Edexcel FP2 AS Specimen — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP2 AS (Further Pure 2 AS)
SessionSpecimen
TopicComplex Numbers Argand & Loci

  1. A curve \(C\) is described by the equation
$$| z - 9 + 12 i | = 2 | z |$$
  1. Show that \(C\) is a circle, and find its centre and radius.
  2. Sketch \(C\) on an Argand diagram. Given that \(w\) lies on \(C\),
  3. find the largest value of \(a\) and the smallest value of \(b\) that must satisfy $$a \leqslant \operatorname { Re } ( w ) \leqslant b$$