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chaoseverlasting
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Homework Statement
Express [tex]cos^{-1}(x+iy)[/tex] in the form [tex]A+iB[/tex]).
The Attempt at a Solution
[tex]x+iy=cos(a+ib)[/tex]
[tex]x-iy=cos(a-ib)[/tex]
[tex]2x=2cos(a)cosh(b)[/tex]
[tex]x=cosa coshb[/tex]
Similarly,
[tex]y=-sina sinhb[/tex]
Using these values, I got [tex]x^2+y^2=cos^2a +sinh^2b[/tex], but I don't know where to go from here.
Alternatively,
[tex]a+ib=cos^{-1}(x+iy)[/tex]
[tex]a-ib=cos^{-1}(x-iy)[/tex]
[tex]2a=cos^{-1}(x^2+y^2 -\sqrt{1-(x+iy)^2}\sqrt{1-(x-iy)^2})[/tex]
and similarly,
[tex]2b=cos{-1}(x^2+y^2+\sqrt{1-(x+iy)^2}\sqrt{1-(x-iy)^2}[/tex],
but after expanding, these expressions are too complex. Is this the final expression though? I don't have the answer, so I have nothing to compare this to.