One line from the origin at angle 7/12 pi from the x axis and another line from the point 2 + 2i at an angle of 11/12 pi from the horizontal to that point.
One line from the origin at angle 7/12 pi from the x axis and another line from the point 2 + 2i at an angle of 11/12 pi from the horizontal to that point.
So, you end up with a rather special triangle.
What's the length of a side?
What's the angle between the point and the positive real axis?
(b) The difference between the greatest and least values of arg(z)
This part I'm stuck on. Can anyone help please?
Draw a diagram.
Forget about the complex plane, just think in terms of normal coordinate geometry.
The modulus equation is a circle centre (3,4) radius 2 as you have clearly already realised.
The least and greatest values of arg z will be tangents to the circle starting at (0,0). Bit of trig (remember radius and tangent meet at 90 degs) and you are home.
Forget about the complex plane, just think in terms of normal coordinate geometry.
The modulus equation is a circle centre (3,4) radius 2 as you have clearly already realised.
The least and greatest values of arg z will be tangents to the circle starting at (0,0). Bit of trig (remember radius and tangent meet at 90 degs) and you are home.
Hmm this is what I've done, although I haven't joined the line from the origin which goes to the circle to the centre of the circle - should I have done? Why would it make a difference to which angle I get if I join a line to the circle then straight down to the real axis?
Hmm this is what I've done, although I haven't joined the line from the origin which goes to the circle to the centre of the circle - should I have done? Why would it make a difference to which angle I get if I join a line to the circle then straight down to the real axis?
I see what you have done.
The point 3 + 2i (and 1 + 4i) is on the circle but this does not give you the max and min arguments. On your picture you can presumably see the line from the origin is not perpendicular to the radius in each case.
Forget about the complex plane, just think in terms of normal coordinate geometry.
The modulus equation is a circle centre (3,4) radius 2 as you have clearly already realised.
The least and greatest values of arg z will be tangents to the circle starting at (0,0). Bit of trig (remember radius and tangent meet at 90 degs) and you are home.
Ignore what I've just said.
I make the answer to be: arcsin(52)
Which is nearly right but for some reason the back of the book has 2arcsin(52)
Could you check my workings?
So I've got two lines heading to the circle, the first is about an angle θ from the real axis and is my smaller angle. I know that the distance to the centre of the circle from the origin is 5units so surely:
θ=sin−152+tan−132
Then I've got another angle, γ from the real axis which goes to the maximum angle which I make out to be:
Which is nearly right but for some reason the back of the book has 2arcsin(52)
Could you check my workings?
So I've got two lines heading to the circle, the first is about an angle θ from the real axis and is my smaller angle. I know that the distance to the centre of the circle from the origin is 5units so surely:
θ=sin−152+tan−132
Then I've got another angle, γ from the real axis which goes to the maximum angle which I make out to be:
γ=2sin−152+tan−132
So surely the difference is simply γ−θ=sin−152
Wow you have made it incredibly complicated.
Screw up your working.
You don't need to work out the arguments. You just want the difference between them.
Draw a kite with a line segment of symmetry passing through (0, 0) and (3, 4) - the centre of the circle. The line segment has length 5. The two short sides of the kite have length 2. The kite has two 90 degrees angles.
The kite is symmetrical about the line segment. Call the angle INSIDE the kite at the origin 2x. Hence x = arcsin (2/5). What does 2x equal?
You don't need to work out the arguments. You just want the difference between them.
Draw a kite with a line segment of symmetry passing through (0, 0) and (3, 4) - the centre of the circle. The line segment has length 5. The two short sides of the kite have length 2. The kite has two 90 degrees angles.
The kite is symmetrical about the line segment. Call the angle INSIDE the kite at the origin 2x. Hence x = arcsin (2/5). What does 2x equal?
Hmm, I thought it was the angle from the real axis though? Or is it the angle inside the kite which is the argument? I'm so confused