Complex Numbers - Arithmetic with Complex Numbers in Cartesian Form

Complex Numbers - Arithmetic with Complex Numbers in Cartesian Form

If \(z=\dfrac{1-\mathbf{i}}{2+\mathbf{i}}\), find the real and imaginary part of \(z-\dfrac{1}{z}\).

Hence, find the complex number \(w\) in Cartesian form such that \(w-\dfrac{1}{w}=-\dfrac{3}{10}+\dfrac{21}{10}\mathbf{i}\).

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Answer: Real part =\(-\frac{3}{10}\), Imaginary =\(-\frac{21}{10}\); \(w=\frac{1}{5}+\frac{3}{5}\mathbf{i}\)

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