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− | Dividing the first equation by the second equation given, we find that <math>\frac{xy}{yz}=\frac{x}{z}=\frac{-80-320i}{60}=-\frac{4}{3}-\frac{16}{3}i \implies x=z\left(-\frac{4}{3}-\frac{16}{3}i\right)</math>. Substituting this into the third equation, we get <math>z^2=\frac{-96+24i}{-\frac{4}{3}-\frac{16}{3}i}=3\cdot \frac{-24+6i}{-1-4i}=3\cdot \frac{(-24+6i)(-1+4i)}{1+16}=3\cdot \frac{-102i}{17}=-18i</math>. Taking the square root of this is equivalent to halving the argument and taking the square root of the magnitude. Furthermore, the second equation given tells us that the argument of <math>y</math> is the negative of that of <math>z</math>, and their magnitudes multiply to <math>60</math>. Thus we have <math>z=\sqrt{-18i}=3-3i</math> and <math>3\sqrt{2}\cdot |y|=60 \implies |y|=10\sqrt{2} \implies y=10+10i</math>. To find <math>x</math>, we can use the previous substitution we made to find that <math>x=z\left(-\frac{4}{3}-\frac{16}{3}i\right)=-\frac{4}{3}\cdot (3-3i)(1+4i)=-4(1-i)(1+4i)=-4(5+3i)=-20-12i</math> | + | Dividing the first equation by the second equation given, we find that <math>\frac{xy}{yz}=\frac{x}{z}=\frac{-80-320i}{60}=-\frac{4}{3}-\frac{16}{3}i \implies x=z\left(-\frac{4}{3}-\frac{16}{3}i\right)</math>. Substituting this into the third equation, we get <math>z^2=\frac{-96+24i}{-\frac{4}{3}-\frac{16}{3}i}=3\cdot \frac{-24+6i}{-1-4i}=3\cdot \frac{(-24+6i)(-1+4i)}{1+16}=3\cdot \frac{-102i}{17}=-18i</math>. Taking the square root of this is equivalent to halving the argument and taking the square root of the magnitude. Furthermore, the second equation given tells us that the argument of <math>y</math> is the negative of that of <math>z</math>, and their magnitudes multiply to <math>60</math>. Thus, we have <math>z=\sqrt{-18i}=3-3i</math> and <math>3\sqrt{2}\cdot |y|=60 \implies |y|=10\sqrt{2} \implies y=10+10i</math>. To find <math>x</math>, we can use the previous substitution we made to find that <math>x=z\left(-\frac{4}{3}-\frac{16}{3}i\right)=-\frac{4}{3}\cdot (3-3i)(1+4i)=-4(1-i)(1+4i)=-4(5+3i)=-20-12i</math>. |
Therefore, <math>x+y+z=(-20+10+3)+(-12+10-3)i=-7-5i \implies a^2+b^2=(-7)^2+(-5)^2=49+25=\boxed{074}</math> | Therefore, <math>x+y+z=(-20+10+3)+(-12+10-3)i=-7-5i \implies a^2+b^2=(-7)^2+(-5)^2=49+25=\boxed{074}</math> | ||
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Solution by ktong | Solution by ktong | ||
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Contents
Problem
Suppose that ,
, and
are complex numbers such that
,
, and
, where
. Then there are real numbers
and
such that
. Find
.
Solution 1
First we evaluate the magnitudes. ,
, and
. Therefore,
, or
. Divide to find that
,
, and
.
This allows us to see that the argument of
is
, and the argument of
is
. We need to convert the polar form to a standard form. Simple trig identities show
and
. More division is needed to find what
is.
Written by a1b2
Solution 2
Dividing the first equation by the second equation given, we find that . Substituting this into the third equation, we get
. Taking the square root of this is equivalent to halving the argument and taking the square root of the magnitude. Furthermore, the second equation given tells us that the argument of
is the negative of that of
, and their magnitudes multiply to
. Thus, we have
and
. To find
, we can use the previous substitution we made to find that
.
Therefore,
Solution by ktong
Solution 3
We are given that . Thus
. We are also given that
. Thus
. We are also given that
=
. Substitute
and
into
=
. We have
. Multiplying out
we get
. Thus
. Simplifying this fraction we get
. Cross-multiplying the fractions we get
or
. Now we can rewrite this as
. Let
.Thus
or
. We can see that
and thus
or
.We also can see that
because there is no real term in
. Thus
or
. Using the two equations
and
we solve by doing system of equations that
and
. And
so
. Because
, then
. Simplifying this fraction we get
or
. Multiplying by the conjugate of the denominator (
) in the numerator and the denominator and we get
. Simplifying this fraction we get
. Given that
=
we can substitute
We can solve for z and get
. Now we know what
,
, and
are, so all we have to do is plug and chug.
or
Now
or
. Thus
is our final answer.(David Camacho)
Solution 4
We observe that by multiplying
and
we get
Next, we divide
by
to
get We have
We can write
in the form of
so we get
Then,
and
Solving this system of equations is relatively
simple. We have two cases, and
Case 1: so
We solve for
and
by plugging in
to the two equations. We see
and
so
and
Solving, we end up with
as our answer.
Case 2: so
Again, we solve for
and
We find
so
We again have
Solution by
Solution 5 (Based on advanced mathematical knowledge)
According to the Euler's Theory, we can rewrite ,
and
as
As a result,
Also, it is clear that
So
, or
Also, we have
So now we have
,
,
,
and
. Solve these above, we get
So we can get
Use
we can find that
So
So we have
and
.
As a result, we finally get
~Solution by (Frank FYC)
Solution 6
We can turn the expression into
, and this would allow us to plug in the values after some computations.
Based off of the given products, we have
.
Dividing by the given products, we have
.
Simplifying, we get that this expression becomes . This equals
, so the answer is
.
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