Finding Solutions to the Sinh Equation in Complex Numbers

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The discussion focuses on solving the equation sinh(z) = i in terms of complex numbers. The user expresses sinh(x + yi) as sinh(x)cos(y) + i cosh(x)sin(y) and derives two equations from equating real and imaginary parts. They find that sinh(x)cos(y) = 0 leads to x = 0 and y = (π/2) + 2kπ, where k is an integer. However, the user encounters difficulty confirming the solution for values of k beyond zero. The thread concludes with a request for further assistance in validating the solution.
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Hello, can someone please help me out with the following question?

Express \sinh \left( {x + yi} \right) in terms of \sinh (x), \cosh(x), \cos(y) and \sin(y). Hence find all solutions z \in C of the equation \sinh(z) = i.

I have little idea as to how to do this question. Here is my working.

\sinh \left( {x + yi} \right) = \sinh \left( x \right)\cosh \left( {iy} \right) + \cosh \left( x \right)\sinh \left( {iy} \right)

= \sinh \left( x \right)\left( {\frac{{e^{iy} + e^{ - iy} }}{2}} \right) + \cosh \left( x \right)\left( {\frac{{e^{iy} - e^{- iy} }}{2}} \right)

{\rm = sinh}\left( {\rm x} \right)\left( {\frac{{e^{iy} + e^{iy} }}{2}} \right) + i\cosh \left( x \right)\left( {\frac{{e^{iy} - e^{ - iy} }}{{2i}}} \right)

= \sinh \left( x \right)\cos \left( y \right) + i\cosh \left( x \right)\sin \left( y \right)

So \sinh \left( z \right) = i \Rightarrow \sinh \left( x \right)\cos \left( y \right) + i\cosh \left( x \right)\sin \left( y \right) = i

Equating real and imaginary parts:

\sinh \left( x \right)\cos \left( y \right) = 0...(1)

\cosh \left( x \right)\sin \left( y \right) = 1...(2)

At this point I am unsure of how to proceed. The equations do not look solvable, directly anyway. So I decided to start off with equation 1 and see where that would lead. Here is what I have done.

\sinh \left( x \right)\cos \left( y \right) = 0

\Rightarrow \cos (y) = 0 or \sinh (x) = 0

\frac{{e^x - e^{ - x} }}{2} = 0 \Rightarrow x = 0 and y = \frac{{n\pi }}{2} where n is an odd ineger.

Now since equations (1) and (2) need to be satisfied simultaneously then x is necessarily equal to zero and equation (2) reduces to \sin \left( y \right) = 1 which has solutions: y = \frac{\pi }{2} + 2k\pi where k is an integer.

I need y to satisfy both equations (1) and (2) so I take y to be the 'least general' answer so that y = \frac{\pi }{2} + 2k\pi.

So I end up with \sinh \left( z \right) = i \Leftrightarrow z = \left( {\frac{\pi }{2} + 2k\pi } \right)i. I'm not sure if my method is right. I pretty much got stuck at the simultaneous equations part. Can someone please hep me out with this question?
 
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It looks okay to me...

You may have tried to check whether

\sinh\left(\frac{i\pi}{2}+2ki\pi\right)=i


Daniel.
 
Thanks for your response dextercioby. I have checked that my solution works for k = 0 but not for any other values.
 
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