Thread: Transformations in the Compex Plane

For the transformation w=1/(z-2), where z=x+iy and w=u+iv,
show that the straight line 2x+y=5 is transformed to a circle with centre (1,-0.5) and radius 0.5sqrt5.

I can get to the stage where I equate the real and imaginary parts, but I can't see how to use the information about the original image, i.e the straight line 2x+y=5.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Originally Posted by dbatten

For the transformation w=1/(z-2), where z=x+iy and w=u+iv,
show that the straight line 2x+y=5 is transformed to a circle with centre (1,-0.5) and radius 0.5sqrt5.

I can get to the stage where I equate the real and imaginary parts, but I can't see how to use the information about the original image, i.e the straight line 2x+y=5.

Given w = 1/(z–2), solve that for z to get . Take real and imaginary parts: , Now substitute those values of x and y into the equation 2x+y=5, and you get the equation for u and v.