STPM Mathematics T [Term 1] Chapter 4 : Complex Numbers

STPM Past Year Questions

1 STPM 2013 P1 Q4
The complex number 𝑧 is given by 𝑧 = 1 + √3𝑖.
(a) Find |𝑧| and arg 𝑧. [3 marks]
(b) Using de Moivre’s theorem, show that 𝑧 = 16 − 16√3𝑖. [3 marks]

(c) Express ∗ in the form 𝑥 + 𝑦𝑖, where 𝑧 ∗ is the conjugate of 𝑧 and 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ ℝ.

[3 marks]

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2 STPM 2014 P1 Q4
Express the complex number √6 − 𝑖 √2 in polar form. Hence, solve the equation 𝑧 =
√6 − 𝑖 √2. [9 marks]

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3 STPM 2015 P1 Q4

The complex numbers 𝑧 and 𝑤 are given by 𝑧 = −1 + 𝑖 and 𝑤 = .

(a) Find 𝑤 in the form 𝑥 + 𝑦𝑖, where 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ ℝ. State the real and imaginary parts of 𝑤.
[3 marks]
(b) Express 𝑤 in polar form. [3 marks]
(c) Using de Moivre’s theorem, determine the cube roots of 𝑤. Give your answer in
Cartesian form. [5 marks]

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4 STPM 2016 P1 Q4
Complex numbers 𝑧 and 𝑤 are given by 𝑧 = −1 − 𝑖 and 𝑤 = 1 + 𝑖 √3 . Express 𝑧 and 𝑤 in
polar form. [5 marks]

Hence, express the complex number in the form 𝑟(cos 𝜃 + 𝑖 sin 𝜃), where 𝑟 > 0 and
– 𝜋 < 𝜃 ≤ 𝜋. [4 marks]

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5 STPM 2017 P1 Q4
(a) Solve the equation 𝑧 = −2 + 𝑖 √12 , giving the roots in Cartesian form. [7 marks]
(b) Show the roots on an Argand diagram. [3 marks]

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6 STPM 2018 P1 Q4
A complex number 𝑧 has modulus 8 and argument .

(a) Find the real and imaginary parts of 𝑧. [3 marks]

(b) Determine 𝑧 in Cartesian form. [4 marks]

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7 STPM 2019 P1 Q4
A complex number, 𝑧, is such that |𝑧 − 1| = 2√2 and arg(𝑧 − 1) = − 𝜋. Express 𝑧 in the
form 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑖, where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are real constants. [4 marks]

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8 STPM 2020 P1 Q4
The complex numbers, 𝑤 and 𝑧, are given by 𝑤 = 1 − 𝑖√3 and 𝑧 = √3 + 𝑖.
(a) Express 𝑤 and 𝑧 in polar form. [5 marks]

(b) Using de Moivre’s theorem, show that is a real number. [5 marks]

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9 STPM 2021 P1 Q4
If 1 + 2𝑖 is one of the root of the equation 𝑥 − 6𝑥 + 26𝑥 − 46𝑥 + 65 = 0, find all the
other roots of the equation. [7 marks]

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