Let and be complex numbers, where , , and are real numbers and and . An arithmetic operation is defined as follows: Let . If the inverse element of for is , where and are real numbers, what is the value of ?
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z1 z2=ac+(ad+bc)i means 1+0i is identity for operation * , so (1/2 -1/4 i) (p +qi) = 1 +0i . Now by definition of operation * 1/2 p = 1 and 1/2 q - 1/4 p = 0. hence p =2 and q = 1/2 p i.e. p=2 and q = 1 therefore p^2+ q^2 = 5