Complex Analysis: Theory and Applications · Problem 1.3.21

Complex Numbers — Howell & Matthews

Mathematics — Complex Analysis · triangle-inequality-equality-condition

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If you study carefully the proof of the triangle inequality, you will note that the reasons for the inequality hinge on Re(z1z2‾)≤∣z1z2‾∣\text{Re}(z_1 \overline{z_2}) \leq |z_1 \overline{z_2}|. Under what conditions will these two quantities be equal, thus turning the triangle inequality into an equality?

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