Let complex sequence {zn} satisfy z1=23,zn+1=zn(1+zni)(n=1,2,…), where i is the imaginary unit. Find the value of z2021.
Solution
For n∈N+, let zn=an+bni (an,bn∈R). Then an+1+bn+1i=zn+1=zn(1+zni)=zn+∣zn∣2⋅i=an−bni+(an2+bn2)i, and hence an+1=an, bn+1=an2+bn2−bn. And by z1=23 we know that a1=23, b1=0, so an=23, and thus bn+1=bn2−bn+43, namely, bn+1−21=bn2−bn+41=(bn−21)2. Hence, when n≥2, bn=21+(b1−21)2n−1=21+(−21)2n−1=21+22n−11. Consequently, z2021=a2021+b2021i=23+(21+2220201) i.
Want a route through all this instead of an archive? The track
puts 2,000 problems in a working order, from AMC 10 level to the IMO shortlist.
Source: MathNet,
licensed CC-BY-4.0.
Statement reproduced verbatim; metadata (topic, difficulty) added by this project.