OCR FP1 Specimen — Question 3

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
SessionSpecimen
TopicComplex Numbers Arithmetic
TypeMultiplication and powers of complex numbers

3 The complex number \(2 + \mathrm { i }\) is denoted by \(z\), and the complex conjugate of \(z\) is denoted by \(z ^ { * }\).
  1. Express \(z ^ { 2 }\) in the form \(x + \mathrm { i } y\), where \(x\) and \(y\) are real, showing clearly how you obtain your answer.
  2. Show that \(4 z - z ^ { 2 }\) simplifies to a real number, and verify that this real number is equal to \(z z ^ { * }\).
  3. Express \(\frac { z + 1 } { z - 1 }\) in the form \(x + \mathrm { i } y\), where \(x\) and \(y\) are real, showing clearly how you obtain your answer.