Formulas: complex numbers, grade 12 (5 units)

The algebraic form and the four operations

The number $\displaystyle i$
$\displaystyle i^{2}=-1$
The algebraic form
$\displaystyle z=a+bi$ $\displaystyle a=\operatorname{Re}(z),\ b=\operatorname{Im}(z)$
Equality of complex numbers
$\displaystyle a+bi=c+di\iff a=c,\ b=d$
Multiplying
$\displaystyle (a+bi)(c+di)$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle (ac-bd)+(ad+bc)i$
The conjugate
$\displaystyle \bar{z}=a-bi$
A number times its conjugate
$\displaystyle z\cdot\bar{z}$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle a^{2}+b^{2}$
Dividing – times the denominator’s conjugate
$\displaystyle \frac{z_{1}}{z_{2}}$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle \frac{z_{1}\cdot\bar{z}_{2}}{z_{2}\cdot\bar{z}_{2}}$

The modulus – the distance from the origin
$\displaystyle |z|$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle \sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}}$
The distance between two points
$\displaystyle |z_{1}-z_{2}|$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle \sqrt{(a_{1}-a_{2})^{2}+(b_{1}-b_{2})^{2}}$
The product with the conjugate and the modulus
$\displaystyle z\cdot\bar{z}$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle |z|^{2}$
The modulus of a product
$\displaystyle |z_{1}\cdot z_{2}|$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle |z_{1}|\cdot|z_{2}|$
The conjugate of a sum
$\displaystyle \overline{z_{1}+z_{2}}$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle \bar{z}_{1}+\bar{z}_{2}$
The conjugate of a product
$\displaystyle \overline{z_{1}\cdot z_{2}}$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle \bar{z}_{1}\cdot\bar{z}_{2}$
A number plus its conjugate
$\displaystyle z+\bar{z}$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle 2\operatorname{Re}(z)$
The triangle inequality
$\displaystyle |z_{1}+z_{2}|\le|z_{1}|+|z_{2}|$

The quadratic formula
$\displaystyle z_{1,2}=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^{2}-4ac}}{2a}$
The sum of the roots
$\displaystyle z_{1}+z_{2}$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle -\frac{b}{a}$
The product of the roots
$\displaystyle z_{1}\cdot z_{2}$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle \frac{c}{a}$

The polar form
$\displaystyle z=r(\cos\theta+i\sin\theta)$ $\displaystyle r=|z|$
The notation cis
$\displaystyle r\operatorname{cis}\theta$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle r(\cos\theta+i\sin\theta)$
The real part
$\displaystyle a=r\cos\theta$
The imaginary part
$\displaystyle b=r\sin\theta$
The angle – by the quadrant of the point
$\displaystyle \tan\theta=\frac{b}{a}$ $\displaystyle a\neq0$
A product in polar form
$\displaystyle z_{1}\cdot z_{2}=r_{1}\cdot r_{2}\left[\cos(\theta_{1}+\theta_{2})+i\sin(\theta_{1}+\theta_{2})\right]$
A quotient in polar form
$\displaystyle \frac{z_{1}}{z_{2}}=\frac{r_{1}}{r_{2}}\operatorname{cis}(\theta_{1}-\theta_{2})$
De Moivre’s theorem
$\displaystyle \left[R(\cos\varphi+i\sin\varphi)\right]^{n}$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle R^{n}(\cos n\varphi+i\sin n\varphi)$
The solutions of $\displaystyle {z^n}={R(\cos\varphi+i\sin\varphi)}$
$\displaystyle z_{k}=\sqrt[n]{R}\left[\cos\left(\frac{\varphi}{n}+\frac{2k\pi}{n}\right)+i\sin\left(\frac{\varphi}{n}+\frac{2k\pi}{n}\right)\right]$ $\displaystyle z^{n}=R(\cos\varphi+i\sin\varphi),\ k=0,1,\ldots,n-1$

The circle with centre $\displaystyle z_0$ and radius $\displaystyle R$
$\displaystyle |z-z_{0}|=R$
The perpendicular bisector of the segment $\displaystyle z_1z_2$
$\displaystyle |z-z_{1}|=|z-z_{2}|$
Apollonius’ circle
$\displaystyle |z-z_{1}|=m|z-z_{2}|$ $\displaystyle m>0,\ m\neq1$
Rotating by $\displaystyle \theta$ about $\displaystyle z_0$
$\displaystyle w=z_{0}+(z-z_{0})\operatorname{cis}\theta$