OCR FP3 2010 June — Question 3

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2010
SessionJune
TopicComplex numbers 2

3 In this question, \(w\) denotes the complex number \(\cos \frac { 2 } { 5 } \pi + \mathrm { i } \sin \frac { 2 } { 5 } \pi\).
  1. Express \(w ^ { 2 } , w ^ { 3 }\) and \(w ^ { * }\) in polar form, with arguments in the interval \(0 \leqslant \theta < 2 \pi\).
  2. The points in an Argand diagram which represent the numbers $$1 , \quad 1 + w , \quad 1 + w + w ^ { 2 } , \quad 1 + w + w ^ { 2 } + w ^ { 3 } , \quad 1 + w + w ^ { 2 } + w ^ { 3 } + w ^ { 4 }$$ are denoted by \(A , B , C , D , E\) respectively. Sketch the Argand diagram to show these points and join them in the order stated. (Your diagram need not be exactly to scale, but it should show the important features.)
  3. Write down a polynomial equation of degree 5 which is satisfied by \(w\).