CAIE P3 2003 June — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2003
SessionJune
TopicComplex numbers 2

5 The complex number 2 i is denoted by \(u\). The complex number with modulus 1 and argument \(\frac { 2 } { 3 } \pi\) is denoted by \(w\).
  1. Find in the form \(x + \mathrm { i } y\), where \(x\) and \(y\) are real, the complex numbers \(w , u w\) and \(\frac { u } { w }\).
  2. Sketch an Argand diagram showing the points \(U , A\) and \(B\) representing the complex numbers \(u\), \(u w\) and \(\frac { u } { w }\) respectively.
  3. Prove that triangle \(U A B\) is equilateral.