Mathematics Extension 2 Name:

HSC Assessment Task 1 Teacher:

Week 8 Term 4 2020

1st December 2020
YUS
TERM 2 Week 4 2016
General Instructions
 Reading time – 5 minutes
 Working time – 90 minutes
 Write using black pen
 Calculators approved by NESA may be used
 A Reference Sheet is provided
 In Questions 6 – 7, show relevant mathematical reasoning and/or calculations
 Total marks – 50

SECTION I : 5 marks
Use the multiple-choice answer sheet for Questions 1-5.

1. The complex number z is chosen so that 1, z, …, z7 form the vertices of the regular polygon
as shown below.

Which polynomial equation has all of these complex numbers as roots?

A. x7  1  0

B. x7  1  0

C. x8  1  0

D. x8  1  0

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2. The Argand diagram shows the complex numbers z and w, where z lies in the first quadrant
and w lies in the second quadrant. Which complex number could lie in the fourth quadrant?

A. z

B. 2iz

C. z

D. w z

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3. Given z  2  cos  i sin  , which expression is equal to ( z )1 ?
 3 3

1  
A.  cos  i sin 
2 3 3

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B. 2  cos  i sin 
 3 3

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C. 2  cos  i sin 
 3 3

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D.  cos  i sin 
2 3 3

4. Let the complex number z satisfy the equation z  4i  3 . What are the greatest and least
values of z  3 ?

A. 5 and 2 B 8 and 2

C. 8 and 3 D. 8 and 5

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5. The complex number z is such that Im     . Which of the diagrams below represents
z 2
the locus of z?

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SECTION II : 45 marks

Question 6 (22 marks) Use a SEPARATE writing booklet. Marks

i
(a) Let z  1  3i and w  2e 4
.

(i) Find Arg  z  and Arg  zw  . 2

(ii) Evaluate zw in Cartesian form. 2

7 1  3
(iii) Hence, or otherwise, show that cos  . 2
12 2 2

(b) Express (1  3i)8 in the form rei where r > 0 and      . 2

(c) 1 – 2i is one root of x2 – (3 + i)x + k = 0. Find the other root of the 2

equation and the value of k.

(d) Sketch the following on a carefully labelled Argand diagram. 3

S  {z : Re( z )  3Im( z ) and z  3  i  2}.

(e) Solve for , ei  1  2 where 0    2 . 2

(f) Find the roots of z 2  (1  i ) z  (7i  4)  0 . 4

(g) Given that 2 z  3w  1  12i and z  w  3  i , find z and w . 3

End of Question 6

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Question 7 (23 marks) Use a SEPARATE writing booklet. Marks

(a) The points A, B, C and D on the Argand diagram below represent the complex 2
numbers a, b, c and d respectively. The points form a square as shown on the
diagram.

By using vectors, or otherwise, show that c  (1  i )d  ia.

(b) Show that arg( z n )  n arg z where n is a counting number. 1

(c) Sketch the locus of the point representing the complex number z where:: 1
arg( z  1)  arg i

Show that z z  z .
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(d) (i) 1

33 56 63 16
(ii) Let wz   i and wz  i where w  z  1 . 3
65 65 65 65

Find two distinct ways of writing 652 as the sum a 2  b 2 , where a and b
are integers and 0  a  b.

(e) (i) Explain why z 4  ( z  1) 4 does not have four roots. 1

(ii) Solve z 4  ( z  1) 4 . 4

Question 7 continues on page 6

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(f) (i) Using your knowledge of series, or otherwise, show that 2
x i5
1  ix  x 2  ix3  x 4  .
x i

(ii) Solve 1  ix  x 2  ix3  x 4  0, leaving your answers in cis  form, 2

where      .

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(iii) Show that 1  ix  x 2  ix3  x 4   x 2  2ix sin  1 x 2  2ix sin  1 . 4
 10  10 

(iv) Using the results from (ii) and (iii) show that: 2

 3 1
sin sin  .
10 10 4

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