SUNWAY COLLEGE JOHOR BAHRU

AUSTRALIAN MATRICULATION
MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST
COMPLEX NUMBERS I
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1. [5 marks: 1, 2, 2]
Given the complex numbers 𝑧1 = 2 − 𝑖, 𝑧2 = 𝑖 and 𝑧3 = 2𝑎𝑖, find:
(i) 𝑧1 𝑧̅2
(ii) |𝑧1 + 𝑧3 |
𝑧
(iii) arg(2𝑎𝑧3 ) .
2

[Ans: (i) −𝟏 − 𝟐𝒊 (ii) √𝟒 + (𝟐𝒂 − 𝟏)𝟐 (iii) 𝟎]

2. [5 marks: 1, 2, 2]
Let the complex numbers 𝑧1 = 𝑎 + 2𝑖, 𝑧2 = 3 and 𝑧3 = √3 − 𝑖.
(a) Express the following in the form 𝑥 + 𝑦𝑖.
(i) 𝑧12
𝑧1
(ii)
𝑧3

(b) Determine in exact form arg(𝑖𝑧2 ) + arg(𝑧3 ).

𝒂√𝟑−𝟐 𝑎+2√3 𝝅
[Ans: (a) (i) (𝒂𝟐 − 4) + 4𝑎𝑖 (ii) + 𝑖 (b) ]
4 4 3

3. [7 marks: 2, 2, 3]
Let the complex numbers 𝑧1 = 𝑎 − 2𝑖, 𝑧2 = 1 + 𝑖 and 𝑧3 = −4𝑖, where 𝑎 is a real
number. Determine all possible values of 𝑎 if:
(a) 𝑧1 × 𝑧2 = 𝑧3
(b) 𝑧1 1
𝑧3
= 2 𝑧2
𝜋
(c) arg(𝑧1 ) + arg(𝑧2 ) = − .
4

[Ans: (a) – 𝟐 (b) 𝟐 (c) 𝟎]

4. [7 marks: 2, 3, 2]
Let the complex numbers 𝑧1 = 5 − 𝑎𝑖 and 𝑧2 = 9 − 40𝑖, where 𝑎 is a real number.
Determine all possible values of 𝑎 if:
(a) [𝐼𝑚(𝑧1 )]2 = 𝑅𝑒(𝑧2 )
(b) 𝑧12 = 𝑧2
(c) 8𝑧1
𝑧2
=𝑖.
𝟗
[Ans: (a) ±𝟑 (b) 𝟒 (c) − 𝟖]

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5. [9 marks: 3, 3, 3]
Let the complex numbers 𝑧1 = 3 + 𝑎𝑖 and 𝑧2 = 1 − 2𝑖, where 𝑎 is a real number.
Determine all possible values of 𝑎 if:
(a) |𝑧1 | = 2|𝑎|
(b) 𝑅𝑒(𝑧1 × 𝑧2 ) = 𝐼𝑚(𝑧1 × 𝑧2 )
𝜋
(c) arg(𝑧1 × 𝑧2 ) = −
4

[Ans: (a) ±√𝟑 (b) – 𝟗 (c) 𝟏]

6. [9 marks: 2, 2, 3, 2]
Let the complex numbers 𝑧1 = 2 + 𝑎𝑖 and 𝑧2 = 1 − 2𝑖, where 𝑎 is a real number.
Determine all possible values of 𝑎 if:
(a) 𝑧1 × 𝑧̅1 = 2𝑎2
(b) 𝑧1 = 𝑖𝑧̅1
(c) 𝑅𝑒(𝑧12 ) = 𝑅𝑒(𝑧22 )
(d) arg(𝑧1 ) = arg(𝑧̅1 ).
[Ans: (a) ±𝟐 (b) 𝟐 (c) ±√𝟕 (d) 𝟎]
7. [11 marks: 2, 3, 3, 3]
Let the complex numbers 𝑧1 = 𝑎 + 5𝑖, 𝑧2 = 3 − 4𝑖 and 𝑧3 = 1 + 𝑖√3 where 𝑎 is a
real number.
(a) Find 𝑎 if |𝑧1 | = |𝑧2 |.
(b) Find the exact value of 𝑎 if arg(𝑧̅1 ) = arg(𝑧3 ).
(c) Explain clearly why there is no solution for 𝑎 if |𝑧1 − 𝑧2 | = |𝑧3 |.
(d) 𝑧
Find the value of 𝑎 if 𝐼𝑚 ( 1 ) = 0.
𝑧2

𝟓√𝟑 𝟏𝟓
[Ans: (a) 𝟎 (b) − 𝟑
(d) − 𝟒
]

8. [7 marks: 1, 2, 2, 2]
Given that 𝑅𝑒(𝑧) = −√3 and 𝐼𝑚 (𝑧) = −1, find:
(a) 𝑧̅ in Cartesian form
(b) arg(𝑧̅) in exact form
(c) arg(𝑖𝑧̅) in exact form
(d) 𝑧 × 𝑧̅ in exact form.
𝟓𝝅 𝟐𝝅
[Ans: (a) −√𝟑 + 𝑖 (b) (c) − (d) 𝟒]
6 𝟑

