Questions

Q1.
Find, in the form a + ib where a, b

(a) z
(2)
(b) z2
(2)
Given that z is a comlex rot of the quadratc equation x2 + px + q = 0, were p and q are real integers,

(c) find the value of p and the value of q.

(3)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
Q2.A complex number z is given by

z = a + 2i where a is a non-zero real number.

(a) Find z2 + 2z in the form x + iy where x and y are real expressions in terms of a.
(4)
2
Given that z + 2z is real,

(b) find the value of a.

(1)
Using this value for a,

(c) find the values of the modulus and argument of z, giving the argument in radians, and giving your
answers to 3 significant figures.
(3)
2 2
(d) Show the points P, Q and R, representing the complex numbers z, z and z + 2z respectively, on a
single Argand diagram with origin O.
(3)
(e) Describe fully the geometrical relationship between the line segments OP and QR.
(2)

(Total for question = 13 marks)

Q3.

f(x) = 9x3 – 33x2 – 55x – 25

Given that x = 5 is a solution of the equation f(x) = 0, use an algebraic method to

solve f(x) = 0 completely.
(5)

(Total for question = 5 marks)

Q4.

(a) Express z2 in the form a + ib, where a and b are real numbers.
(2)
(b) Find the modulus and the argument of z2, giving the argument in radians in terms of π.
(4)
(c) Show the three points representing z1, z2 and (z1 + z2) respectively, on a single
Argand diagram.
(2)
(Total for question = 8 marks)
Q5.(i) The complex number w is given by

where p is a real constant.

(a) Express w in the form a + bi, where a and b are real constants.
Give your answer in its simplest form in terms of p.
(3)

Given that arg w =

(b) find the value of p.
(2)
(ii) The complex number z is given by

z = (1 − λi)(4 + 3i)
where λ is a real constant.
Given that
|z| = 45
find the possible values of λ
Give your answers as exact values in their simplest form.
(3)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q6.(a) Write down the value of the real root of the equation

x3 − 64 = 0
(1)
(b) Find the complex roots of x3 – 64 = 0 , giving your answers in the form a + ib, where a and b are real.
(4)
(c) Show the three roots of x3 – 64 = 0 on an Argand diagram.
(2)

(Total 7 marks)
Q7. f(z) = z3 + z2 + pz + q
where p and q are real constants.

The equation f(z) = 0 has roots z1, z2 and z3

When plotted on an Argand diagram, the points representing z1, z2 and z3 form the vertices of a triangle of
area 35

Given that z1 = 3, find the values of p and q.

(7)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
Q8.The complex number z is given by

z=

where p is an integer.

(a) Express z in the form a + bi where a and b are real. Give your answer in its simplest form in terms of
p.
(4)
(b) Given that arg(z) = θ, where tan θ = 1 find the possible values of p.
(5)
(Total 9 marks)
Q9.Given that on an Argand diagram the locus of points defined by is a circle,
(a) write down,
(i) the coordinates of the centre of this circle,
(ii) the radius of this circle.
(2)
(b) Show, by shading on an Argand diagram, the set of points defined by

(1)

(c) For the set of points defined in part (b), determine the maximum value of
(3)
The set of points A is defined by

(d) Determine the area of the region defined by A, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.
(4)
(Total for question = 14 marks)
Q10.(a) Shade on an Argand diagram the set of points

(5)
The complex number w satisfies

(b) Find, in simplest form, the exact value of |w|2

(4)
(Total for question = 9 marks)

Q11.

The complex numbers z1 = −2, z2 = −1 + 2i and z3 =1+ i are plotted in Figure 1, on an

Argand diagram for the complex plane with z = x + iy

(a) Explain why z1, z2 and z3,cannot all be roots of a quartic polynomial equation with real coefficients.
(2)

(b) Show that arg

(3)

(c) Hence show that arctan(2) – arctan

(2)
(d) Shade, on Diagram 1, the set of points of the complex plane that satisfy the inequality

| z + 2 |≤| z −1− i |
(2)
(Total for question = 9 marks)

Q12.
(a) Express the complex number w = − 4i in the form r(cosθ θ+ isinθ) where r > 0 and −π < θ ≤ π
(4)
(b) Show, on a single Argand diagram,
(i) the point representing w

(ii) the locus of points defined by arg(z + 10i) =

(3)

(c) Hence determine the minimum distance of w from the locus arg(z + 10i) =
(3)

(Total for question = 10 marks)

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