Edexcel FP1 — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
TopicComplex Numbers Arithmetic
TypeMulti-part questions with division as one step

3. \(z = 1 + \mathrm { i } \sqrt { 3 }\) Express in the form \(a + \mathrm { i } b\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are real.
  1. \(z ^ { 2 } + z\),
  2. \(\frac { z } { 3 - z }\),
    giving the exact values of \(a\) and \(b\) in each part.