Exm 2021
Exm 2021
Exm 2021
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SUPERVISOR’S USE ONLY
Credits: Five
Check that the National Student Number (NSN) on your admission slip is the same as the number at the
top of this page.
Make sure that you have the Formulae and Tables Booklet L3–CALCF.
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Check that this booklet has pages 2 – 12 in the correct order and that none of these pages is blank.
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QUESTION ONE
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(b) If z = 2 + 3i, show on the Argand diagram below.
z
Imaginary
8
Real
–8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 6 8
–2
–4
–6
–8
(c) The polynomial f (x) = x3 + 3x2 + ax + b has the same remainder when divided by (x – 2) as it does
when divided by (x + 1).
The polynomial f (x) also has (x + 2) as a factor.
⎛ z −1 ⎞ π
(d) Show that if z = 1+ 3i, then arg ⎜ = .
⎝ z − 2i ⎟⎠ 4
z − 2i
(e) Given that the real part of is zero and z ≠ 4, prove that the locus of points described by z
z−4
is given by the Cartesian equation (x – 2)2 + (y – 1)2 = 5.
QUESTION TWO
⎛ 2π ⎞ u
(a) Given that u = 2i and w = 2cis ⎜ ⎟ , find z = .
⎝ 3 ⎠ w
(b) Solve the equation x2 – 12qx + 20q2 = 0 for x in terms of q, expressing any solutions in their
simplest form.
a + bi
(c) Prove that is purely imaginary, where a and b are real constants.
b − ai
QUESTION THREE
(a) The complex number u = 5 + mi has u = 6.
π
Given that 0 < arg(u) < , find the exact value of real number m.
2
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(b) Write in the form a + b 3, where a and b are integers.
4−2 3
If A is real, find the value of A and the other two solutions of the equation.
6 2x − 5 = 6 2x + m