# Math Help - Complex number

1. ## Complex number

Hi everybody,

How to show that: $\forall a \in \mathbb{C}*, \exists z_0 \in \mathbb{C}$ such as: $a=e^{z_0}$, and if $e^z=a$then $\exists k \in \mathbb{Z}: z=z_0+2k\pi$, i don't know how to show that, can you help me please???

And thanks anyway.

2. Hey there.

So just as a reminder we know that you can represent a complex number z as:

$z = x + iy$ in rectangular coordinates or
$z = re^{i \theta}$ where $r = \sqrt{x^{2} + y^{2}}$ and $\theta = tan^{-1}(y/x)$ in polar coordinates (you have to adjust theta for the quadrant depending on the signs on x and y).

Anyways,

$e^{z} = e^{x + iy} = e^{x}e^{iy}$ By Euler's formula we can change the second e like this:

$e^{x}e^{iy} = e^{x}(cos(y) + isin(y))$

So actually, now that I've done that.. it's not going to work out at all unless you actually meant:

$z = z_{0} + 2ik \pi$

So you need an 'i' term with the $2k \pi$ term.

So yeah... If there wasn't a typo, perhaps some of my rambling will jog your memory.