+288 Prove that if \(w,z\) are complex numbers such that \(|w|=|z|=1\) and \(wz\ne-1\), then \(\frac{w+z}{1+wz}\) is a real number.
Also some hints came with the question:
1. A number is real if and only if it is equal to its own conjugate.
2. Try proving that \(\overline z=1/z\) and \(\overline w=1/w\). (\(\overline z\) and \(\overline w\) is the complex conjugate of z and w respectively)
Let w = a + bi and z = c + di. Then
\(\dfrac{w + z}{1 + wz} = \dfrac{a + c + bi + di}{1 + (a + bi)(c + di)}\)
To express this in rectangular form, we can multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate:
\(\dfrac{a + c + bi + di}{1 + (a + bi)(c + di)} = \dfrac{(a + c + bi + di)((1 - (a + bi)(c + di))}{(1 + (a + bi)(c + di))(1 - (a + bi)(c + di))}\)
The denominator simplifies to (1 - (a^2 + b^2)(c^2 + d^2)), which is real. The numerator simplifies to a^2 - b^2 + c^2 - d^2, which is also real. Therefore, the complex number (w + z)/(1 + wz) is real.
