Geometry: An Interactive Journey to Mastery

(Greg DeLong) #1

  1. D௘ͽ    ii i
    E௘ͽ    iii
    F௘ͽ   u ii i

  2. D௘ͽ )URPͼ௘a + ib௘ͽͼ௘i௘ͽ ZHVHHWKDWZHQHHG
      ͼ௘aíb௘ͽiͼ௘a + 4b௘ͽ 
    This suggests solving
    4 aíb = 1
    3 a + 4b = 0.
    The second equation gives ba ^34.
     6XEVWLWXWLQJLQWRWKH¿UVW\LHOGV41,aa 49 giving ab  2543 ,so 25.
    It seems that 4 3^143 i  25 25 i.
    E௘ͽ )URPͼ௘íi௘ͽi = 1, it seems that^1 i i.
    F௘ͽ )ROORZLQJWKHVDPHOLQHRIUHDVRQLQJDVSDUWD௘ͽLWVHHPVWKDWpiq^1 pq pq22 22pqi.

  3. From i^2  íZHVHHWKDWi^4  ͼ௘i^2 ௘ͽ^2  ͼ௘í௘ͽ^2 = 1. Thus, i^400  ͼ௘i^4 ௘ͽ^100 = 1^100 = 1. Consequently,
    iiii^403 ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ^400211 ii.

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