i)(−1 + 5i) (iii) (3 − 2i)(3 + 2i)
(iv) (3 − 2i)(−2 + 3i)
4. Express in the form a + bi
(i) 2+3i
3−4i
(ii) 1−2i
i

5. Convert the following to polar


√ form √
(a) z = 1 + i (b) z = 1 − 3i (c) z = − 3 + i (d) z = −2 − 2i
6. By using DeMoivre’s theorem,
√ evaluate √
(a) (1 + i)50 (b) (1 − 3i)30 (c) (− 3 + i)60 (d) (−2 − 2i)47
7. Find the fifth roots of 1 + i.

8. Find the third roots of 1 − 3i.
9. Determine the locus represented by
(i) |z − 2| = 3 (ii) |z − 2| = |z + 4| (iii) |z − 3| + |z + 3| = 10
10. Determine the region in the z plane represented by each of the following.
π π
(a) |z| < 1 (b) 1 < |z + 2i| 6 2 (c) 3
6 argz 6 2

11. Express each function in the form u(x, y) + v(x, y) where u and v are real:
1
(a) z 3 (b) z−3
(c) e3z

1

−1 3
12. Suppose z1 = 2 + i, z2 = 3 − 2i and z3 = 2
+ 2
i. Evaluate each of the following
2z2 +z1 −5−i 2
(a) |3z1 − 4z2 | (b) z13 − 3z12 + 4z1 − 8 | 2z 1 −z2 +3−i
|

13. Show that for all z1 , z2 ∈ C, (a) |z1 + z2 | ≤ |z1 | + |z2 | (b) |z1 − z2 | ≥ ||z1 | − |z2 ||.
14. Show that if z1 + z2 and z1 z2 are both real then z1 and z2 are both real or z1 = z 2 .
15. Use De Moivre’s theorem to find expressions for cos5θ and sin5θ as polynomials in
cosθ and sinθ.
16. Find the real numbers x and y such that 3x + 2iy − ix + 5y = 7 + 5i.
sin5θ
17. Prove that = 16cos4 θ − 12cos2 θ + 1, if θ 6= 0, ±π, ±2π
cosθ
eiθ + e−iθ eiθ − e−iθ
18. Show that cosθ = and sinθ =
2 2i
19. Prove that sin3 θ = 43 sinθ − 41 sin3θ

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