What does the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra state?
Every polynomial of degree n has exactly n roots in C (counting multiplicities)
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]
If p(z) is a polynomial with real coefficients and p(w) = 0 for some complex number w, what must be true?
What is 1/i equal to?
-i
What are roots of unity?
A complex number that results in 1 when it is raised to a positive integer power
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
How do you solve for zn = 1?
Compute w★ = ei(2pi/n) where the n distinct solutions of zn = 1 are w★, w★2, ..., w★n
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★, z0w★2, ..., z0w★n