Edexcel FP2 2022 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicComplex Numbers Argand & Loci

  1. The locus of points \(z\) satisfies
$$| z + a \mathrm { i } | = 3 | z - a |$$ where \(a\) is an integer.
The locus is a circle with its centre in the third quadrant and radius \(\frac { 3 } { 2 } \sqrt { 2 }\)
Determine
  1. the value of \(a\),
  2. the coordinates of the centre of the circle. \footnotetext{Question 5 continued }