Edexcel FP2 Specimen — Question 3 6 marks

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
SessionSpecimen
Marks6
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TopicComplex numbers 2
TypeComplex transformations (Möbius)
DifficultyChallenging +1.2 This is a standard Further Maths FP2 Möbius transformation question requiring substitution of z = e^(iθ) to verify the image, then testing a point to determine the mapped region. While it involves complex numbers and requires careful algebraic manipulation, it follows a well-established technique taught explicitly in FP2 with no novel insight needed.
Spec4.02k Argand diagrams: geometric interpretation4.02l Geometrical effects: conjugate, addition, subtraction4.02m Geometrical effects: multiplication and division

  1. (a) Show that the transformation \(T\)
$$w = \frac { z - 1 } { z + 1 }$$ maps the circle \(| z | = 1\) in the \(z\)-plane to the line \(| w - 1 | = | w + \mathrm { i } |\) in the \(w\)-plane. The transformation \(T\) maps the region \(| z | \leq 1\) in the \(z\)-plane to the region \(R\) in the \(w\)-plane.
(b) Shade the region \(R\) on an Argand diagram.

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  \item (a) Show that the transformation $T$
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$$w = \frac { z - 1 } { z + 1 }$$

maps the circle $| z | = 1$ in the $z$-plane to the line $| w - 1 | = | w + \mathrm { i } |$ in the $w$-plane.

The transformation $T$ maps the region $| z | \leq 1$ in the $z$-plane to the region $R$ in the $w$-plane.\\
(b) Shade the region $R$ on an Argand diagram.\\

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