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The document is a problem set for the course MH2801 Complex Methods for the Sciences at Nanyang Technological University, dated January 23, 2026. It includes six problems focused on complex numbers, specifically exploring properties of ellipses in the complex plane and various trigonometric and hyperbolic functions. The problems require demonstrating relationships and deriving formulas related to complex constants and functions.

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Problem Set 1

The document is a problem set for the course MH2801 Complex Methods for the Sciences at Nanyang Technological University, dated January 23, 2026. It includes six problems focused on complex numbers, specifically exploring properties of ellipses in the complex plane and various trigonometric and hyperbolic functions. The problems require demonstrating relationships and deriving formulas related to complex constants and functions.

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Nanyang Technological University MH2801 Complex Methods for the Sciences

Problem Set 1
Review on Complex Numbers
23 Jan 2026

1. Show that the equation


|z − c| + |z − d| = α
represents an ellipse in the complex plane, where c and d are complex constants, and α is a real
constant. Determine the center of the ellipse and its semi-major axis and semi-minor axis.

2. Show that z = a eiφ + b e−iφ is the equation of an ellipse in the complex plane, where a and b are
complex constants. Determine the center of the ellipse and its semi-major and semi-minor axes.

3. Show that sin(z) = sin(x) cosh(y) + i cos(x) sinh(y) and cos(z) = cos(x) cosh(y) − i sin(x) sinh(y).

4. Show that sinh(z) = sinh(x) cos(y) + i cosh(x) sin(y) and cosh(z) = cosh(x) cos(y) + i sinh(x) sin(y).

5. Show that | sin(z)|2 = sin2 (x) + sinh2 (y) and | cos(z)|2 = cos2 (x) + sinh2 (y).
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6. Show that sinh−1 (z) = ln z + z2 + 1 and tanh−1 (z) = 12 ln 1+z 1−z
.

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