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CAPE – Pure Mathematics

Worksheet P2 M1 (Complex Numbers)
Tutor: Rudolph Deoraj

1 The complex number 1 + ai, where a is real, is denoted by z.

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Given that arg z = , find
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(a) the value of a,

(b) z and z   1.
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2 (a) Find 2i.

(b) Hence solve the equation z 2  (3  5i) z  7i  4  0.

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3 The loci C1 and C2 are given by arg (z  3  3i) = and z  z  8
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respectively.

(a) Sketch on a single Argand diagram the loci of C1 and C2 .

(b) Indicate, by shading, the region of the Argand diagram for which

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0  arg  z  3  3i  
and z  z  8 .
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4 (a) It is given that 4 + 2i satisfies the equation 3z 3  23 z 2  pz  q  0

where p and q are real numbers.

(i) Show that p = 52 and find the value of q.

(ii) Given that 4 – 2i is also a root of 3z 3  23 z 2  pz  q  0 , find

the real root of the equation 3z 3  23 z 2  pz  q  0

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(b) Find the value of  cos  i sin  .
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(c) Show that 1  cos  i sin   1  cos  i sin   0.
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5 (a) Using de Moivre’s theorem show that cos 2  cos 2   sin 2  .

(b) Hence show that cos 4  8cos 4   8cos 2   1.

Hint: 1  x   1  4 x  6 x 2  4 x3  x 4 )
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6 (a) Solve the equation z 3  32  32i 3 expressing you solutions in the form
z  rei , where r > 0 and      .

(b) Using de Moivre’s theorem, or otherwise, show that

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  3  3i  is real and state this real value.
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3i
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7 The complex numbers z1   2  2i 3 and z 2  3  i are defined by  and 

respectively.

(a) express  3 and  3 in the form rei where r > 0 and      .

(b) Determine the equation whose roots are of  3 and  3 .

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