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National Junior College Mathematics Department 2016

National Junior College


2015 – 2016 H2 Mathematics
Complex Numbers Assignment I

Name: _________________________________________________________________________
Class: 2ma2__ / 2IPma21__ / 2IPma22__ Subject Tutor: _______________________________

Write down the amount of time spent on this assignment: _______ mins
Suggested Duration: 60 minutes

You should rectify all errors that you have made in the tutorials first (based on your tutorial
discussions with your tutor) before you attempt this assignment.

1. Find the fourth roots of 8 8 3 i exactly in the form rei . [3]

Hence find the roots of the equation z8 16 z 4 256 0 exactly in the form rei . [3]

2. (a) Two complex numbers w and z are such that

*
z iw = 2 and 2w 1 2i z i,

where w* represents the complex conjugate of a complex number w.

Find w and z, giving each answer in the form x + iy . [5]

(b) The complex numbers p and q are given by


p 1 i and q 1 3i.
Two other complex numbers r and s are given by

p2r
r k i and s , where k is a real number.
q3
1 2
Given that s and arg( s) , find the value of k. [5]
2 3

3. (
A fixed complex number z is given by z = 2 cos + isin ) , where 0 <
2
. <
On a single clearly labelled Argand diagram, sketch the points representing the complex
numbers
(a) z,
i

(b) ze 2 ,
(c) z,
(d) z*, and

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National Junior College Mathematics Department 2016

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(e) ,
z
indicating clearly the relationships between their moduli and arguments. [5]

4. A calculator is not to be used in answering this question.

The polynomial p( z ) is defined by p( z ) z 3 mz 2 7 z 15 , where m is a real constant.


Given that (z + 3) is a factor of p( z ) , find the value of m. [1]

Given that z1 , z2 and z3 are the roots of the equation p( z ) 0 , where


arg z1 arg z2 arg z3 ,
(i) find z1 , z2 and z3 in the form x iy . [3]
n n
(ii) show that z1 z2 is purely imaginary for all n . [3]
(iii) explain whether the locus of the complex number w satisfying the equation w a , for
some positive constant a, passes through all the points representing the complex
numbers z1 , z2 and z3 . [2]

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