OCR FP1 2007 January — Question 5

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2007
SessionJanuary
TopicComplex Numbers Arithmetic
TypeFactored form to roots

5
  1. Verify that \(z ^ { 3 } - 8 = ( z - 2 ) \left( z ^ { 2 } + 2 z + 4 \right)\).
  2. Solve the quadratic equation \(z ^ { 2 } + 2 z + 4 = 0\), giving your answers exactly in the form \(x + \mathrm { i } y\). Show clearly how you obtain your answers.
  3. Show on an Argand diagram the roots of the cubic equation \(z ^ { 3 } - 8 = 0\).