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− | Multiplying the two equations together gives us <cmath>zw + 32i - \frac{240}{zw} = -30 + 46i</cmath> and multiplying by <math>zw</math> then gives us a quadratic in <math>zw</math>: <cmath>(zw)^2 + (30-14i)zw - 240 =0.</cmath> Using the quadratic formula, we find the two possible values of <math>zw</math> to be <math>7i-15 \pm \sqrt{(15-7i)^2 + 240}</math> = <math>6+2i,</math> <math>12i - 36.</math> The smallest possible value of <math>\vert zw\vert^2</math> is then obviously <math>6^2 + 2^2 = \boxed{040 | + | Multiplying the two equations together gives us <cmath>zw + 32i - \frac{240}{zw} = -30 + 46i</cmath> and multiplying by <math>zw</math> then gives us a quadratic in <math>zw</math>: <cmath>(zw)^2 + (30-14i)zw - 240 =0.</cmath> Using the quadratic formula, we find the two possible values of <math>zw</math> to be <math>7i-15 \pm \sqrt{(15-7i)^2 + 240}</math> = <math>6+2i,</math> <math>12i - 36.</math> The smallest possible value of <math>\vert zw\vert^2</math> is then obviously <math>6^2 + 2^2 = \boxed{040}</math>. |
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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Revision as of 16:34, 29 February 2020
Problem 8
The complex numbers and
satisfy the system
Find the smallest possible value of
.
Solution
Multiplying the two equations together gives us and multiplying by
then gives us a quadratic in
:
Using the quadratic formula, we find the two possible values of
to be
=
The smallest possible value of
is then obviously
.
See Also
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