OCR FP1 2015 June — Question 7

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2015
SessionJune
TopicComplex Numbers Arithmetic
TypeSquare roots with follow-up application

7
  1. Use an algebraic method to find the square roots of the complex number \(5 + 12 \mathrm { i }\). You must show sufficient working to justify your answers.
  2. Hence solve the quadratic equation \(x ^ { 2 } - 4 x - 1 - 12 \mathrm { i } = 0\).