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If 2 arg ( z 1 / 3 ) = arg ( z 2 + z ˉ z 1 / 3 ) 2\arg(z^{1/3})=\arg(z^2+\bar{z}z^{1/3}) then find the value of z |z| .

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1 solution

Sanchayan Dutta
Sep 20, 2015

As you might have heard your teachers saying "the argument of a complex number behaves like the log function".I'll use that same result.(But if you don't know why that happens I'd request you to get your doubt cleared)

2 a r g ( z 1 / 3 ) = a r g ( z 2 + z ˉ z 1 / 3 ) 2arg(z^{1/3})=arg(z^2+\bar{z}z^{1/3}) or, a r g ( z 2 / 3 ) = a r g ( z 2 + z ˉ z 1 / 3 ) arg(z^{2/3})=arg(z^2+\bar{z}z^{1/3}) or, ( a r g ( z 2 + z ˉ z 1 / 3 ) ( 2 a r g ( z 1 / 3 ) (arg(z^2+\bar{z}z^{1/3})-(2arg(z^{1/3}) =0 or, ( a r g ( z 2 + z ˉ z 1 / 3 ) / ( z 2 / 3 ) ) (arg(z^2+\bar{z}z^{1/3})/(z^{2/3})) =0 or, I m ( a r g [ ( z 2 + z ˉ z 1 / 3 ) / ( z 2 / 3 ) ] ) = 0 Im(arg[(z^2+\bar{z}z^{1/3})/(z^{2/3})])=0

Now we use the result I m ( z ) = ( z z ˉ ) / 2 i Im(z)=(z-\bar{z})/2i and simplify.

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