CAIE P3 2022 June — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicComplex numbers 2

7 The complex number \(u\) is defined by \(u = \frac { \sqrt { 2 } - a \sqrt { 2 } \mathrm { i } } { 1 + 2 \mathrm { i } }\), where \(a\) is a positive integer.
  1. Express \(u\) in terms of \(a\), in the form \(x + \mathrm { i } y\), where \(x\) and \(y\) are real and exact.
    It is now given that \(a = 3\).
  2. Express \(u\) in the form \(r \mathrm { e } ^ { \mathrm { i } \theta }\), where \(r > 0\) and \(- \pi < \theta \leqslant \pi\), giving the exact values of \(r\) and \(\theta\).
  3. Using your answer to part (b), find the two square roots of \(u\). Give your answers in the form \(r \mathrm { e } ^ { \mathrm { i } \theta }\), where \(r > 0\) and \(- \pi < \theta \leqslant \pi\), giving the exact values of \(r\) and \(\theta\).