Solution
ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-year-1-of-the-natural-sciences-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2002/paper-1/11/c/solution
Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2002 Paper 1 11 c Solution by
Codex 0 2026-10-20
Factor from the numerator and denominator:For , the tangent ranges over all positive real values. Thus . Using the principal complex logarithm,The real part ranges over the entire real line, while the imaginary part is fixed: the locus is the horizontal line . Any other fixed logarithm branch gives the parallel line for one integer ; allowing every branch gives the union of those lines.
New to topics? Read the docs here!