MATHEMATICS 311(A1)

Midterm Examination
Spring 2017

PART I. MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

2 + 4i
MC1. If z = then z is
2+i

(A) { 1+i
2
, 1i
2
} (B) { 1i
2
, 1+i
2
} (C) {1 i, 1 i} (D) {1 i, 1 + i} (E) {i, i}

Solution:
Since
2 + 4i 2 + 4j 2 i
= = 2i
2+i 2+i 2i
we have  1/2
2 + 4i +2k
2
= (2i)1/2 = 21/2 e 2
i
, k = 0, 1
2+i
Hence 1/2

2 + 4i n o
= 2e 4 i , 2e( 4 +)i = {1 + i, 1 i}
2+i
The answer is D.

MC2. The set of solutions of the equation tanh z = 4/5 is

(A) {ln 3 + (2k + 1)i|k Z} (B) {ln 3 + 2ki|k Z} (C) {ln 3 + ki|k Z}

k
(D) {ln 3 + 2
i|k Z} (E) { ln 3 + ki|k Z}

Solution:
1
4 ez ez 4 u=ez u u 4
tanh z = z z
= 1 =
5 e +e 5 u+ u
5
u2 1 4
2 = u2 = 9
u +1 5
Hence u = ez = 3 and thus z = ln 3 + 2ki, z = ln 3 + ( + 2k)i, k Z. Therefore

z = ln 3 + ki, k Z.

The answer is C
 MC3. The image of the line y = x + 1 under the transformation w = jz + 3 is

(A) u v = 2 (B) u + v = 2 (C) u v = 1 (D) u + v = 3 (E) u + v = 1

Solution:
If w = u + iv = i(x + iy) + 3 then we obtain that u = y + 3, v = x, hence x = v, y = u + 3.
Substituting back into the equation y = x + 1 we get u + v = 2.
The answer is B

PART II. LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

LA 1.

(a) Find the solutions of the equation eiz = 1 i

i
(b) Find the image of the circle |z| = 2 under the transformation w = . [12pts]
z + 2i
Solution:

(a)

eiz = 1 i i
z = log(1 i) i
z = ln 2 + i( + 2k)
4
Hence,

z = i ln 2 + 2k, k Z z = i ln 2 + 2k, k Z.
4 4
(b) From the assumption, we have
i i
z + 2i = = z = 2i.
w w
Hence
   
i
 2i = 2 =  1 2 = 2
  
w  w 
= |1 2w| = 2|w| = (1 2w)(1 2w)
= 4ww
= 1 2(w + w)
= 0 = 1 4u = 0.

1
Therefore the image is the vertical line u = 4
in the w-plane.

LA 2.
z2
(a) Show that the limit lim does not exist.
z0 |z|2
  1 
(b) Find the largest domain in the complex plane where the function f (z) = Log is
z 2i
analytic.
[14pts]

Solution:
(a) If approach 0 on the real axis, z = x, x R then

z2 x2 x2
lim = lim = lim = 1.
z0 |z|2 x0 |x|2 x0 x2

If 0 is approached on the imaginary axis, z = iy, y R then

z2 i2 y 2 y 2
lim = lim = lim = 1.
z0 |z|2 y0 |iy|2 y0 y 2

Hence the limit at 0 does not exist.

(b) First we notice that the function is not defined at z = 2i and hence is not analytic at (x, y) =
(0, 2). If z = x + iy then
   
1 1
f (z) = Log = Log
z 2i x + (y 2)i
 
x y2
= Log i
x2 + (y 2)2 x2 + (y 2)2

The function is not analytic if

x
y = 2 and 0 z = x + 2j, x < 0.
x2
Hence f is not analytic on
D = {z C|z = z = x + 2i, x 0}.
Therefore, the largest domain on which the function is analytic is C\D.

LA 3. Show that the function u(x, y) = y 3 3x2 y + x + y is harmonic on R2 and then find all
analytic functions f (z) = f (x + iy) = u (x, y) + iv (x, y) . Write f in terms of the variablez.
[12pts]
Solution:
We have
ux = 6xy + 1, uy = 3y 2 3x2 + 1
and
uxx + uyy = 6y + 6y = 0
hence u is harmonic on R2 . The harmonic conjugate v = v (x, y) is a solution of the system of
differentiable equations
vx = uy = 3y 2 + 3x2 1
vy = ux = 6xy + 1.
If integrate the second equation with respect to y we get

v = 3xy 2 + y + C(x)

If substituting this function in the first equation we obtain that C 0 (x) = 3x2 1 hence C(x) =
x3 x + C, where C is a real constant. Hence v = 3xy 2 + y + x3 x + C and therefore

f (z) = y 3 3x2 y + x + y + i(x3 3xy 2 x + y + C)

When y = 0 one obtain f (x) = x + i(x3 x + C) = ix3 + (1 i)x + K. By an educated guess, we

may assume that f (z) = iz 3 + (1 i)z + K were K is a complex constant. This should be verified
by replacing z = x + iy and performing the calculations.