Accedmychevron_right11thchevron_rightmathchevron_rightComplex Numberschevron_rightExercise 1.2

(i) 724i-7-24i

Let z=724iz=-7-24i.

z=(7)2+(24)2=625=25|z|=\sqrt{(-7)^2+(-24)^2}=\sqrt{625}=25

Use the standard square-root form:

x+iy=±(z+x2+isgn(y)zx2)\sqrt{x+iy}=\pm\left(\sqrt{\frac{|z|+x}{2}}+i\,\operatorname{sgn}(y)\sqrt{\frac{|z|-x}{2}}\right)

Here x=7x=-7, y=24<0y=-24<0 so sgn(y)=1\operatorname{sgn}(y)=-1.

724i=±(2572i25+72)=±(9i16)=±(34i)\begin{aligned} \sqrt{-7-24i} &=\pm\left(\sqrt{\frac{25-7}{2}}-i\sqrt{\frac{25+7}{2}}\right)\\ &=\pm\left(\sqrt{9}-i\sqrt{16}\right)\\ &=\pm(3-4i) \end{aligned} 724i=±(34i)\boxed{\sqrt{-7-24i}=\pm(3-4i)}