| Exam Board | CAIE |
| Module | P3 (Pure Mathematics 3) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Session | November |
| Topic | Complex Numbers Arithmetic |
| Type | Pure square root finding |
3 The square roots of 6-8i can be expressed in the Cartesian form \(x + \mathrm { i } y\), where \(x\) and \(y\) are real and exact.
By first forming a quartic equation in \(x\) or \(y\), find the square roots of \(6 - 8 \mathrm { i }\) in exact Cartesian form.
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