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12SMA Complex Numbers Formative 1

This document is a formative task for Unit 3 & 4 Specialist Mathematics focused on complex numbers and polynomials. It includes four questions requiring students to express complex numbers in polar form, manipulate complex fractions, identify zeros of a polynomial, and solve polynomial equations. The total marks for the task are 14.

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12SMA Complex Numbers Formative 1

This document is a formative task for Unit 3 & 4 Specialist Mathematics focused on complex numbers and polynomials. It includes four questions requiring students to express complex numbers in polar form, manipulate complex fractions, identify zeros of a polynomial, and solve polynomial equations. The total marks for the task are 14.

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Unit 3 & 4 Specialist Mathematics


Complex Numbers and Polynomials – Formative Task 1 (Technology
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Question 1
√3 − 1 i
Let u=¿
2 2

a) Express u in exact polar form

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1 mark
b) Hence, find the smallest positive integer, n, such that: un =1

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2 marks

Question 2
5
(−1+ √ 3i )
Express 2 in the form:
a+ bi where a , b ∈ R
( 2 √3−2i )

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4 marks

Question 3
Given that 2+i is a zero of the polynomial: p ( z )=z 4−6 z 3 +15 z 2−18 z+ 10.
a) State another zero of p(z )

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1 mark

b) Hence, fully factorise p(z ) over C

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2 marks

Question 4
Find all the solutions for z such that: z 4 + 4=0. Express your solutions in Cartesian form.

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4 marks

TOTAL 14 marks

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