SPS SPS FM Pure 2023 February — Question 9

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS FM Pure (SPS FM Pure)
Year2023
SessionFebruary
TopicComplex Numbers Argand & Loci

9. (a) Sketch, on the Argand diagram below, the locus of points satisfying the equation $$| z - 3 | = 2$$ \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{0d8a4ccd-f88a-4f03-a70f-61864d2e30e2-18_1173_1209_301_516}
(b) There is a unique complex number \(w\) that satisfies both $$| w - 3 | = 2 \text { and } \arg ( w + 1 ) = \alpha$$ where \(\alpha\) is a constant such that \(0 < \alpha < \pi\).
  1. Find the value of \(\alpha\).
  2. Express \(w\) in the form \(r ( \cos \theta + i \sin \theta )\). Give each of \(r\) and \(\theta\) to two significant figures.
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