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1 Chapter 1.
Problem 1.1. Let z = 4 + 3i and w = 2 5i. Find each of the following in the form x + iy:
(a)
1
z
(b) z w and zw
(c)
z
w
and
(
z
w
)
Solution:
(a)
1
z
=
4
25
3
25
i.
(b) z w = (4 + 3i)(2 + 5i) = 7 + 26i. Hence zw = z w = 7 26i.
(c) Notice that
z
w
=
(
z
w
)
, so we only have to calculate the value of any one of them.
z
w
=
4 + 3i
2 5i
2 + 5i
2 + 5i
=
7
29
+
26
29
i
Thus
(
z
w
)
=
7
29
26
29
i.
Problem 1.2. If the product of two complex numbers is zero, show that at least one of the factors
must be zero.
Solution: If z = a + bi and w = c + di are complex numbers satisfying zw = 0, then obviously
zzw w = 0. Hence
0 = zzw w = (a
2
+ b
2
)(c
2
+ d
2
)
from which it follows that either a
2
+ b
2
= 0 or c
2
+ d
2
= 0. Thus, either a and b equal zero or c
and d equal zero.