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TEST 2. Complex Numbers (2013B)

The document is a practice test for the IB Math HL exam on complex numbers. It contains 9 multiple part questions testing a variety of skills with complex numbers, including: solving equations; finding roots; using De Moivre's theorem; expanding expressions; evaluating integrals; and sketching graphs. The questions cover topics like roots of polynomials, geometric series, trigonometric identities, and combining integrals using Euler's formula.

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TEST 2. Complex Numbers (2013B)

The document is a practice test for the IB Math HL exam on complex numbers. It contains 9 multiple part questions testing a variety of skills with complex numbers, including: solving equations; finding roots; using De Moivre's theorem; expanding expressions; evaluating integrals; and sketching graphs. The questions cover topics like roots of polynomials, geometric series, trigonometric identities, and combining integrals using Euler's formula.

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MATH HL

TEST
COMPLEX NUMBERS
by Christos Nikolaidis

Name:____________________________________ Marks:____/100

Date:________________ Grade: ______

Questions
1. Solve the following equation for z, where z is a complex number.
z z 1 5
 
3  4i 5i 3  4i
Give your answers in the form a  bi where a , b  Z .
(Total 6 marks)

2. Find the values of n such that (1 + 3 i)n is a real number.


(Total 5 marks)

3. Consider the equation z3 + az2 + bz + c = 0, where a, b, c  . The points in the


Argand diagram representing the three roots of the equation form the vertices of
a triangle whose area is 9. Given that one root is –1 + 3i, find
(a) the other two roots; (4)
(b) a, b and c. (4)
(Total 8 marks)

4. (a) Solve the equation z3 = –2 + 2i, giving your answers in modulus–argument


form. (6)
(b) Hence show that one of the solutions is 1 + i when written in Cartesian
form. (2)
(Total 8 marks)

5. (a) Write down the expansion of (cos θ + i sin θ)5 in the form a + ib, where a
and b are in terms of sin θ and cos θ. (4)
(b) Hence show that cos 5θ = 16 cos5 θ – 20 cos3 θ + 5 cos θ. (3)
(c) By considering the solutions of the equation cos 5θ = 0, show that
π 5 5 7π
cos  and state the value of cos . (8)
10 8 10
(Total 15 marks)
6. The complex number z is defined as z = cos θ + i sin θ.
1
(a) Show that zn  n = 2i sin (nθ). (4)
z
5
 1
(b) Use the binomial theorem to expand  z   giving your answer in
 z
simplified form. (3)
(c) Hence show that 16 sin5 θ = sin 5θ –5 sin 3θ + 10 sin θ. (5)
π
(d) Find 0
2 sin 5 d . (4)
(Total 16 marks)

1 2i 1 3i
7. Consider the complex geometric series eiθ + e  e + ....
2 4
(a) Find an expression for z, the common ratio of this series. (2)
(b) Write down the value of │z│. (1)
(c) Write down an expression for the sum to infinity of this series. (2)
(d) (i) Express your answer to part (c) in terms of sin θ and cos θ.
(ii) Hence show that
1 1 4 cos   2
cos θ + cos 2θ + cos 3θ + ... = . (10)
2 4 5  4 cos 
(Total 15 marks)
3
8. The roots of the equation z  1  0 are defined by 1, ω and ω . 2

(a) Sketch an Argand diagram to show these roots. (2)


(b) Show that 1     2  0 . (2)
(c) Hence evaluate
(i) ( 2   )( 2   2 )
1 1
(ii)  (5)
2  2 2
(d) Find a cubic equation, with integer coefficients, which has roots
1 1
2, and (6)
2 2 2
(Total 15 marks)

9. The integrals C and S are defined by


 
C   2 e 2 x cos 3 xdx and S   2 e 2 x sin 3 xdx .
0 0
By considering C  iS as a single integral, show that
1
C
13

2  3e  
and obtain a similar expression for S.

(Total 12 marks)

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