Edexcel F2 2016 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicComplex numbers 2

5. The transformation \(T\) from the \(z\)-plane to the \(w\)-plane is given by $$w = \frac { 2 z - 1 } { z + 3 } , \quad z \neq - 3$$ The circle in the \(z\)-plane with equation \(x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 1\), where \(z = x + \mathrm { i } y\), is mapped by \(T\) onto the circle \(C\) in the \(w\)-plane. Find the centre and the radius of \(C\).