CAIE P3 2017 June — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicComplex Numbers Arithmetic
TypeQuadratic from one complex root

6 Throughout this question the use of a calculator is not permitted. The complex number \(2 - \mathrm { i }\) is denoted by \(u\).
  1. It is given that \(u\) is a root of the equation \(x ^ { 3 } + a x ^ { 2 } - 3 x + b = 0\), where the constants \(a\) and \(b\) are real. Find the values of \(a\) and \(b\).
  2. On a sketch of an Argand diagram, shade the region whose points represent complex numbers \(z\) satisfying both the inequalities \(| z - u | < 1\) and \(| z | < | z + \mathrm { i } |\).