Métodos Matemáticos I (English group) Complex Numbers Problems Chapter 1

1. Write the following complex numbers in its binomial form x + iy :

a) (4 − 7i)(−2 + 3i) b)(1 − i)3 c) (3 − 2i)(4 + 3i)(3 + 2i)

4 − 4i 7 4 + 4i 7
   
5 + 2i 1
c) d) f) +
1+i i 2 + 2i 2 − 2i

2. Solve the following equations:

a) z 2 + iz + 1 = 0 b) z 3 − 2z − 4 = 0
c) iz = 1 + i d) |z + 2i − 1| = 2

3. Prove that if wz = 0 then w=0 or z = 0.

4. Find m∈R so that the complex number (3 + mi)/(−4 + i) is pure imaginary.

5. Find the complex numbers which satisfy:

a) |z − 2 + 3i| = 2 b) |z + 2i| ≤ 1
c) Re(z̄ + i) = 4 d) |z − 1 + 2i| = |z + 3 + i|

6. Write the following complex numbers in its polar form reit :

a) i b)1 + i c) − 2
√
d) − 3i e) 3 + 3i f) (1 + i)(1 + i 3)

7. Write the following complex numbers in its binomial form x + iy :

a) 2ei3π b) ei100π c) 10eiπ/6

√ √
d) 2e5π/4 e) (−1 + i)100 f) (1 + i)(1 + i 3) 2ei5π/4

8. Given z = −1 + i, determine z2, z3 and z4 in both binomial and polar form.

9. a) Find all complex numbers z such that z 3 = 1, and represent them in the complex plane.

b) Find all complex numbers z such that z 4 = 16i, and represent them in the complex plane.
√ √
10. If z = −1 + i and w = (− 2/2) − (1/ 2)i determine zw, z/w, z 6 , w6 .

11. If n ∈ N, which are the values of in ? Compute i1023 , (1 − i)1025 , i−23 .

100
X
12. Compute ik .
k=0

13. Find all the solutions to the following roots:

√ √5
√
a) −1 b) 1 c) 3 1 + i
√
5
√ √
d) i e) 8 −1 f) 3 1 − i

Dpto. de Análisis Matemático 1 Curso 2014/15