TEST 2. Complex Numbers (SOLUTIONS)
TEST 2. Complex Numbers (SOLUTIONS)
TEST 2. Complex Numbers (SOLUTIONS)
TEST
COMPLEX NUMBERS
by Christos Nikolaidis
Name:____________________________________ Marks:____/100
Questions
1. Solve the following equation for z, where z is a complex number.
z z 1 5
3 4i 5i 3 4i
Give your answers in the form a bi where a , b Z .
(Total 6 marks)
5. (a) Write down the expansion of (cos θ + i sin θ)5 in the form a + ib, where a
and b are in terms of sin θ and cos θ. (4)
(b) Hence show that cos 5θ = 16 cos5 θ – 20 cos3 θ + 5 cos θ. (3)
(c) By considering the solutions of the equation cos 5θ = 0, show that
π 5 5 7π
cos and state the value of cos . (8)
10 8 10
(Total 15 marks)