SPS SPS FM Pure 2021 September — Question 8

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS FM Pure (SPS FM Pure)
Year2021
SessionSeptember
TopicComplex Numbers Arithmetic
TypeEquations with conjugate of expressions

8. (a) It is given that \(z = x + y \mathrm { i }\), where \(x\) and \(y\) are real numbers.
  1. Write down, in terms of \(x\) and \(y\), an expression for \(( z - 2 \mathrm { i } ) ^ { * }\).
    (1 mark)
  2. Solve the equation $$( z - 2 i ) ^ { * } = 4 i z + 3$$ giving your answer in the form \(a + b \mathrm { i }\).
    (b) It is given that \(p + q \mathrm { i }\), where \(p\) and \(q\) are real numbers, is a root of the equation \(z ^ { 2 } + 10 \mathrm { i } z - 29 = 0\). Without finding the values of \(p\) and \(q\), state why \(p - q \mathrm { i }\) is not a root of the equation \(z ^ { 2 } + 10 \mathrm { i } z - 29 = 0\).
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