Why $|z^5|-2^5=0$ has $infty$ solutions in $mathbb{C}$?
$begingroup$
Given $z=x+iy$ a complex number, I can't understand why $|z^5|-2^5=0$ has infinite solutions in $mathbb{C}$.
complex-numbers
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Given $z=x+iy$ a complex number, I can't understand why $|z^5|-2^5=0$ has infinite solutions in $mathbb{C}$.
complex-numbers
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
For any $thetain[0, 2pi/5),$ the complex number $z=2(costheta+isintheta)$ satisfies your equation.
$endgroup$
– Bumblebee
Jan 16 at 18:18
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Given $z=x+iy$ a complex number, I can't understand why $|z^5|-2^5=0$ has infinite solutions in $mathbb{C}$.
complex-numbers
$endgroup$
Given $z=x+iy$ a complex number, I can't understand why $|z^5|-2^5=0$ has infinite solutions in $mathbb{C}$.
complex-numbers
complex-numbers
asked Jan 16 at 18:15
KevinKevin
16211
16211
$begingroup$
For any $thetain[0, 2pi/5),$ the complex number $z=2(costheta+isintheta)$ satisfies your equation.
$endgroup$
– Bumblebee
Jan 16 at 18:18
add a comment |
$begingroup$
For any $thetain[0, 2pi/5),$ the complex number $z=2(costheta+isintheta)$ satisfies your equation.
$endgroup$
– Bumblebee
Jan 16 at 18:18
$begingroup$
For any $thetain[0, 2pi/5),$ the complex number $z=2(costheta+isintheta)$ satisfies your equation.
$endgroup$
– Bumblebee
Jan 16 at 18:18
$begingroup$
For any $thetain[0, 2pi/5),$ the complex number $z=2(costheta+isintheta)$ satisfies your equation.
$endgroup$
– Bumblebee
Jan 16 at 18:18
add a comment |
3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
$begingroup$
Let's start by showing that $|z|-2=0$ has infinitely many solutions. Rewrite this as $|z|=2$. This equation is solved if $z$ has magnitude $2$; in other words, if it lies on the circle $x^{2}+y^{2}=2^{2}$. Clearly there are infinitely many points on this circle, so there are infinitely many such complex numbers.
Now, we have shown there are infinitely many complex numbers with magnitude $2$. Since $|z^{5}|=|z|^{5}$, each of the above numbers satisfies $|z^{5}|=|z|^{5}=2^{5}$
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
This is quite clear.
$endgroup$
– Randall
Jan 16 at 19:28
add a comment |
$begingroup$
First off, note that $|z^5| = |z|^5$, so we can just drop the two $5$s, and ask why $|z| = 2$ has infinitely many roots in $mathbb{C}$ (because it does, and all of these are necessarily solutions to your equation). But this is precisely what $z mapsto |z|$ does: it takes each circle centred on the origin, and maps all points of that circle to the unique point on the positive real half-line. Thus, the infinitely many solutions that you speak of are exactly the infinitely many points on the circle of radius $2$.
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The stated equation is equivalant to $|z|=2$. Now there are infinitely many $z$ that fullfill this:
$$z=2e^{iphi}, 0le phi < 2pi$$
would be one way to describe them, or
$$z=xpm isqrt{4-x^2}, -2 le x le 2$$
would be another. Using the usual visualization of the Gaussian plane, those are the complex $z$ that lie on the circle of radious $2$ around the origin.
$endgroup$
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ifUsing("editor", function () {
return StackExchange.using("mathjaxEditing", function () {
StackExchange.MarkdownEditor.creationCallbacks.add(function (editor, postfix) {
StackExchange.mathjaxEditing.prepareWmdForMathJax(editor, postfix, [["$", "$"], ["\\(","\\)"]]);
});
});
}, "mathjax-editing");
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "69"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fmath.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f3076079%2fwhy-z5-25-0-has-infty-solutions-in-mathbbc%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
$begingroup$
Let's start by showing that $|z|-2=0$ has infinitely many solutions. Rewrite this as $|z|=2$. This equation is solved if $z$ has magnitude $2$; in other words, if it lies on the circle $x^{2}+y^{2}=2^{2}$. Clearly there are infinitely many points on this circle, so there are infinitely many such complex numbers.
Now, we have shown there are infinitely many complex numbers with magnitude $2$. Since $|z^{5}|=|z|^{5}$, each of the above numbers satisfies $|z^{5}|=|z|^{5}=2^{5}$
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
This is quite clear.
$endgroup$
– Randall
Jan 16 at 19:28
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Let's start by showing that $|z|-2=0$ has infinitely many solutions. Rewrite this as $|z|=2$. This equation is solved if $z$ has magnitude $2$; in other words, if it lies on the circle $x^{2}+y^{2}=2^{2}$. Clearly there are infinitely many points on this circle, so there are infinitely many such complex numbers.
Now, we have shown there are infinitely many complex numbers with magnitude $2$. Since $|z^{5}|=|z|^{5}$, each of the above numbers satisfies $|z^{5}|=|z|^{5}=2^{5}$
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
This is quite clear.
$endgroup$
– Randall
Jan 16 at 19:28
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Let's start by showing that $|z|-2=0$ has infinitely many solutions. Rewrite this as $|z|=2$. This equation is solved if $z$ has magnitude $2$; in other words, if it lies on the circle $x^{2}+y^{2}=2^{2}$. Clearly there are infinitely many points on this circle, so there are infinitely many such complex numbers.
