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Nov 2010 p31 q6
2007
The complex number z is given by
\(z = (3) + i\).
Find the modulus and argument of z.
The complex conjugate of z is denoted by \(z^*\). Showing your working, express in the form \(x + iy\), where x and y are real,
\(2z + z^*\),
\(\frac{iz^*}{z}\).
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 \(AOB = \frac{1}{6}\pi\).
Solution
(i) The modulus of \(z = \sqrt{3} + i\) is given by \(|z| = \sqrt{(\sqrt{3})^2 + 1^2} = \sqrt{3 + 1} = 2\).
The argument of \(z\) is \(\arctan\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right) = \frac{\pi}{6}\) or 30°.