CAIE P3 2022 June — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicComplex Numbers Arithmetic
TypeArgument relationships and tangent identities

5 The complex number \(3 - \mathrm { i }\) is denoted by \(u\).
  1. Show, on an Argand diagram with origin \(O\), the points \(A , B\) and \(C\) representing the complex numbers \(u , u ^ { * }\) and \(u ^ { * } - u\) respectively. State the type of quadrilateral formed by the 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 \(\tan ^ { - 1 } \left( \frac { 3 } { 4 } \right) = 2 \tan ^ { - 1 } \left( \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right)\).