Now, we have shown there are infinitely many complex numbers with magnitude $2$. Since $|z^{5}|=|z|^{5}$, each of the above numbers satisfies $|z^{5}|=|z|^{5}=2^{5}$
$endgroup$
Let's start by showing that $|z|-2=0$ has infinitely many solutions. Rewrite this as $|z|=2$. This equation is solved if $z$ has magnitude $2$; in other words, if it lies on the circle $x^{2}+y^{2}=2^{2}$. Clearly there are infinitely many points on this circle, so there are infinitely many such complex numbers.
Now, we have shown there are infinitely many complex numbers with magnitude $2$. Since $|z^{5}|=|z|^{5}$, each of the above numbers satisfies $|z^{5}|=|z|^{5}=2^{5}$
answered Jan 16 at 18:20
pwerthpwerth
3,340417
3,340417
$begingroup$
This is quite clear.
$endgroup$
– Randall
Jan 16 at 19:28
add a comment |
$begingroup$
This is quite clear.
$endgroup$
– Randall
Jan 16 at 19:28
$begingroup$
This is quite clear.
$endgroup$
– Randall
Jan 16 at 19:28
$begingroup$
This is quite clear.
$endgroup$
– Randall
Jan 16 at 19:28
add a comment |
$begingroup$
First off, note that $|z^5| = |z|^5$, so we can just drop the two $5$s, and ask why $|z| = 2$ has infinitely many roots in $mathbb{C}$ (because it does, and all of these are necessarily solutions to your equation). But this is precisely what $z mapsto |z|$ does: it takes each circle centred on the origin, and maps all points of that circle to the unique point on the positive real half-line. Thus, the infinitely many solutions that you speak of are exactly the infinitely many points on the circle of radius $2$.
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
First off, note that $|z^5| = |z|^5$, so we can just drop the two $5$s, and ask why $|z| = 2$ has infinitely many roots in $mathbb{C}$ (because it does, and all of these are necessarily solutions to your equation). But this is precisely what $z mapsto |z|$ does: it takes each circle centred on the origin, and maps all points of that circle to the unique point on the positive real half-line. Thus, the infinitely many solutions that you speak of are exactly the infinitely many points on the circle of radius $2$.
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
First off, note that $|z^5| = |z|^5$, so we can just drop the two $5$s, and ask why $|z| = 2$ has infinitely many roots in $mathbb{C}$ (because it does, and all of these are necessarily solutions to your equation). But this is precisely what $z mapsto |z|$ does: it takes each circle centred on the origin, and maps all points of that circle to the unique point on the positive real half-line. Thus, the infinitely many solutions that you speak of are exactly the infinitely many points on the circle of radius $2$.
$endgroup$
First off, note that $|z^5| = |z|^5$, so we can just drop the two $5$s, and ask why $|z| = 2$ has infinitely many roots in $mathbb{C}$ (because it does, and all of these are necessarily solutions to your equation). But this is precisely what $z mapsto |z|$ does: it takes each circle centred on the origin, and maps all points of that circle to the unique point on the positive real half-line. Thus, the infinitely many solutions that you speak of are exactly the infinitely many points on the circle of radius $2$.
answered Jan 16 at 18:19
user3482749user3482749
4,3291119
4,3291119
add a comment |
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The stated equation is equivalant to $|z|=2$. Now there are infinitely many $z$ that fullfill this:
$$z=2e^{iphi}, 0le phi < 2pi$$
would be one way to describe them, or
$$z=xpm isqrt{4-x^2}, -2 le x le 2$$
would be another. Using the usual visualization of the Gaussian plane, those are the complex $z$ that lie on the circle of radious $2$ around the origin.
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The stated equation is equivalant to $|z|=2$. Now there are infinitely many $z$ that fullfill this:
$$z=2e^{iphi}, 0le phi < 2pi$$
would be one way to describe them, or
$$z=xpm isqrt{4-x^2}, -2 le x le 2$$
would be another. Using the usual visualization of the Gaussian plane, those are the complex $z$ that lie on the circle of radious $2$ around the origin.
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The stated equation is equivalant to $|z|=2$. Now there are infinitely many $z$ that fullfill this:
$$z=2e^{iphi}, 0le phi < 2pi$$
would be one way to describe them, or
$$z=xpm isqrt{4-x^2}, -2 le x le 2$$
would be another. Using the usual visualization of the Gaussian plane, those are the complex $z$ that lie on the circle of radious $2$ around the origin.
$endgroup$
The stated equation is equivalant to $|z|=2$. Now there are infinitely many $z$ that fullfill this:
$$z=2e^{iphi}, 0le phi < 2pi$$
would be one way to describe them, or
$$z=xpm isqrt{4-x^2}, -2 le x le 2$$
would be another. Using the usual visualization of the Gaussian plane, those are the complex $z$ that lie on the circle of radious $2$ around the origin.
answered Jan 16 at 18:22
IngixIngix
5,192159
5,192159
add a comment |
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to Mathematics Stack Exchange!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
Use MathJax to format equations. MathJax reference.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fmath.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f3076079%2fwhy-z5-25-0-has-infty-solutions-in-mathbbc%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
$begingroup$
For any $thetain[0, 2pi/5),$ the complex number $z=2(costheta+isintheta)$ satisfies your equation.
$endgroup$
– Bumblebee
Jan 16 at 18:18