1.

(a)
2
Evaluate (1 + i) , where i = 1 .
(2)

4n n
(b) Prove, by mathematical induction, that (1 + i) = (–4) , where n Î *.
(6)

32
(c) Hence or otherwise, find (1 + i) .
(2)
(Total 10 marks)

6 i 2
2. Let z1 = 2 , and z2 = 1 – i.

π π
–
(a) Write z1 and z2 in the form r(cos θ + i sin θ), where r > 0 and 2 £θ£ 2.
(6)

z1  
(b) Show that z 2 = cos 12 + i sin 12 .
(2)

z1
(c) Find the value of z 2 in the form a + bi, where a and b are to be determined exactly in
 
radical (surd) form. Hence or otherwise find the exact values of cos 12 and sin 12 .
(4)
(Total 12 marks)

1
 z  z  3i
3. A complex number z is such that .

3
(a) Show that the imaginary part of z is 2 .
(2)

z 
(b) Let z1 and z2 be the two possible values of z, such that 3.

(i) Sketch a diagram to show the points which represent z1 and z2 in the complex
plane, where z1 is in the first quadrant.

π
(ii) Show that arg z1 = 6 .

(iii) Find arg z2.

(4)

 z1k z 2 
 
 2i 
(c) Given that arg   = π, find a value of k.
(4)
(Total 10 marks)

4. The complex numbers z1 and z2 are z1 = 2 + i, z2 = 3 + i.

(a) Find z1z2, giving your answer in the form a + ib, a, bÎ .

(1)

 1
 5 , arctan 
(b) The polar form of z1 may be written as  2 .

(i) Express the polar form of z2, z1 z2 in a similar way.

π 1 1
(ii) Hence show that 4 = arctan 2 + arctan 3 .
(5)
(Total 6 marks)

2
5. Let u =1+ 3 i and v =1+ i where i2 = −1.

u 3 1 3 1
  i.
(a) (i) Show that v 2 2

(ii) By expressing both u and v in modulus-argument form show that

u  π π
 2  cos  i sin 
v  12 12  .

π
(iii) Hence find the exact value of tan 12 in the form a  b 3 where a, bÎ .
(15)

+
(b) Use mathematical induction to prove that for nÎ ,

1 3 i  n  nπ nπ 
 2 n  cos  i sin .
 3 3 
(7)

2 vu
.
(c) Let z = 2 v u

Show that Re z = 0.
(6)
(Total 28 marks)

π
i
6. (a) Express the complex number 1+ i in the form ae b
, where a, bÎ
+
.
(2)

n
 1 i 
 
(b) Using the result from (a), show that  2  , where nÎ , has only eight distinct values.
(5)

8
(c) Hence solve the equation z −1 = 0.
(2)
(Total 9 marks)

3
 2
7. Find, in its simplest form, the argument of (sinq + i (1− cosq )) where q is an acute angle.

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(Total 7 marks)

4
 z
2
Consider w = z  1 where z = x + iy, y ¹ 0 and z + 1 ¹ 0.
2
8.

z
Given that Im w = 0, show that = 1.

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(Total 7 marks)