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== Problem 6 ==
 
== Problem 6 ==
 
Let <math>z=a+bi</math> be the complex number with <math>\vert z \vert = 5</math> and <math>b > 0</math> such that the distance between <math>(1+2i)z^3</math> and <math>z^5</math> is maximized, and let <math>z^4 = c+di</math>. Find <math>c+d</math>.
 
Let <math>z=a+bi</math> be the complex number with <math>\vert z \vert = 5</math> and <math>b > 0</math> such that the distance between <math>(1+2i)z^3</math> and <math>z^5</math> is maximized, and let <math>z^4 = c+di</math>. Find <math>c+d</math>.
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Revision as of 17:20, 31 March 2012

Problem 6

Let $z=a+bi$ be the complex number with $\vert z \vert = 5$ and $b > 0$ such that the distance between $(1+2i)z^3$ and $z^5$ is maximized, and let $z^4 = c+di$. Find $c+d$.


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