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IB Mathematics HL exercise set 1-5-35v2 HL

Complex Numbers

► from Maths HL formula booklet - complex numbers ◄

■ complex numbers z  a  ib  r  cos   i sin    rei  rcis

De Moivre’s theorem  r  cos   i sin     r n  cos n  i sin n   r n ein  r n cisn


n
■

* answers included

Exercises

1. Find the cube roots of i in the form a  bi , where a, b  .

2. (a) Find x and y such that  x  3i  x  iy   1  8i

(b) Find a and b such that a  bi  5  12i

3. Find all solutions to the equation z 5  32  0 . Express the solutions exactly.

4. Given that z1  3  2i and z2  4  3i


z1
(a) Find z1 z2 and , and express each in the form a  bi (Cartesian form).
z2
(b) Verify that z1 z2  z1 z2 .

z
5. The complex number z satisfies the equation  2i .
z2
(a) Find z and express it in the form a  bi , where a, b  .

(b) Find z and arg  z  .

6. (a) Find all solutions to the equation z 4  4  0 .

(b) Hence, or otherwise, express z 4  4 as the product of two quadratic polynomials in z with
real coefficients.

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IB Mathematics HL exercise set 1-5-35v2 HL

Complex Numbers

Answers

3 1 3 1
1. z1   i, z2    i , z3   i
2 2 2 2

2. (a) x  2, y  1 (b) a  3, b  2 or a   3, b   2

 2 2   2 2 
3. five solutions: z  2, z  2  cos  i sin  , z  2  cos  i sin ,
 5 5   5 5 
 4 4   4 4 
z  2  cos  i sin  and z  2  cos  i sin 
 5 5   5 5 

z1 6 17
4. (a) z1 z2  18  i,   i
z2 25 25

5. (a) z  3  i (b) z = 10 , arg  z   2.82 radians

6. (a) z  1  i, 1  i,  1  i,  1  i (b) z 4  4   z 2  2 z  2  z 2  2 z  2 

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