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H2 Math Topical Worksheet (Complex Numbers)

This document discusses complex numbers and their properties. It includes examples of solving complex equations and finding roots of complex polynomials. It also covers representing complex numbers in exponential form and plotting them on an Argand diagram. Several past exam questions involving complex numbers are presented along with their solutions.

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H2 Math Topical Worksheet (Complex Numbers)

This document discusses complex numbers and their properties. It includes examples of solving complex equations and finding roots of complex polynomials. It also covers representing complex numbers in exponential form and plotting them on an Argand diagram. Several past exam questions involving complex numbers are presented along with their solutions.

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Topical Worksheet: Complex Numbers

COMPLEX NUMBERS
2017 NYJC P1 Q3

Do not use a calculator in answering this question.

(i) Explain why the equation z 3 + az 2 + az + 7 = 0 cannot have more than two non-real roots, where a is a
real constant. [1]

(ii) Given that z = −7 is a root of the equation in (i), find the other roots, leaving your answers in the form
rei , where r  0 and −     . [4]

(iii) Hence, solve the equation iz 3 + 8 z 2 − 8iz − 7 = 0 , leaving your answers in the form rei , where r  0
and −     . [2]
i 2 i 2 i i i5
−
i
Answers: (ii) z = 7e , e 3
,e 3
(iii) z = 7e , e , e
2 6 6

2009 NJC P1 Q9 ( B ) M ODIFIED


Write down the real root of

w3 + 8 = 0 ,

Where w is a complex number.

Hence, find the other roots of w3 + 8 = 0 in exact form.

Deduce the roots of w4 + w3 + 8w + 8 = 0 .

Determine the roots of z such that z 4 − iz 3 + 8iz + 8 = 0 .

Answers: w = −2 ; 1 + 3i , 1 − 3i ; −1, −2 , 1 + 3i , 1 − 3i ; z = i , 2i , −i + 3 , −i − 3

2014 JJC P1 Q10 ( A )


1− i
Given that the complex number z = (1 + i)t + is represented by the point P on Argand diagram where t is
t
a non-zero real constant. Find the Cartesian equation of the locus of the point P . [3]

Answer: x 2 − y 2 = 4

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Topical Worksheet: Complex Numbers
2020 CJC P1 Q2

The complex number z has modulus 2 and argument . It is also given that w = 1 + i .
8

zn
(i) Given that n is an integer, find in terms of n , giving your answers in the form rei . [3]
w*

zn
(ii) Hence, find the smallest two positive integers n such that is real and negative. [3]
w*

1  n  
n− i + 
Ans: (i) 2 2
e  8 4
(ii) Smallest n = 6, 22

2015 RI P1 Q6 ( B ) M ODIFIED
3 3
1 + sin + i cos
Prove that 8 8 = cos  + i sin  .
3 3 8 8
1 + sin − i cos
8 8

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