CAIE P3 2006 June — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2006
SessionJune
TopicComplex Numbers Argand & Loci

7 The complex number \(2 + \mathrm { i }\) is denoted by \(u\). Its complex conjugate is denoted by \(u ^ { * }\).
  1. Show, on a sketch of an Argand diagram with origin \(O\), the points \(A , B\) and \(C\) representing the complex numbers \(u , u ^ { * }\) and \(u + u ^ { * }\) respectively. Describe in geometrical terms the relationship between the four points \(O , A , B\) and \(C\).
  2. Express \(\frac { u } { u ^ { * } }\) in the form \(x + \mathrm { i } y\), where \(x\) and \(y\) are real.
  3. By considering the argument of \(\frac { u } { u ^ { * } }\), or otherwise, prove that $$\tan ^ { - 1 } \left( \frac { 4 } { 3 } \right) = 2 \tan ^ { - 1 } \left( \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right) .$$