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1. Let z = x + yi. Find the values of x and y if (1 – i)z = 1 – 3i. [4]
6 i 2
3. Let z1 = , and z2 = 1 – i.
2
π π
(a) Write z1 and z2 in the form r(cos θ + i sin θ), where r > 0 and – θ .
2 2
z1
(b) Show that = cos + i sin .
z2 12 12
z1
(c) Find the value of in the form a + b i, where a and b are to be determined exactly in radical (surd)
z2
form. Hence or otherwise find the exact values of cos and sin . [12]
12 12
[3]
5. If z is a complex number and |z + 16| = 4 |z + l|, find the value of | z|. [3]
6. Find the values of a and b, where a and b are real, given that (a + bi)(2 – i) = 5 – i. [3]
7. Given that z = (b + i)2 , where b is real and positive, find the exact value of b when arg z = 60°.
[3]
8. The complex number z satisfies i(z + 2) = 1 – 2z, where i – 1 . Write z in the form z = a + bi, where a and
b are real numbers.
[3]
9. The complex number z satisfies the equation
2
z= + 1 – 4i.
1– i
Express z in the form x + iy where x, y . [5]
10. Consider the equation 2(p + iq) = q – ip – 2 (1 – i), where p and q are both real numbers. Find p and q.
[6]
11. Let the complex number z be given by
i
z=1+ .
i– 3
Express z in the form a +bi, giving the exact values of the real constants a, b.
[6]
12. A complex number z is such that z z 3i .
2
3
(a) Show that the imaginary part of z is .
2
(b) Let z1 and z2 be the two possible values of z, such that z 3.
(i) Sketch a diagram to show the points which represent z1 and z2 in the complex plane, where z1
is in the first quadrant.
π
(ii) Show that arg z1 = .
6
(iii) Find arg z2 .
zk z
(c) Given that arg 1 2 = π, find a value of k.
2i
[10]
13. Given that (a + i)(2 – bi) = 7 – i, find the value of a and of b, where a, b .
[6]
14. Given that z , solve the equation z3 – 8i = 0, giving your answers in the form z = r (cos + i sin).
[6]
15. Given that z = (b + i)2 , where b is real and positive, find the exact value of b when arg z = 60°.
[6]
16. Given that | z | = 2 5 , find the complex number z that satisfies the equation
25 15 1 8i.
[6]
z z*
a b
7. The two complex numbers z1 = and z2 = where a, b , are such that z1 + z2 = 3. Calculate
1i 1 2i
the value of a and of b.
[6]
18. The complex numbers z1 and z2 are z1 = 2 + i, z2 = 3 + i.
(a) Find z1 z2 , giving your answer in the form a + ib, a, b .
1
(b) The polar form of z1 may be written as 5 , arctan .
2
(i) Express the polar form of z2 , z1 z2 in a similar way.
π 1 1
(ii) Hence show that = arctan + arctan . [6]
4 2 3
π π
19. Let z1 = r cos i sin and z2 = 1 + 3 i.
4 4
(a) Write z2 in modulus-argument form.
3
(b) Find the value of r if z1 z 2 = 2. [6]
2z1 + z2 = 7, z1 + iz2 = 4 + 4i
(a) Express z in the form rei, where r and have exact values.
(b) Find the cube roots of z, expressing in the form rei, where r and have exact values. [6]
22. The polynomial P(z) = z3 + mz2 + nz −8 is divisible by (z +1+ i), where z and m, n . Find the value of
m and of n.
[6]
u 3 1 3 1
(a) (i) Show that i.
v 2 2
u π π
(ii) By expressing both u and v in modulus-argument form show that 2 cos i sin .
v 12 12
π
(iii) Hence find the exact value of tan in the form a b 3 where a, b .
12
(b) Use mathematical induction to prove that for n +,
1 3 i 2
n n nπ nπ
cos i sin .
3 3
2 vu
(c) Let z = .
2 v u
Show that Re z = 0. [28]
π
i
ae b +
24. (a) Express the complex number 1+ i in the form , where a, b .
n
1 i
(b) Using the result from (a), show that , where n , has only eight distinct values.
2
(c) Hence solve the equation z8 −1 = 0. [9]
25. Find, in its simplest form, the argument of (sin + i (1− cos ))2 where is an acute angle. [7]
z
26. Consider w = where z = x + iy, y 0 and z2 + 1 0.
z 12
27. (z + 2i) is a factor of 2z3 –3z2 + 8z – 12. Find the other two factors. [3]
28. Let P(z) = z3 + az2 + bz + c, where a, b, and c . Two of the roots of P(z) = 0 are –2 and
(–3 + 2i). Find the value of a, of b and of c. [6]