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OpenStudy (vijay222ms):

Complex number problem....

OpenStudy (vijay222ms):

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OpenStudy (vijay222ms):

Any idea how to solve?

OpenStudy (misty1212):

HI!!

OpenStudy (misty1212):

i have an idea, not sure if it will work or not

OpenStudy (misty1212):

since it doesn't matter what the numbers are, maybe we can make an example and see what happens also i changed the last requirement to \(|z_1|=|z_2|=|z_3|+1\) to make life easier figuring we can adjust at the end

OpenStudy (misty1212):

then the three numbers i picked that fit both those requirements are \[\frac{1}{2}+\frac{\sqrt3}{2}i,\frac{1}{2}-\frac{\sqrt3}{2}i,-1\]

OpenStudy (misty1212):

probably a much more elegant way to do it, but i don't know one maybe @Zarkon has a better idea

OpenStudy (zarkon):

that is what I did to get the final answer (it is a cheat) ;)

OpenStudy (vijay222ms):

you assume |z1|=|z2|=|z3|=1 instead of |z1|=|z2|=|z3| = 1/sqrt3 @misty1212

OpenStudy (misty1212):

btw i made a typo, meant \[|z_1|=|z_2|=|z_3|=1\]

OpenStudy (zarkon):

though I didn't use -1

OpenStudy (misty1212):

what did you use?

OpenStudy (misty1212):

oh let me guess, same ones i used except you used \(-\frac{1}{2}\) and \(1\) for the real parts

OpenStudy (misty1212):

what is the "not cheat" method?

OpenStudy (zarkon):

\[\frac{-1}{\sqrt{3}}\] and \[\frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}\pm\frac{1}{2}i\]

OpenStudy (vijay222ms):

Will these values satify z1,z2,z3 @Zarkon

OpenStudy (misty1212):

oops corrected nvm

OpenStudy (zarkon):

yes these values will work and give you the answer

OpenStudy (zarkon):

to do it in general you would probably want to use polar notation

OpenStudy (vijay222ms):

BUt modulus of \[-1/\sqrt{3}\] will not give 1/sqrt3

OpenStudy (zarkon):

try it again

OpenStudy (zarkon):

and don't think too hard either

OpenStudy (zarkon):

\[-1/\sqrt{3}\] is a real number

OpenStudy (vijay222ms):

And whats its modulus

OpenStudy (misty1212):

means the absolute value

OpenStudy (misty1212):

for a real number it is just that

OpenStudy (misty1212):

@Zarkon cannot reply

OpenStudy (vijay222ms):

\[\frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}\pm\frac{1}{2}i\] modulus of this

OpenStudy (vijay222ms):

Can u help in this ?

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