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Complex Numbers

Complex Numbers. Definition. A complex number z is a number of the form where x is the real part and y the imaginary part, written as x = Re z , y = Im z. i is called the imaginary unit

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Complex Numbers

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  1. Complex Numbers

  2. Definition • A complex numberz is a number of the form where • x is the real part and y the imaginary part, written as x = Re z, y = Im z. • i is called the imaginary unit • If x = 0, then z = iy is a pure imaginary number. • The complex coniugate of a complex number, z = x + iy, denoted by ̅z, is given by ̅z= x – iy. • Two complex numbers are equal if and only if their real parts are equal and their imaginary parts are equal.

  3. A complex number can be plotted on a plane with two perpendicular coordinate axes The horizontal x-axis, called the real axis The vertical y-axis, called the imaginary axis Represent z = x + iy geometrically as the point P(x,y) in the x-yplane, or as the vector from the origin to P(x,y). Complex Plane The complex plane x-y plane is also known as the complex plane.

  4. Note that : Polar Coordinates With z takes the polar form: r is called the absolute value or modulus or magnitude of z and is denoted by |z|.

  5. Complex plane, polar form of a complex number Geometrically, |z| is the distance of the point z from the origin while θ is the directed angle from the positive x-axis to OP in the above figure. From the figure,

  6. θ is called the argument of z and is denoted by arg z. Thus, For z = 0, θ is undefined. A complex number z≠ 0 has infinitely many possible arguments, each one differing from the rest by some multiple of 2π. In fact, arg z is actually The value of θthat lies in the interval (-π, π] is called the principle argument of z (≠ 0) and is denoted by Arg z.

  7. Im z1 x r1 +q1 -q2 Re r2 x z2

  8. Hence its principal argument is : rad Example 1 A complex number, z = 1 + i , has a magnitude and argument : Hence in polar form :

  9. Example 2 A complex number, z = 1 - i , has a magnitude and argument : rad Hence its principal argument is : Hence in polar form : In what way does the polar form help in manipulating complex numbers?

  10. Im z1 = + i ● z4 = -2 z3 = 2 ● ● Re ● z2 = - i

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