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9. [12 marks: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1]
Let 𝑧 = 𝑟 𝑐𝑖𝑠 𝜃. Find in terms of 𝑟 and/or 𝜃:
(a) 𝑧̅
(b) 1
𝑧

(c) 𝑖
𝑧

(d) −𝑧
(e) −𝑖𝑧
(f) 𝑧3
(g) 𝑧𝑧̅
(h) 𝑧 − 𝑧̅
(i) √𝑧
𝟏 𝟏 𝝅
[Ans: (a) 𝒓 𝒄𝒊𝒔 (−𝜽) (b) 𝒓 𝒄𝒊𝒔(−𝜽) (c) 𝒓 𝒄𝒊𝒔 (−𝜽 + 𝟐 ) (d) 𝒓 𝒄𝒊𝒔 (𝜽 + 𝝅) = 𝒓 𝒄𝒊𝒔 (𝜽 −
𝝅 𝜽
𝝅) (e) 𝒓 𝒄𝒊𝒔 (𝜽 − 𝟐 ) (f) 𝒓𝟑 𝒄𝒊𝒔(𝟑𝜽) (g) 𝒓𝟐 (h) 𝟐𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝜽 𝒊 (i) √𝒓 𝒄𝒊𝒔(𝟐)]

10. [11 marks: 3, 4, 4]

(a) Given that 4𝑎 − 4𝑎𝑖 = 𝑟 𝑐𝑖𝑠 𝜃 , find 𝑟 and 𝜃 in terms of 𝑎 > 0 where
appropriate.
(b) 5
Given that 𝑟 𝑐𝑖𝑠 (− 𝜋) = 𝑥 + 5𝑎𝑖, find 𝑟 and 𝑥 in terms of 𝑎 < 0 where
6

appropriate.
(c) 5 3 𝜋
Simplify [√3 𝑐𝑖𝑠 (6 𝜋)] × √3 𝑐𝑖𝑠 ( 4 ).

𝝅 𝟓𝝅
[Ans: (a) 𝟒√𝟐𝒂; − 𝟒 (b) 𝒓 = −𝟏𝟎𝒂; 𝒙 = 𝟓√𝟑𝒂 (c) 𝟗 𝒄𝒊𝒔 ( 𝟖 )]

11. [9 marks: 2, 2, 1, 4]
(a) 𝜋 𝜋
Find 2 𝑐𝑖𝑠 ( 6 ) × 5𝑐𝑖𝑠 ( 3 ) in polar form.
𝜋
(b) Find −2 + 2 𝑐𝑖𝑠 ( 3 ) in:

(i) The form 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑖.

(ii) Polar form.
𝜋
(c) [−2+2 𝑐𝑖𝑠 ( )]
3
Find 5𝜋 5𝜋 in polar form.
[cos( −𝑖 sin( )]4
6 6

𝝅 𝟐𝝅
[Ans: (a) 𝟏𝟎𝒄𝒊𝒔 ( 𝟐 ) (b) (i) −𝟏 + 𝒊√𝟑 (ii) 𝟐𝒄𝒊𝒔( 𝟑 ) (c) 𝟐𝒄𝒊𝒔𝟎]

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12. [10 marks: 3, 3, 4]
5𝜋
(a) 10 𝑐𝑖𝑠 (
12
)
Simplify 5𝜋 , giving your answer in exact polar form.
√10 𝑐𝑖𝑠 (− 6 )

(b) 𝜋 2 𝜋
Simplify [2 𝑐𝑖𝑠 ( 4 )] + [√2 𝑐𝑖𝑠 ( 4 )] giving your answer in exact rectangular

form.
(c) 𝑧̅
Given that 𝑧 = 𝑥 + 𝑖𝑦, find 𝑅𝑒(1+𝑧).
𝟑𝝅 𝒙(𝒙+𝟏)−𝒚𝟐
[Ans: (a) √𝟏𝟎𝒄𝒊𝒔(− 𝟒
) (b) 𝟏 + 𝟓𝒊 (c) (𝑥+1)2 +𝑦2]

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1. [6 marks: 2, 1, 1, 2]
Let 𝑎 = 1 + 𝑖 and 𝑏 = 1 + 𝑖√3.
(a) Express 𝑎 and 𝑏 in exact cis form.
(b) 𝑏
Find 𝑎 in exact cis form.

(c) 𝑏
Find 𝑎 in exact Cartesian form.
𝜋
(d) Use your answers in (b) and (c) to find cos 12 in exact form.
𝝅 𝝅 𝝅 √𝟑+𝟏 √𝟑−𝟏 √𝟔+√𝟐
[Ans: (a) 𝒂 = √𝟐𝒄𝒊𝒔 ( 𝟒 ) , 𝒃 = 𝟐𝒄𝒊𝒔( 𝟑 ) (b) √𝟐𝒄𝒊𝒔(𝟏𝟐) (c) ( 𝟐
)+ ( 𝟐 )𝒊 (d) 𝟒
]

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