National Junior College Mathematics Department 2016

National Junior College

2015 – 2016 H2 Mathematics
Complex Numbers Assignment I Suggested Solutions

Qn Solution
1(i) z 4 8 8 3 i
2
i
3
16e
2
i 2k
3
16e ,k .
k
i
6 2
z 2e ,k 2, 1,0,1.

2 5
i i
6 2 6
When k 2, z 2e 2e ,
i i
6 2 3
When k 1, z 2e 2e ,
0
i i
6 2 6
When k 0, z 2e 2e ,
2
i i
6 2 3
When k 2, z 2e 2e .
z 8 16 z 4 256 0
z 8 16 z 4 64 192
2
z4 8 192

z4 8 192 8 3 i
*
z4 8 8 3 i or z 4 8 8 3 i 8 8 3 i
5 2
i i i i
z4 8 8 3 i 2e 6
, 2e 3
, 2e 6
, 2e 3

or
5 2
* i i i i
4 6 3 6 3
z 8 8 3 i 2e , 2e , 2e , 2e

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Qn Solution
2a z iw 2 z iw 2 (1)
*
2w 1 2i z i (2)
*
Substituting (1) into (2), 2w 1 2i 2 iw i.
Let w = a + ib. Then
2 a ib 1 2i 2 iw i
2a 2ib 2 iw 4i 2w i
2a 2 2ib 4i i 2 a ib i
2a 2 b 2a i 2b 4 a 2b i
2 b i 4b 4 a i
Comparing real parts, 2 b 0 b 2
Comparing imaginary parts, 4b 4 a 1
8 4 a 1
a 5
b 2 and a 5 w 5 2i

Substituting w 5 2i into (1), z i 5 2i 2

5i 2 2
5i.
2b p 1 i, q 1 3 i, r k i
p 12 ( 1) 2 2, q 12 ( 3) 2 2, r k2 1
1 1
arg( p) , arg(q)
4 3

2
1 p r 1
s 3
2 q 2
2
2 k2 1 1
3
2 2
k2 1 2
k2 1 4
k 3
2 2
arg( s) 2arg( p) arg(r ) 3arg(q)
3 3
2 1 1 5
arg(r ) 2 3
3 4 3 6
1
If k 3, then arg(r )
6
5
If k 3, then arg(r )
6
k 3

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Alternative Solution
2
1 i k i
s 3
1 3i

1 2i i 2 k i
2 3
1 3 3i 3 3i 3i
2 2ki
8
1 1
ki
4 4

1
s
2
1 1 1
ki
4 4 2
2 2
1 k 1
4 4 2
1 k2 1
16 16 4
1 k2 4
k2 3
k 3 or 3
2
Since arg( s) , Re(s) Im(s) 0.
3
Hence k 0 k 3

Qn. Solution
3

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Qn Solution
4 p( 3) 0
( 3)3 m( 3) 2 7( 3) 15 0
27 9m 21 15 0
m 1
4(i) z 3 2
z 7 z 15 0
z 3 z2 4z 5 0

4 16 4 1 5
z 3 or z
21
4 4
2
=2 i
z1 2 i, z2 2 i, z3 3
4(ii) Since z1 and z2 are complex conjugates, z1n
*
= z1*
n
z2 n .

z1n and z2n are complex conjugates as well.

Thus
*
z1n z2 n z1n z1n
2i Im z1n
which is purely imaginary.
Alternative method:
n n
z1n z2 n 2 i 2 i
n n
i tan 1 0.5 i tan 1 0.5
5e 5e
n
i tan 1 0.5 n i tan 1 0.5 n
52 e e

n cos n tan 1 0.5 isin n tan 1 0.5

5 2

cos n tan 1 0.5 isin n tan 1 0.5

n
2 5 2 isin n tan 1 0.5

n
Since Re z1n z2 n 0 , z1 z2 n is purely imaginary.
4(iii) Since z1 5, z3 3 , z1 z3 . the locus of complex numbers satisfying the equation
w a , for some positive constant a, will not pass through all the points representing the
complex numbers z1 , z2 and z3 .

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