Saturday, April 9, 2016

Let z=x+iy be a complex number and denote z2=A+Bi. Solve for x,y in terms of A,B.

Here, x,y,A,B are all real numbers.



I am just having some problems with the algebra of putting it all together to get a solution.


What I have currently is: z2=(x+iy)2=x2+2xyiy2


This gives A=x2y2 and B=2xy.


I also know that |z|2=|z2|, which gives:


|x+iy|2=|A+Bi| => x2+y2=(A2+B2).


I know that I must be making some silly error (either in the above calculations or when I try substituting things in) but I keep going in circles with my algebra and not able to get a final answer. How should I proceed from here?

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