Complex Numbers

5 Aug 3pm 5pm

HCI College Auditorium

1. Solve the equation
4
i 0 z = , giving the roots in the form
i
re
o
, where 0 r > and t o t < s . [3]
The roots represented by
1
z and
2
z are such that ( ) ( )
1 2
arg arg 0 z z > > . Show
1
z ,
2
z and
1 2
z z + on
an Argand diagram. Deduce the exact value of ( )
1 2
arg z z + . [3]

2. The complex numbers z and w are given by 3 i z = + and 1 i 3 w = + .
(a) Sketch an Argand diagram, with origin O, showing the points Z, W and P representing the
complex numbers z, w and z w + respectively. Show that OWPZ is a square. [3]
(b) By considering the argument of z w + , deduce that
5
tan 2 3
12
t
= + . [3]

3. Show that the equation
*
( 1 i)( 1 i) 2 z z + = represents a circle with centre C(1,1) and radius 2

and sketch the locus on an Argand diagram. On the same diagram, sketch the locus represented by
*
3. z z + = [3]
The points of intersection of these two loci are represented by A and B. Find, in any order,
(i) the length AB, [1]
(ii) the complex numbers represented by A and B. [2]
State the Cartesian equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining A and B.
Explain also why the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining any two distinct points on the
circumference of the circle must pass through the centre of the circle, C. [2]

4. (i) Solve the equation
5
32 0 z = , expressing the answers in the form
i
e r
u
, where 0 r > and
. t u t < s [2]
(ii) Explain why the equation
5
2 1
32 0
w
w
+ | |
=
|
\ .
has four roots. [1]
The roots of the equation are denoted by w1, w2, w3 and w4. By finding
1
w
, show that
4
1
1
i
i
w
=

is a real number. [4]