Edexcel FP2 2018 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicComplex numbers 2

3. (a) By writing \(\frac { \pi } { 12 } = \frac { \pi } { 3 } - \frac { \pi } { 4 }\), show that
  1. \(\sin \left( \frac { \pi } { 12 } \right) = \frac { 1 } { 4 } ( \sqrt { 6 } - \sqrt { 2 } )\)
  2. \(\cos \left( \frac { \pi } { 12 } \right) = \frac { 1 } { 4 } ( \sqrt { 6 } + \sqrt { 2 } )\)
    (b) Hence find the exact values of \(z\) for which $$z ^ { 4 } = 4 \left( \cos \frac { \pi } { 3 } + i \sin \frac { \pi } { 3 } \right)$$ Give your answers in the form \(z = a + i b\) where \(a , b \in \mathbb { R }\)