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Lecture Notes in Differential Equations - Bruce E. Shapiro

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162 LESSON 18. COMPLEX ROOTS<br />

6. Multiplicative Inverse. For every nonzero complex number z, there<br />

exists some unique complex number w such that zw = wz = 1. We<br />

write w = 1/z, and<br />

z(z −1 ) = (z −1 )z = 1 or z(1/z) = (1/z)z = 1 (18.87)<br />

7. Distributivity. For all complex numbers u, w, z,<br />

u(w + z) = uw + uz (18.88)

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