Complex numbers II (non calculator)

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(1) For the following complex numbers 𝑧, find 𝑧 , arg (𝑧) and sketch on an Argand
diagram.

(a) 1+𝑖 (b) 1+𝑖 3 (c) −1 + 𝑖 3 (d) −1 − 𝑖 (e) 𝑖

(2) For the following complex numbers 𝑧, find 𝑧 ∗ . What is the geometrical significance of
𝑧∗?

!!!
(a) 1+𝑖 (b) 𝑖 (c) !!!
(d) 2

(3) For complex numbers 𝑧 = 2 + 𝑖, find the following:

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(a) 𝑧 (b) 𝑧 (c) 𝑧𝑧 ∗

(d) Form a hypothesis based on your result to (b) and (c). Can you prove this?

(4) Prove the following result:

(𝑧! + 𝑧! )∗ = 𝑧! ∗ + 𝑧! ∗

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(5) Given that !!! = 1 − 𝑖 find 𝑧 in the form 𝑧 = 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑖.

(6) For complex numbers 𝑧 = 1 + 𝑖 3, 𝑤 = 1 + 𝑎𝑖. Find 𝑎 when 4 𝑧 = 𝑤 .

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(7) Prove that 𝐼𝑚 !
+ ! ∗ = 0.

(8) Given that 𝑧 = 13, find the complex number 𝑧 which satisfies the following:

1 2 15 + 12𝑖
+ =
𝑧 𝑧∗ 169

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