COMPLEX NUMBERS

1. (a) Given that :

(i) determine ;
1 j 3
(ii) find in the form . (9 marks)
5 j 3
(b) Solve the equation giving the answer in the form .
(11 marks)
2. (a) Find the sum of the complex numbers: , and
in the form of . (5 marks)
2 j 2 j
3. (a) Find the value of  . (3 marks)
3 j 3 j
(b) Determine the cube root of the complex number . (10 marks)
1 j 3
4. (a) Given the complex number: z 4 
1 j 3
Find (i) z 4 in polar form
(ii) z in the form re j (13 marks)
(b) Describe the locus given by

z 1
Im 3 (7 marks)
z 1
5. (a) Given the complex number express in the form
. Hence find . (7 marks)
(b) Find and give the answer in the form . (10 marks)
6. (a) Express the roots of the equation 2  3i z 3  5  i in the form and represent
the roots on an Argand diagram. (9 marks)
7. (a) Given that z  3 j is a root to the polynomial
P  z   z 3  2 z 2  kz  18, find :
(i) The value of k
(ii) The other roots of the polynomial (8 marks)
(b) Solve for z in the equation:
z  ( j  2) z  3  j  0 (4 marks)
z1
(c) Given that z1  3  j5 and z2  2  j3 . Find expressing the answer in the
z2
exponential form. (8 marks)
8. (a) Given that z1 and z2 are the roots of the equation z  z    0 , where   5  2 j
2

and   1 5 j ,
(i) Calculate the value of  2  4
(ii) Hence obtain the roots z1 and z2 (7 marks)
1 1 1
9. (a) Given that z1  3  2 j, z2  3  5 j and   determine:
z3 z1 z2
 (i) z3 in the form of a  bj
(ii) Represent z1 , z2 and z3 on an Argand diagram (8 marks)
(b) Find the cube root of in polar form and represent the results on an Argand
diagram (12 marks)
10. (a) Three coplanar forces of magnitude , and act on a particle at angles of
, and respectively, with respect to the . Use the complex
number method to determine;
(i) The magnitude of the resultant
(ii) The direction at which the resultant acts (7 marks)
11. (a) Solve for in the equation expressing the answer in the Cartesian form.
(7 marks)
12. (a) Express the four roots of in the form and show them on an
Argand diagram (10 marks)
13. (a) Given that , express in the form and hence
find . (4 marks)
(b) Find giving the answer in Cartesian form (6 marks)
1 1 1
14. (a) Given that , and   , determine
z3 z1 z2
(i) in the form
(ii) represent , and on an Argand diagram (12 marks)
(b) Find the cube roots of in polar form and represent the results on an
Argand diagram. (8 marks)
15. (a) (i) Use De Moivre’s theorem to derive the trigonometric identity:

z1
(ii) Given the complex numbers , determine expressing
z2
the answer in the exponential form. (12 marks)
(b) Solve the equation:
, giving the answer in the form . (8 marks)
16. (a) Given the complex numbers and
z1  z 2
(i) Express in the form
z 2  z1
(ii) Find the angle between the vectors representing and .
(9 marks)
(b) Given that , is one root of the equation where
is real, find:
(i) The value of
(ii) The other roots (11 marks)
17. (a) Find the cube root of in the form . (9 marks)
cos 3  j sin 3
18. (a) Use the DeMoivre’s theorem to show that
cos 5  j sin 5
(6 marks)
 (b) Find the roots of the equation in the form . Present the
results in an Argand diagram. (14 marks)
1 1 j
19. (a) Solve for values of and in the equation (6 marks)
x  jy 1 j
(b) Find the roots of in polar form. (8 marks)
(c) Using DeMoivre’s theorem, find and each in terms of and
respectively, hence show that
1  3t 2
(6 marks)
3t  t 3
20. (a) Given the complex numbers , find:
(i) expressing in polar form
z1
(ii) expressing in Cartesian form. (7 marks)
z2
(b) Find the cube roots of and represent the solutions on an Argand diagram.
(13 marks)
21. (a) Solve the following complex numbers;
3  4i
(4 marks)
2  5i
(b) Simplify the expression in the form
     
 cos  i sin   cos  i sin 
 6 6  2 2
(6 marks)
    2 2 
 cos  i sin   cos  i sin 
 3 3  3 3 
(c) Prove that:

  35sin   64sin   d
7
Hence find (10 marks)
22. (a) Prove that (6 marks)
2 j 3
23. (a) Given the complex number find
2 j 3
(i) in the form
(ii) in the form . (14 marks)
1 1 x
(b) Show that (6 marks)
2 1 x
24. (a) Show that . (4 marks)
25. (a) Given the complex numbers , find
(i) in polar form
z1
(ii) giving the answer in Euler form. (10 marks)
z2
(b) Find the cube roots of and present the results in an Argand diagram.
(10 marks)
26. (a) If and
z
Find and 1 in polar form and mark them on an Argand diagram. (13 marks)
z2
(b) (i) Solve the equation giving the roots in the form of .
(3 marks)
(ii) By using DeMoivre’s theorem, show that .
(4 marks)