Complex number

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Complex number z z is such that z = 1 + z i |z|=1 + z -i . Find z + z 2 + z 3 + + z 20 z+z^2+z^3 + \cdots + z^{20} .

Notation: i = 1 i=\sqrt{-1} denotes the imaginary unit .


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1 solution

Tom Engelsman
Apr 10, 2020

Upon observation, I m ( z ) = i \mathbb{Im}(z) = i in order to satisfy z |z| being a real number. The real part, a = R e ( z ) , a = \mathbb{Re}(z), can be computed per:

a + i = a 2 + 1 = 1 + ( a + i ) i a 2 + 1 = a 2 + 2 a + 1 0 = 2 a a = 0 |a+i| = \sqrt{a^2 + 1} = 1 + (a+i) - i \Rightarrow a^2 + 1 = a^2 + 2a + 1 \Rightarrow 0 = 2a \Rightarrow a = 0

so that z = i z = i . The above geometric series finally yields:

Σ k = 1 20 z k = z ( 1 z 20 ) 1 z = ( i ) ( 1 ( i 4 ) 5 ) 1 i = ( i ) ( 1 1 5 ) 1 i = 0 . \Sigma_{k=1}^{20} z^{k} = \frac{z(1-z^{20})}{1-z} = \frac{(i)(1 - (i^4)^5)}{1-i} = \frac{(i)(1 - 1^5)}{1-i} = \boxed{0}.

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