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Find all complex numbers z such that z^2 = 2i + 2.

 May 26, 2022
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z = 1 + i/2, 1 - i/2

 May 26, 2022
 #2
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z^2 = 2i + 2.

 

let Z = a+bi

 

Z^2= a^2-b^2+2abi

 

\(a^2-b^2=2 \qquad (1)\\2ab=2\qquad (2)\\ ab=1\\ b=1/a\\ a^2-\frac{1}{a^2}=2\\ a^4-2a^2-1=0\\ let\;\;m=a^2\\ m^2-2m-1=0\\ ...\\ m=1+\sqrt2\qquad or \qquad m=1-\sqrt2\\ \text{but m is positive so}\\ m=1+\sqrt2\\ a=\pm\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}\\ b=\pm\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}} \)

 

\(a=\pm\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}\\ b=\pm\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}}\\ b=\pm\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}}\frac{\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}}{\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}}\\ b=\pm\frac{\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}}{1+\sqrt2}\\ b=\pm\frac{\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}}{1+\sqrt2}\times\frac{1-\sqrt2}{1-\sqrt2}\\ b=\pm\frac{\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}}{1-2}\times\frac{\sqrt{1-\sqrt2}\sqrt{1-\sqrt2}}{1}\\ b=\pm\frac{\sqrt{1-2}}{1-2}\times\frac{\sqrt{1-\sqrt2}}{1}\\ b=\pm\frac{i}{-1}\times \frac{i\sqrt{\sqrt2-1}}{1}\\ b=\pm \sqrt{\sqrt2-1}\\ \)

You seriously need to check that

 

PLUS I expect it should ahave been done by letting     \(Z=Ae^{i\theta}\)

 

 

 

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a^2-b^2=2 \qquad (1)\\2ab=2\qquad (2)\\
ab=1\\
b=1/a\\
a^2-\frac{1}{a^2}=2\\
a^4-2a^2-1=0\\
let\;\;m=a^2\\
m^2-2m-1=0\\
...\\
m=1+\sqrt2\qquad or \qquad m=1-\sqrt2\\
\text{but m is positive so}\\
m=1+\sqrt2\\
a=\pm\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}\\
b=\pm\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}}

 

a=\pm\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}\\
b=\pm\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}}\\
b=\pm\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}}\frac{\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}}{\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}}\\
b=\pm\frac{\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}}{1+\sqrt2}\\
b=\pm\frac{\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}}{1+\sqrt2}\times\frac{1-\sqrt2}{1-\sqrt2}\\
b=\pm\frac{\sqrt{1+\sqrt2}}{1-2}\times\frac{\sqrt{1-\sqrt2}\sqrt{1-\sqrt2}}{1}\\
b=\pm\frac{\sqrt{1-2}}{1-2}\times\frac{\sqrt{1-\sqrt2}}{1}\\
b=\pm\frac{i}{-1}\times \frac{i\sqrt{\sqrt2-1}}{1}\\
b=\pm \sqrt{\sqrt2-1}\\
 

 May 27, 2022
 #3
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Here's an alternative approach:

 May 28, 2022

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