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[Complex Numbers] Square Root of i

2021-08-06 13:40 作者:AoiSTZ23  | 我要投稿

By: Tao Steven Zheng (郑涛)

【Problem】

This is an interesting question on complex numbers. We know that i%3D%5Csqrt%7B-1%7D%20, but what is %5Csqrt%7Bi%7D%20? Express %5Csqrt%7Bi%7D%20 in the form a%2Bbi%20.

【Solution】

Let %20%5Csqrt%7Bi%7D%20%3D%20a%2Bbi%20, then

i%3Da%5E2-b%5E2%2B2abi

This implies

a%5E2-b%5E2%3D0%20

and

2ab%3D1

The first expression leads to %20b%20%3D%20a. Substitute this relation into the second expression 2a%5E2%3D1%20.

This shows that

a%3Db%3D%20%5Cpm%20%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B%5Csqrt%7B2%7D%7D


Hence, we get

%5Csqrt%7Bi%7D%3D%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B%5Csqrt%7B2%7D%7D%2B%5Cfrac%7Bi%7D%7B%5Csqrt%7B2%7D%7D%20

%5Csqrt%7Bi%7D%3D-%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B%5Csqrt%7B2%7D%7D-%5Cfrac%7Bi%7D%7B%5Csqrt%7B2%7D%7D

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