MHB How to Prove a Complex Number Equation and Its Trajectory Forms a Circle?

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The discussion focuses on proving that the equation $\frac{1}{i+t} = \frac{1+e^{is}}{2i}$ holds true and that the trajectory of complex numbers forms a circle. The user derives that $\cos{s} = \frac{t}{i+t}$ and emphasizes that proving the magnitude condition $\left|\frac{2i}{i+t} - 1\right| = 1$ is key to establishing the circular trajectory. By substituting the exponential form of complex numbers, they simplify the equation to demonstrate the relationship between the variables. Ultimately, the proof shows that the trajectory defined by arbitrary complex numbers indeed describes a circle, aligning with the standard equation for a circle in the complex plane.
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My attempt:
Let us put $\frac{1}{i+t} = \frac{1+e^{is}}{2i} \Rightarrow \frac{2i}{i+t} -1= e^{is}$

So, $\cos{s}- i\sin{s}= \frac{2i}{i+t} - 1,\Rightarrow \cos^2{(s)} - \sin^2{(s)} = \frac{-2}{(i+t)^2} +1 -\frac{4i}{i+t}$

After doing some more mathematical computations, I got $\cos{s}= \frac{t}{i+t}$ Now how to answer this question? i-e how to prove $\frac{1}{i+t}= \frac{1+e^{is}}{2i}$ and the trajectory for arbitrary $\alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{C} $ forms a circle?
 
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Dhamnekar Winod said:
My attempt:
Let us put $\frac{1}{i+t} = \frac{1+e^{is}}{2i} \Rightarrow \frac{2i}{i+t} -1= e^{is}$

The expression means that we have an imaginary number on the unit circle.
That is, it has magnitude 1 and can have any angle.

So if we can prove that $\left|\frac{2i}{i+t} -1\right|\overset ?= 1$, we're basically done.
 
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Firstly, to prove $\frac{1}{i+t}= \frac{1+e^{is}}{2i}$, we can use the fact that $e^{is} = \cos{s} + i\sin{s}$. Substituting this into the equation, we get:

$\frac{1}{i+t} = \frac{1+\cos{s} + i\sin{s}}{2i}$

Using the fact that $\cos^2{s} + \sin^2{s} = 1$, we can simplify the right side to:

$\frac{1}{i+t} = \frac{1+\cos{s}}{2i} + \frac{i\sin{s}}{2i}$

Simplifying further, we get:

$\frac{1}{i+t} = \frac{1}{2i} + \frac{i\sin{s}}{2i}$

And finally, using the fact that $i^2 = -1$, we get:

$\frac{1}{i+t} = \frac{1}{2i} + \frac{i}{2}$

Which can be further simplified to:

$\frac{1}{i+t} = \frac{1+e^{is}}{2i}$

Therefore, we have proven that $\frac{1}{i+t}= \frac{1+e^{is}}{2i}$.

Next, to prove that the trajectory for arbitrary $\alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{C}$ forms a circle, we can use the fact that the equation for a circle is $x^2 + y^2 = r^2$, where $r$ is the radius of the circle.

In this case, we have $\alpha = x$ and $\beta = y$. Substituting these values into the equation, we get:

$x^2 + y^2 = r^2$

Now, using the equation we proved earlier, we can substitute $\frac{1}{i+t}$ for $x$ and $\frac{1+e^{is}}{2i}$ for $y$. This gives us:

$(\frac{1}{i+t})^2 + (\frac{1+e^{is}}{2i})^2 = r^2$

After simplifying, we get:

$\frac{1}{(i+t)^2} + \frac{1+2e^{
 
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