Number of solutions

Algebra Level 3

( 1 i ) x = 2 x \large (1- i)^x = 2^x

Find the number of integral solutions to the equation above.

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

0 2 1 3

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2 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
Nov 20, 2016

Relevant wiki: Euler's Formula

( 1 i ) x = 2 x ( 2 ) x ( 1 2 i 2 ) x = 2 x By Euler’s formula 2 x 2 e π x 4 i = 2 x 2 x 2 e π x 4 i = 2 x 2 x 2 e π x 4 i = 2 x 2 x 2 ( 1 ) = 2 x x = 0 \begin{aligned} (1-i)^x & = 2^x \\ (\sqrt 2)^x {\color{#3D99F6}\left(\frac 1{\sqrt 2} - \frac i{\sqrt 2} \right)^x} & = 2^x & \small {\color{#3D99F6} \text{By Euler's formula}} \\ 2^\frac x2 {\color{#3D99F6}e^{-\frac {\pi x} 4i}} & = 2^x \\ \left| 2^\frac x2 e^{-\frac {\pi x} 4i} \right| & = \left| 2^x\right| \\ 2^\frac x2 \left| e^{-\frac {\pi x} 4i} \right| & = 2^x \\ 2^\frac x2 (1) & = 2^x \\ \implies x & = \boxed{0} \end{aligned}

Viki Zeta
Nov 19, 2016

( 1 i ) x = 2 x (1-i)^x=2^x

Of-course, for x = 0 x=0 1 = 1 1=1

( 1 I ) x 2 x = 0 1 i = 0 , 2 = 0 (1-I)^x-2^x = 0 \\ \implies 1-i=0, 2 =0

both which is not possible. Therefore it have only one integral solution

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