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Nov 2016 p33 q7
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The complex number \(z\) is defined by \(z = (\sqrt{2}) - (\sqrt{6})i\). The complex conjugate of \(z\) is denoted by \(z^*\).
Find the modulus and argument of \(z\).
Express each of the following in the form \(x + iy\), where \(x\) and \(y\) are real and exact:
\(z + 2z^*\);
\(\frac{z^*}{iz}\).
On a sketch of an Argand diagram with origin \(O\), show the points \(A\) and \(B\) representing the complex numbers \(z^*\) and \(iz\) respectively. Prove that angle \(AOB\) is equal to \(\frac{1}{6}\pi\).
Solution
(i) The modulus of \(z\) is given by \(|z| = \sqrt{(\sqrt{2})^2 + (-\sqrt{6})^2} = \sqrt{2 + 6} = \sqrt{8} = 2\sqrt{2}\).
The argument of \(z\) is \(\arctan\left(\frac{-\sqrt{6}}{\sqrt{2}}\right) = \arctan(-\sqrt{3}) = -\frac{1}{3}\pi\).