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Nov 2019 p33 q6
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The complex number with modulus 1 and argument \(\frac{1}{3} \pi\) is denoted by \(w\).
(i) Express \(w\) in the form \(x + iy\), where \(x\) and \(y\) are real and exact. [1]
The complex number \(1 + 2i\) is denoted by \(u\). The complex number \(v\) is such that \(|v| = 2|u|\) and \(\arg v = \arg u + \frac{1}{3} \pi\).
(ii) Sketch an Argand diagram showing the points representing \(u\) and \(v\). [2]
(iii) Explain why \(v\) can be expressed as \(2uw\). Hence find \(v\), giving your answer in the form \(a + ib\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are real and exact. [4]
Solution
(i) The complex number \(w\) has modulus 1 and argument \(\frac{1}{3} \pi\). Therefore, \(w = \cos \frac{1}{3} \pi + i \sin \frac{1}{3} \pi\).