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Re: HSC 2016 Complex Numbers Marathon

Better still, prove that



and hence if x=2 and y=1 then

I don't like my proof for this; it seems too convoluted

Ceebs finding a more elegant proof tho

 

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I don't like my proof for this; it seems too convoluted

Ceebs finding a more elegant proof tho

The way I thought to go about it was just to consider the product (1+(x-y)i)(1+(x+y)i)(x^2-y^2-1+2xi) similar to the way (1+i)(1+2i)(1+3i) was used in the easier question. Then the only identity you need is arg(abc) = arg(a) + arg(b) + arg(c)

edit: yup what math man said
 

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I don't like my proof for this; it seems too convoluted

Ceebs finding a more elegant proof tho

The complex numbers method by considering the arg of (1+(x-y)i)(1+(x+y)i)(1+2x/(x^2-y^2-1)i) is more elegant, there are a few tricks to handle the expansion quickly

Edit: Lol beaten by the above two people
 

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Use same method to prove it as paradoxica did above with complex numbers.
that's terrible.

Paradoxica

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you should really discern the two, I'll forgive this time around because it's obvious if people scroll up.
 

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Who is Parad0xica
 

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Who is Parad0xica
There is no Parad0xica, there is only parad0xica and Paradoxica (I'm getting that effect now where if you say a word too many times it seems to lose its meaning, where the word in question is "Paradoxica"). :p

(Incidentally, this effect is known as semantic satiation and can be read about here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_satiation .)
 

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There is no Parad0xica, there is only parad0xica and Paradoxica (I'm getting that effect now where if you say a word too many times it seems to lose its meaning, where the word in question is "Paradoxica"). :p
semantic satiation... how I love/hate it.
 

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Highlight below to see answer. Alternatively, press (CTRL + a) to highlight the whole page which is quicker.

Consider (1 + i(x - y)) (1+ i(x + y)) (x2 - y2 - 1 + 2ix) and expanding

= (1 + 2ix - (x2) - y2 - 1)) ((x2 - y2 - 1 + 2ix))

= -4x2 - (x2 - y2 - 1)^2

= some negative real.

Now we use our first hypothesis:

x > √(y2 + 1 (thus x >= 1) . . . (*)

x2 > y2 + 1

x2 -y2 > 1 . . . (**)

(x+y)(x-y) > 1

Consider the graph for (**), then for all x > 1, there is both +y and -y corresponding to each x and |y| does not exceed x otherwise hypothesis (*) is violated. That means we have (x + |y|) > 0.

That means the complex numbers (1 + i(x + y)) and (1+ i(x - y)) are either both in the 1st quadrant, by (***). Hence their arguments are arctan(x + y) and arctan(x - y) respectively.

By (*) and (**), we have that the complex number (x2 - y2 - 1 + 2ix) must lie in the first quadrant. Thus, we can use the arctan(b/a) formula to compute the argument.

It's time to run home. Take argument of both sides of the very first equation

arg((1 + i(x - y)) (1+ i(x + y)) (x2 - y2 - 1 + 2ix)) = arg(some negative real)


arg((1 + i(x - y)) + arg(1+ i(x + y)) + arg(x2 - y2 - 1 + 2ix)) = pi

arctan(x + y) + arctan(x - y) + arctan( 2x / (x2 - y2 - 1)) = pi


Lol, I was to slow...
 

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Don't forget paradixica
Who is that? It's not me.

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No activity since some liking of comments just over a week ago. What is their purpose and why aren't they doing anything? I'm thinking it's an alternate account to private message some people for some reasons...
 

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As I have already asked, do you happen to have any additional magical (conditionally true) trigonometric identities?
I'm guessing you've already memorised most of the ones on Wikipedia?
 

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NEW
Q. Find tan(3 theta) in terms of tan(theta) using demovire theorem and binomial theorem.
Hence, find exact value of cot(pi/12).
 
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