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Q.The value of arg(iw)+arg(iw²)=?

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Rohit Gupta

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15 Jan 2008 20:01:09 IST

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arg(iw) = pi/2 + arg(w) = pi/2 + 2pi/3

arg(iw^2) = pi/2 + arg(w^2) = pi/2 + (-2pi/3)

=> arg(iw)+arg(iw^2) = pi ANS

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Please note here that there can be infinite answers here if we don't put the principal arg of w and w^2.

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15 Jan 2008 21:19:00 IST

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edit: made a silly mistake earlier, rectified now....

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15 Jan 2008 21:33:23 IST

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Second method:

arg(iw) + arg(iw^2)

= arg(iw*iw^2) (Using arg(z1) + arg(z2) = arg(z1*z2) )

= arg (i^2 * w^3)

= arg (-1*1)

= arg (-1) = pi

(did not show this method before as i did not want to use arg(z1) + arg(z2) = arg(z1*z2) without proof.... though it is very simple to prove)

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