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dumbdumNotSmart
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Homework Statement
$$
\left | \frac{z}{\left | z \right |} + \frac{w}{\left | w \right |} \right |\left ( \left | z \right | +\left | w \right | \right )\leq 2\left | z+w \right |
$$
Where z and w are complex numbers not equal to zero.
2.$$\frac{z}{\left | z \right | ^{2}}=\frac{1}{\bar{z}}$$
The Attempt at a Solution
EDIT: INCORRECT WORK[/B]
Alright, the following was my approach. I first tried to split up the problem due to symmetry.
$$
\left | \frac{z}{\left | z \right |} + \frac{w}{\left | w \right |} \right | \left | z \right | \leq \left | z+w \right |
$$
$$
\left | \frac{1}{\bar{z}} + \frac{1}{\bar{w}} \right | \left | z \right | \leq \left | z+w \right |
$$
$$
\left | \frac{\bar{z}+\bar{w}}{\bar{z}\bar{w}} \right | \left | z \right | \leq \left | z+w \right |
$$
And I was left with the following
$$
\left | \bar{z}+\bar{w} \right | \left | z \right | \leq \left | z+w \right | |
\bar{z}\bar{w}|
$$
I feel like I'm either close, or I've worked the problem entirely the wrong way including conjugates.
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