Let $z = 1 + 2i$ and $w = 1 + i$ - HSC - SSCE Mathematics Extension 2 - Question 2 - 2002 - Paper 1
Question 2
Let $z = 1 + 2i$ and $w = 1 + i$. Find, in the form $x + iy$,
(i) $zw$
(ii) $\frac{1}{w}$
(b) On an Argand diagram, shade in the region where the inequalities... show full transcript
Worked Solution & Example Answer:Let $z = 1 + 2i$ and $w = 1 + i$ - HSC - SSCE Mathematics Extension 2 - Question 2 - 2002 - Paper 1
Step 1
Find, in the form $x + iy$, (i) $zw$
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zw=(1+2i)(1+i)=1+i+2i−2=−1+3i
Step 2
Find, in the form $x + iy$, (ii) $\frac{1}{w}$
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w1=1+i1⋅1−i1−i=21−i=21−21i
Step 3
On an Argand diagram, shade in the region where the inequalities (b)
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The first inequality 0≤Rez≤2 represents a vertical strip between the lines Rez=0 and Rez=2. The second inequality ∣z−(1+i)∣≤2 represents a circle centered at (1,1) with a radius of 2. The shaded region is the intersection of the strip and the circle.
Step 4
State why $2 - i$ is also a root of (c) (i)
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Since P(z) has real coefficients and 2+i is a root, its conjugate 2−i must also be a root.
Step 5
Factorise $P(z)$ over the real numbers (c) (ii)
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Given the roots 2+i and 2−i, we can factor them out: P(z)=(z−(2+i))(z−(2−i))(z−r), where r is the remaining real root. Multiplying these factors gives us the required factorization.
Step 6
Prove by induction that, for all integers $n \geq 1$, (d)
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Base case: For n=1, (cosθ−isinθ)1=cosθ−isinθ, which holds true. Inductive step: Assume it holds for n=k. Then for n=k+1, we have: (cosθ−isinθ)k+1=(cosθ−isinθ)(cos(kθ)−isin(kθ))=cos((k+1)θ)−isin((k+1)θ) by applying the angle addition formulas.
Step 7
Find $\frac{1}{z}$ (e) (i)
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Show that the real part of $\frac{1}{1 - z}$ is (e) (ii)
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To find 1−z1 where z=2(cosθ+isinθ), we first write it as 1−2(cosθ+isinθ)1. Multiplying by the conjugate gives us the expression, which simplifies to show that the real part is indeed 5−4cosθ1−2cosθ.
Step 9
Express the imaginary part of $\frac{1}{1 - z}$ in terms of $\theta$ (e) (iii)
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Using the previous step, after simplification, we find the imaginary part of 1−z1 as 5−4cosθ2sinθ.