mr-feeno said:Homework Statement
[tex]\frac{z-1}{z+1}=i [/tex]
I found the cartesian form, z = i, but how do I turn it into polar form?The Attempt at a Solution
[tex] |z|=\sqrt{0^2+1^2}=1[/tex]
[tex]\theta=arctan\frac{b}{a}=arctan\frac{1}{0}[/tex]
Is the solution then that is not possible to convert it to polar form?
What is the exact problem statement? Are you given that ##\frac{z-1}{z+1}=i##?mr-feeno said:Homework Statement
[tex]\frac{z-1}{z+1}=i [/tex]
I found the cartesian form, z = i, but how do I turn it into polar form?
It's easy to convert to polar form. What is |i|?mr-feeno said:The Attempt at a Solution
[tex] |z|=\sqrt{0^2+1^2}=1[/tex]
[tex]\theta=arctan\frac{b}{a}=arctan\frac{1}{0}[/tex]
Is the solution then that is not possible to convert it to polar form?
[tex] 90\circ[/tex]? I felt it was clearMark44 said:What is the exact problem statement? Are you given that ##\frac{z-1}{z+1}=i##?
Doing some work on this, it appears that if ##\frac{z-1}{z+1}=i##, then ##z = i##
It would have been helpful to me for you to say what is given, and what you needed to do.
It's easy to convert to polar form. What is |i|?
What is the angle that i makes with the horizontal axis?
mr-feeno said:[tex] 90\circ[/tex]? I felt it was clear
|z| is the length
If ##\frac{z - 1}{z + 1} = i##, solve for z, writing it in polar form.
Mark44 said:The angle is ##\pi/2##, in radians, or 90°.
The magnitude is NOT |z|. I asked what is the magnitude of i?
No, it wasn't clear.
Clear would be something like this:
You're welcome!mr-feeno said:Ok, my bad. But thanks :)
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