Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
Complex Analysis
TUTORIAL - I
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1. Prove that 2|z| ≥ |Re(z)| + |Im(z)|.
2. Show that |z1 − z2 | ≤ |z1 | + |z2 |.
3. Show kz1 | − |z2 k ≤ |z1 − z2 |.
4. Prove that |z1 − z2 |2 = |z1 |2 − 2 Re(z1 z¯2 ) + |z2 |2 .
5. Find Arg z for the following values of z.
(a) (1 − i)3
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1+i 3
(b) .
(1 + i)2
6. Show that arg z1 + arg z2 ⊆ arg z1 z2 .
−π π −π
7. Show that the equation Arg(z1 z2 ) = Arg z1 + Arg z2 is true if < Argz1 ≤ and <
2 2 2
π
Argz2 ≤ . Describe the set of points that meets this criterion.
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8. Show that if z 6= 0, then
(a) Arg(z z̄) = 0.
(b) Arg(z + z̄) = 0 when Re(z) > 0.
9. Find all the roots in both polar and Cartesian form for each expression.
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(a) (−2 + 2i) 3 .
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(b) (−1) 5 .
10. Show that
(a) the set {z : |z| > 1} is the exterior of the set S.
(b) the set C1 (0) is the boundary of the set S.
11. Consider the following sets.
(i) {z : |z − 2 − i| ≤ 2}.
(ii) {z : |z + 3i| > 1}.
−π π
(iii) reiθ
: 0 < r < 1 and <θ< .
2 2
π π
(iv) reiθ : r > 1 and < θ < .
4 3
12. For z 6= 0, let f (z) = ln r + iθ, where r = |z|, and θ = Arg z. Find
(a) f (1).
(b) f (−2).
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(c) f (1 + i).
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(d) f (− 3 + i).
(e) Is f a one-to-one function? Why or why not?
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13. Find and illustrate the images of the following sets under the mapping w = z 2 .
π π
(a) reiθ: r > 1 and < θ < .
3 2
2π
(b) iθ
re : 1 < r < 9 and 0 < θ < .
3
π
(c) reiθ r < 4 and − π < θ < .
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(d) The vertical line {(x, y) : x = 4}.
(e) The infinite strip {(x, y) : 2 < y < 6}.
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(f) The region to the right of the parabola x = 4 −.
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Hint: Use the inverse mapping z = w to show that the answer is the right half-plane
Re(w) > 2.
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