Exercises marked (T) are to be discussed in the tutorials.
1. (T)Let P (z) be a polynomial with real coefficients. Show that if z0 is a root of P then so is z 0 .
2. Solve the following equations in polar form and locate the roots in the complex plane: (a) z 4 = −1 √ (b) (T)z 4 = −1 + 3ι
3. Simplify (1 + ι)17 into the form a + bι.
4. Show that if two integers can be expressed as the sum of two squares, then so can their product.
5. (T)Show that the n-th roots of 1 (aside from 1) satisfy the cyclotomic equation z n−1 + z n−2 + · · · + z + 1 = 0
6. (T)Consider the n − 1 diagonals of a regular n-gon inscribed in a unit circle obtained by
connecting one vertex with all the others. Show that the product of their lengths is n.
7. Let ω be a p-th root of unity. Define
p−1 2 X χ(p) = ωn . n=0
Verify that χ(3)2 = −3, χ(5)2 = 5, χ(7)2 = −7.
(Remark: The expression χ(p) is known as Gauss Sum. For odd prime p it can be shown p−1 that χ(p)2 = (−1) 2 p.)
8. For each of the following equations, give a geometric description of the set of complex numbers. (a) (T)|z − z1 | = |z − z2 | (b) |z − z1 | + |z − z2 | = c (c) |z − 2 + 3ι| < 1 (d) (T)0 ≤ z < π/4 (e) |z − 4| ≥ |z| (f) | Re z| ≥ a > 0
9. In each following functions f (z), compute the limit lim f (z). Hence conclude whether z→0 the functions can be defined at z = 0 to become continuous. (T)(a) 2z Re |z| z (T)(b) ιz |z| (c) 3 Rez z
10. (T)Let {(1 − ι)z + (1 + ι)z̄}2 f (z) = . zz Show that lim lim f (z) = lim lim f (z) but lim f (z) does not exist. x→0 y→0 y→0 x→0 z→0
