Example 4 Let α1,α2,⋯,αn be complex numbers, and f(z)=j=1∏n(z−αj).
Solution
Proof: There exists a complex number z0 satisfying ∣z0∣=1, such that ∣f(z0)∣⩾2n−1∏i=1n(1+∣αj∣).
【Analysis and Proof】First, take a step back and consider a special case. Assume αj lies on the unit circle. First, prove a lemma. Lemma 1 Assume ∣αj∣=1. Then there exists a complex number z0 satisfying ∣z0∣=1, such that ∣f(z0)∣⩾2. Proof of Lemma 1 Let f(z)=zn+cn−1zn−1+⋯+c1z+c0.
Then c0=(−1)nα1α2⋯αn,∣c0∣=1. Let ω∈C, such that ωn=c0,ωj=en3i×i, i.e., ωj is the j-th (j=0,1,⋯,n−1) n-th root of unity. Let xj=ω⋅ωj. Then ∣xj∣=∣ω⋅ωj∣=1, and ∣f(x0)∣+∣f(x1)∣+⋯+∣f(xn−1)∣⩾∣f(x0)+f(x1)+⋯+f(xn−1)∣=∑j=0n−1f(xj)=∑j=0n−1(xjn+cn−1xjn−1+⋯+c1xj+c0)=∣nωn+0+⋯+0+nc0∣=∣2nc0∣=2n.
Therefore, among ∣f(xj)∣(j=0,1,⋯,n−1), there must exist one ∣f(xi)∣⩾2. Returning to the original problem. Equation (1) ⇔∏j=1n(1+∣αj∣)∏j=1n∣z0−αj∣⩾2n−11.
By Lemma 1, there exists z0 satisfying ∣z0∣=1, such that j=1∏n∣z0−βj∣⩾2,
where βj has the same principal argument as αj, and ∣βj∣=1. Thus, ∏j=1n(1+∣βj∣)∏j=1n∣z0−βj∣⩾2n2=2n−11. To prove Equation (2), it suffices to prove the following Lemma 2. Lemma 2 For any j and a complex number z0 on the unit circle, 1+∣αj∣∣z0−αj∣⩾1+∣βj∣∣z0−βj∣.
Proof of Lemma 2 Let the points corresponding to the complex numbers z0,αj,βj,−βj in the complex plane be Z,A,B,B′, respectively. If point Z lies on AB, then Z coincides with point B or B′. This is clearly true.
Otherwise, points Z,A,B′ form △ZAB′ (as shown in Figure 1).
In △ZAB′ and right △ZBB′, we have 1+∣αj∣∣z0−αj∣=AB′ZA=sin∠B′ZAsin∠ZB′A⩾sin∠ZB′B=BB′ZB=1+∣βj∣∣z0−βj∣.
In summary, the problem is established. References: Publication. 1993,3. [2] Zhu Huachuan, Qian Dianxu, Mathematical Problem Solving Strategies [M]. Beijing: Science Press. 2009.8.
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