题目
Problem
4.
(a) Express the complex number 183−18i in the form
r(cosθ+isinθ)−π<θ⩽π
(3)
(b) Solve the equation
z4=183−18i
giving your answers in the form reiθ where −π<θ⩽π
(5)
题目中文翻译
(a) 将复数 183−18i 写成
r(cosθ+isinθ)−π<θ⩽π
的形式。
(3)
(b) 解方程
z4=183−18i
将答案写成 reiθ 的形式,其中 −π<θ⩽π。
(5)
解答
(a)
解法一
思路
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先求模长,再找辐角。实部为正、虚部为负,所以复数在第四象限,辐角应为负角。
答题过程
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The modulus is
r===(183)2+(−18)2972+32436.
For the argument,
tanθ==183−18−31.
Since the complex number is in the fourth quadrant,
θ=−6π.
Therefore
=183−18i36[cos(−6π)+isin(−6π)].
(b)
解法一
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用 De Moivre 定理分别比较模长和辐角。四次根的模长是 6;辐角先加上整周角,再除以 4。最后把四个根逐一写成指数形式,并将辐角调整到题目指定范围。
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Write z=ρ(cosϕ+isinϕ). From part (a), De Moivre’s theorem gives
ρ4=4ϕ=36,−6π+2kπ.
Hence
ρ=ϕ==361/4=6,4−π/6+2kπ−24π+2kπ,
where k=0,1,2,3. The four arguments are
ϕ0=ϕ1=ϕ2=ϕ3=−24π,2411π,2423π,2435π.
The last angle is greater than π, so subtract 2π:
2435π−2π=−2413π.
Therefore the four roots, with arguments in (−π,π], are
z0=z1=z2=z3=6e−24πi,6e2411πi,6e2423πi,6e−2413πi.
解法二
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先取辐角为 −24π 的一个根,再连续逆时针旋转 2π 得到另外三个根。因为乘以 i 后的四次方不变,这四个不同的数都是所求的根。
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One fourth root of 36e−6πi is
z0=6e−24πi,
since its modulus to the fourth power is 36 and its argument multiplied by 4 is −π/6.
For any root z,
(iz)4=i4z4=z4.
Thus rotation through π/2 produces another root. Repeating this rotation gives
z1==z2==z3===iz06e2411πi,iz16e2423πi,iz26e2435πi6e−2413πi.
In the final line, 35π/24 has been reduced by 2π. The four distinct roots, all with arguments in (−π,π], are
z0=z1=z2=z3=6e−24πi,6e2411πi,6e2423πi,6e−2413πi.