Division of Complex Numbers

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Division of Complex Numbers

## Formula

If:

$$z_1=a+ib,\qquad z_2=c+id,\qquad z_2\ne0$$

then:

$$\frac{z_1}{z_2}=\frac{a+ib}{c+id}$$

Multiplying numerator and denominator by the conjugate:

$$\frac{a+ib}{c+id}=\frac{(a+ib)(c-id)}{c^2+d^2}$$

Therefore:

$$\frac{a+ib}{c+id}=\frac{ac+bd}{c^2+d^2}+i\frac{bc-ad}{c^2+d^2}$$

## Conditions / Special Cases

The denominator cannot be zero:

$$c^2+d^2\ne0$$

## Usage

- Used to express the quotient of two complex numbers in standard form.

Question 1

Let $$z = 1 + i$$. Define a new complex number $$z_1$$ as follows:

$$z_1 = \frac{1 + i\bar{z}}{\bar{z}(1 - z) + \frac{1}{z}}$$

Then the value of $$\frac{12}{\pi} \arg(z_1)$$ is equal to:

Question 2

How many integers n in the set $${1, 2, 3, \ldots, 300}$$ satisfy both of the following conditions:

$$\text{(I)}\quad 1 + \omega^n + \omega^{2n} = 0$$

$$\text{(II)}\quad \left(\frac{1+i}{1-i}\right)^n = 1$$

where $$\omega$$ is a primitive cube root of unity and $$i = \sqrt{-1}$$?

Question 3

$$\left(\frac{1+i}{1-i}\right)^3=$$

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