Polynomials of a Complex Variable
Linear Algebra over Complex Numbers I
100

What does the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra state?

Every polynomial of degree n has exactly n roots in C (counting multiplicities)

100

Given z = [z1, z2, ..., zn] and w = [w1, w2, ..., wn] ∈ ℂn, what do the following properties equal to?

1) z + w
2) wz for any w ∈ ℂ
3) Re(z)
4) Im(z)
5) z̄

1) [z1 + w1, z2 + w2, ..., zn + wn]
2) [wz1, wz2, ..., wzn]
3) [Re(z1), Re(z2), ..., Re(zn)]
4) [Im(z1), Im(z2), ..., Im(zn)]
5) [z̄1, z̄2, ..., z̄n]

200

If p(z) is a polynomial with real coefficients and p(w) = 0 for some complex number w, what must be true?

The complex conjugate of w must also be a root
200

What is 1/i equal to?

-i

300

What are roots of unity?

A complex number that results in 1 when it is raised to a positive integer power

300

If λ is a complex eigenvalue of a real n x n matrix, then what must be true?

Its complex conjugate must also be an eigenvalue

400

How do you solve for zn = 1?

Compute w = ei(2pi/n) where the n distinct solutions of zn = 1 are w, w2, ..., wn

500

How do you solve zn = w?

1) Find the polar form of w = |w|eiΦ 
2) Write the particular solution z0 = n√|w| eiΦ/n
3) Compute w = ei(2pi/n)
4) The n distinct solutions of zn = w are z0w, z0w2, ..., z0wn

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