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Example, 13 Find the modulus and argument of the complex numbers: (ii) 1/(1 + ๐) First we simplify 1/(1 + ๐) 1/(1 + ๐) Rationalizing = 1/(1 + ๐) ร (1 โ ๐)/(1 โ ๐) = (1 ร (1 โ ๐))/(" " (1 + ๐)(1 โ ๐) ) Using (a โ b) (a + b) = a2 โ b2 = (1 โ ๐)/((1)^2 โ(๐)^2 ) = (1 โ๐)/(1 โ(โ1) ) = (1 โ ๐)/(1 + 1 ) = (1 โ ๐)/2 = 1/2 + ๐ ((โ 1)/2) Now z = 1/2 + ๐ ((โ 1)/2) We calculate modulus by two different methods Method 1 To calculate Modulus of z z = 1/2 + ๐ ( (โ 1)/2 ) Complex number z is of the form ๐ฅ + ๐๐ฆ Here ๐ฅ = 1/2 and ๐ฆ = (โ 1)/2 Modulus of z = |z| = โ(๐ฅ^2+๐ฆ2) = โ(( 1/2 )^2+( (โ 1)/2 )^2 ) = โ( 1/4+1/4 ) = โ( (1 + 1)/4 ) = โ( 2/4 ) = โ( 1/(" " 2" " )) = 1/(" " โ( 2) " " ) โ Modulus of ๐ง is 1/(" " โ( 2) " " ) Method 2 to calculate Modulus of z Given ๐ง = 1/2 + ๐ ( (โ 1)/2 ) Let z = ๐(๐๐๐ โกฮธ+๐ sin ฮธ) Here r is modulus, and ฮธ is argument Form (1) and (2) 1/2 + ๐ ( (โ 1)/2 ) = ๐(๐๐๐ โกฮธ+๐ sin ฮธ) 1/2 + ๐ ( (โ 1)/2 ) = rcos ฮธ + ๐ r sin ฮธ Adding (3) and (4) 1/4 + 1/4 = r2 cos2 ฮธ + r2 sin2 ฮธ (1 + 1)/4 = r2 ( cos2 ฮธ + sin2 ฮธ ) 2/4 = ๐2 (cos2 ฮธ+sin2 ฮธ) 1/2 = ๐2 ร 1 โ(1/2) = r 1/โ2 = ๐ ๐ = 1/โ2 โ Modulus = 1/โ2 Finding argument 1/2 + ๐ ( (โ 1)/2 ) = rcos ฮธ + ๐ r sin ฮธ Comparing real part 1/2 = r cos ฮธ Put r = 1/โ2 1/2 = 1/โ2 cos ฮธ โ2/2 = cos ฮธ 1/โ2 = cos ฮธ โ cos ฮธ = 1/โ2 Hence, cos ฮธ = 1/โ2 & sin ฮธ = (โ 1)/โ2 Here, sin ฮธ is negative and cos ฮธ is positive, Hence, ฮธ lies in IVth quadrant So, Argument = โ 45ยฐ = โ 45ยฐ ร ๐/(180ยฐ) = (โ ๐)/4 Hence, argument of ๐ง = (โ ๐)/4