Edexcel FP1 2011 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicComplex Numbers Arithmetic
TypeLinear equations in z and z*

6. Given that \(z = x + \mathrm { i } y\), find the value of \(x\) and the value of \(y\) such that $$z + 3 \mathrm { i } z ^ { * } = - 1 + 13 \mathrm { i }$$ where \(z ^ { * }\) is the complex conjugate of \(z\).