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z1 and z2 are two complex numbers whose argument differ by 90 degrees. Prove mod (z1 + z2) = mod (z1 - z2)

I know this has something to do with complex conjugates, but I dunno how to apply it,
 

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Use an Argrand Diagram with a rectangle, a property of a rectangle is that the diagonals are equal which are z1 + z2 and z1-z2
 

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Would that method be completely right? Because if z1=kiz2, then the length would be changed. i.e. if z1=2iz2, then mod z1 =/ mod z2.

Wouldnt it be right algebracally to take both cases, of positive and negative?
 

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Would that method be completely right? Because if z1=kiz2, then the length would be changed. i.e. if z1=2iz2, then mod z1 =/ mod z2.

Wouldnt it be right algebracally to take both cases, of positive and negative?
Yea, but we are not dealing with mod z1 or mod z2
but mod(z1+z2) and mod(z1-z2)

And what do you mean by positive and negative cases?
 

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oo, nvm. Thxs for that. I was thinking graphically about a //gram.


And i must admit, that algebric way is very elegant. Very nicely done study-freak.
 
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oo, nvm. Thxs for that. I was thinking graphically about a //gram.


And i must admit, that algebric way is very elegant. Very nicely done study-freak.
Haha, thanks for that. I intuitively tried this way.
 
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Thanks for the help. I've been able to finish all my homework now, except this.

How would you prove algebraically that z2/z1 is purely imagenary?
 

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Thanks freak. Can someone help me out here. I don't know how to finish this off.









Im trying to prove for
 

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I think you got the question wrong. It should be (1-cosx-isinx)/(1+cosx+isinx) (test x=pi/2 to see the original is incorrect)
So you should get:
tan(x/2)(sin(x/2)-icos(x/2))/(cos(x/2)+isin(x/2))
=tan(x/2)(cos(pi/2-x/2)-isin(pi/2-x/2))/cis(x/2)
noting cos(x)=cos(-x) and -sin(x)=sin(-x)
=tan(x/2)(cos(-pi/2+x/2)+isin(-pi/2+x/2)/cis(x/2)
=tan(x/2)(cis(-pi/2+x/2))/cis(x/2)
noting cis(x)/cis(y)=cis(x-y)
=tan(x/2)cis(-pi/2+x/2-x/2)
=tan(x/2)cis(-pi/2) noting cis(-pi/2)=-i gives the result

EDIT: put it on latex
 
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i have absolutely NO IDEA what you guys are on about. It just looks like a bunch of Z's and I's haha.


I rule at intergration though. Possibly the most fun i have ever had in maths.
 

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