1.

Let x and y be real numbers, and w be one of the complex solutions of the equation
3
z = 1. Evaluate:

2
(a) 1+w+w ;
(2)

2 2
(b) (w x + w y)(w x + w y).
(4)
(Total 6 marks)

5
2. (a) Express z – 1 as a product of two factors, one of which is linear.
(2)

5
(b) Find the zeros of z – 1, giving your answers in the form
r(cos θ + i sin θ) where r > 0 and –π < θ £ π.
(3)

4 3 2
(c) Express z + z + z + z + 1 as a product of two real quadratic factors.
(5)
(Total 10 marks)

2 3
 π π  π π
 cos – i sin   cos  i sin 
 4 4  3 3
4
 π π 
 cos – i sin 
3. Consider the complex number z =  24 24  .

(a) (i) Find the modulus of z.

(ii) Find the argument of z, giving your answer in radians.

(4)

3
(b) Using De Moivre’s theorem, show that z is a cube root of one, ie z = 1 .
(2)

2
(c) Simplify (l + 2z)(2 + z ), expressing your answer in the form a + bi, where a and b are
exact real numbers.
(5)
(Total 11 marks)

1
4. (a) Prove, using mathematical induction, that for a positive integer n,

n 2
(cosq + i sinq) = cos nq + i sin nq where i = –1.
(5)

(b) The complex number z is defined by z = cosq + i sinq.

1
(i) Show that z = cos (–q) + i sin (–q).

n –n
(ii) Deduce that z + z = 2 cos nθ.
(5)

–l 5
(c) (i) Find the binomial expansion of (z + z ) .

1
5
(ii) Hence show that cos q = 16 (a cos 5q + b cos 3q + c cos q),
where a, b, c are positive integers to be found.
(5)
(Total 15 marks)

5. (a) Use mathematical induction to prove De Moivre’s theorem

n +
(cosq + i sinq) = cos (nq) + i sin (nq), n Î .
(7)

5
(b) Consider z – 32 = 0.

  2π   2π  
 cos   i sin   
(i) Show that z1 = 2   5   5   is one of the complex roots of this
equation.
2 3 4 5
(ii) Find z1 , z1 , z1 , z1 , giving your answer in the modulus argument form.

2 3 4 5
(iii) Plot the points that represent z1, z1 , z1 , z1 and z1 , in the complex plane.

n n+1
(iv) The point z1 is mapped to z1 by a composition of two linear transformations,
where n = 1, 2, 3, 4. Give a full geometric description of the two transformations.
(9)
(Total 16 marks)

2
6. Consider the complex number z = cosq + i sinq.

(a) Using De Moivre’s theorem show that

1
n n
z + z = 2 cos nq.
(2)

4
 1
z  
(b) By expanding  z  show that

1
4
cos q = 8 (cos 4q + 4 cos 2q + 3).
(4)

(c) Let g (a) =

 0
cos4 qdq
.

(i) Find g (a).

(ii) Solve g (a) = 1

(5)
(Total 11 marks)

π π
7. Let z = cos q + i sin q, for – 4 < q < 4 .

3
(a) (i) Find z using the binomial theorem.

(ii) Use de Moivre’s theorem to show that

3 3
cos 3q = 4 cos q – 3 cosq and sin 3q = 3 sinq – 4 sin q.
(10)

sin 3θ  sin θ
(b) Hence prove that cos 3θ  cos θ = tanq.
(6)

1
(c) Given that sinq = 3 , find the exact value of tan 3q.
(5)
(Total 21 marks)

3
8. Let y = cosq + i sinq.

dy
(a) Show that dθ = iy.

[You may assume that for the purposes of differentiation and integration, i may be treated
in the same way as a real constant.]
(3)

iq
(b) Hence show, using integration, that y = e .
(5)

(c) Use this result to deduce de Moivre’s theorem.

(2)

sin 6θ
Given that sin θ = a cos q + b cos q + c cosq, where sinq  0, use de Moivre’s
5 3
(d) (i)
theorem with n = 6 to find the values of the constants a, b and c.

sin 6θ
lim
(ii) Hence deduce the value of
q0 sin θ .
(10)
(Total 20 marks)

n n−1 +
9. Prove by induction that 12 + 2(5 ) is a multiple of 7 for n Î .
(Total 10 marks)

10. 
z1 = 1 i 3  m
and z2 = 1  i  .
n

(a) Find the modulus and argument of z1 and z2 in terms of m and n, respectively.
(6)

(b) Hence, find the smallest positive integers m and n such that z1 = z2.
(8)
(Total 14 marks)