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Properties of complex numbers

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Let z be a complex number z=x+iy
x <>0 and y<>0

Prove:
1. If z+1/z is real then |z|=1
2. If |z|=1 then z+1/z is real

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This problem demonstrates the properties of complex number and the transformation between Cartesian and polar representations.

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