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zeek

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Prove: z21 + z22=z1z2

Show that ||z1|-|z2||<=|z1+z2|

These are associated with vectors so i think you have to use them :confused:
 

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For the first question you didnt write it properly, lucky i remember it being from the cambridge book:

Note: See the image attached
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Show z12 z22 = z1 z2

Let arg(z1) = a, arg(z2) = b

From diagram b = a + (π/3)

LHS = |z1|2 cis2a + |z2|2 cis2b
= |z1|2 cis(2a) + |z1|2 cis2b
= |z1|2( cis(2a) + cis(2b))
= |z1|2( cis(2a) + cis(2π/3 + 2a))
= |z1|2( cos(2a) + isin(2a) + cos(2π/3 + 2a) + isin(2π/3 + 2a))
= |z1|2( cos(2a) + isin(2a) + cos(2π/3)cos(2a) - sin(2π/3)sin(2a) + i[sin(2π/3)cos(2a) + cos(2π/3)sin(2a)])
= |z1|2( cos(2a) + isin(2a) + (-1/2)cos(2a) - (√3/2)sin(2a) + i[(√3/2)cos(2a) + (-1/2)sin(2a)])
= |z1|2((1/2)cos(2a) + (1/2)isin(2a) + - (√3/2)sin(2a) + (√3/2)icos(2a))
= |z1|2((1/2)cos(2a) - (√3/2)sin(2a) + i[(1/2)sin(2a) + (√3/2)cos(2a)])
= |z1|2(cos(π/3)cos(2a) - sin(π/3)sin(2a) + i[cos(π/3)sin(2a) + sin(π/3)cos(2a)])
= |z1|2(cos(π/3+2a) + isin(π/3+2a))
= |z1||z2|(cos(π/3+a+a) + isin(π/3+a+a))
= |z1||z2|(cos(a+b) + isin(a+b))
= |z1||z2|cis(a+b)
= z1z2
=RHS

therefore z12 z22 = z1 z2

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I dunno if i did question two correctly, but this is what i did anyway..
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no... the question is right :confused: go to page 54 question 5 in cambridge...

thx though
 

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Strangely enough im pretty sure he did answer your question lol even though he said he was answering a different one :p
 

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oh yeah he did lol :confused: i didn't look at the working out :)
 

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Zeek, the first question you asked only makes sense in the context of the diagram.

It is not something that is always true.

It is only true for the vectors shown in the diagram (and a few other cases).
 

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Question 2: I believe this is just basic triangular equality. Let B represent |z1|, C represent |z1+z2| and A represent the origin. Now, Length BC is given by |z2|. So, applying the triangular inequality, |z1+z2|+|z2|>|z1|, so |z1+z2|>|z1|-|z2| (sum of two sides of a triangle is greater than other one.) Also note that |z1+z2|>|z2|-|z1|, so |z1+z2|>||z1|-|z2||. Note although we tend to associate || with modulus, |z1| and |z2| are just real numbers so the second pair of || is just an absolute value sign.
 

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zeek said:
no... the question is right :confused: go to page 54 question 5 in cambridge...

thx though
NICKP101 said:
Strangely enough im pretty sure he did answer your question lol even though he said he was answering a different one :p
You people didnt read my post properly. I said you didnt write it properly meaning something similar to what Mill said. You cant just prove Q1, by itself you need to know the information saying that the triangle is an Equilateral Triangle. I said that i remember where the question was from, so i could look at it to see the complete quesiton.....
 

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