Past exam of the metric spaces and complex analysis course of the University of Oxford / 2015 / 5 / c / i / Solution

The equation requires $\sinh z=\pm i\cosh a$. Write $z=x+iy$, with real $x,y$. Comparing real parts and imaginary parts using part (b)(i) givesIf $x=0$, the second equality would require $|\sin y|=\cosh a>1$, impossible because $a>0$. Thus $\sinh x\ne 0$, forcing $\cos y=0$ andNow $|\sin y|=1$, so $\cosh x=\cosh a$. The hyperbolic cosine is even and is a strictly increasing function on $[0,\infty )$, hence $x=\pm a$. Conversely, substituting these values gives $\sinh (x+iy)=i(-1{)}^k\cosh a$, so every value found does satisfy the original equation. Therefore the complete set is