What does 3+7i(12+5i)2 equal in a+bi form?

2 Answers
Aug 28, 2017

3+7i(12+5i)2=a+bi, where a=119582+3212058232 and b=120582+32+11958232

Explanation:

Let 3+7i=x+iy, then 3+7i=(x2y2)+2ixy

Therefore x2y2=3 and 2xy=7 and

(x2+y2)2=(x2y2)2+4x2y2=32+72=58

and x2+y2=58

i.e. 2x2=58+3 and x=582+32

and similarly y=58232

and 3+7i=582+32+i58232

As (12+5i)2=14425+120i=119+120i

3+7i(12+5i)2=(119+120i)582+32+i58232

= 119582+32+120i582+32+i1195823212058232

= 119582+3212058232+i120582+32+11958232

Hence 3+7i(12+5i)2=a+bi, where a=119582+3212058232 and b=120582+32+11958232

Aug 28, 2017

3+7i(12+5i)2

=(602586+1192258+6)+(60258+611922586)i

Explanation:

Note that:

|3+7i|=32+72=9+49=58

Since this is not a whole number, the square root of 3+7i has irrational real and imaginary parts. So it's not worth trying to guess.

Note that:

  • 3+7i is in Q1, so it has principal square root in Q1 and non-principal square root in Q3.

  • Its complex conjugate 37i is in Q4 with square roots in Q4 and Q2.

Note that if:

x=3+7i

Then:

x2=3+7i

and:

(x23)2=(7i)2=49

So 3+7i is the root in Q1 of:

0=(x23)2+49

0=x46x2+9+49

0=x46x2+58

Note that:

(x2kx+58)(x2+kx+58)=x4+(258k2)x2+58

Equating coefficients:

6=258k2

Hence:

k2=258+6

So:

k=±258+6

Thus 3+7i is the Q1 zero of:

(x2258+6x+58)(x2+258+6x+58)

In order for the real part to be positive, we need the first of these two quadratics to be 0.

So using the quadratic formula with a=1, b=258+6 and c=58, we find:

x=b±b24ac2a

x=258+6±(258+6)4582

x=258+62±25862i

In order for the imaginary part to have poositive coefficient, we need the + sign here.

The other factor is a little simpler:

(12+5i)2=(12252)+2(12)(5)i

(12+5i)2=(14425)+120i

(12+5i)2=119+120i

So:

3+7i(12+5i)2

=(258+62+25862i)(119+120i)

=(602586+1192258+6)+(60258+611922586)i