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Homework Statement
does [tex](\sin{z})^* = \sin{z^*}[/tex]?
(where z is a complex number)
Homework Equations
[tex]\sin{z} = \frac{1}{2} (e^{iz} - e^{-iz})[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
[tex](\sin{z})^* = \frac{1}{2} (e^{iz} - e^{-iz})^*
= \frac{1}{2} (e^{-iz^*} - e^{iz^*})
= -\frac{1}{2} (e^{iz^*} - e^{-iz^*})
= -sin(z^*)[/tex]
...but my teacher told us ahead of time that they should be equivalent. I'm not seeing my mistake. Thank you for your time and energy.
I will also note that the same problem for cos only worked out to be equivalent because of the commutative rule. This doesn't work for sin, since it's exponential terms differ in their signs.