Edexcel FP2 2010 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2010
SessionJune
TopicComplex numbers 2

4. $$z = - 8 + ( 8 \sqrt { } 3 ) i$$
  1. Find the modulus of \(z\) and the argument of \(z\). Using de Moivre's theorem,
  2. find \(z ^ { 3 }\),
  3. find the values of \(w\) such that \(w ^ { 4 } = z\), giving your answers in the form \(a + \mathrm { i } b\), where \(a , b \in \mathbb { R }\).