OCR FP1 AS 2018 March — Question 7

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP1 AS (Further Pure 1 AS)
Year2018
SessionMarch
TopicComplex Numbers Arithmetic
TypeSquare roots with follow-up application

7 In this question you must show detailed reasoning.
  1. Find the square roots of the number \(528 + 46 \mathrm { i }\) giving your answers in the form \(a + b \mathrm { i }\).
  2. \(\quad 3 + 2 \mathrm { i }\) is a root of the equation \(x ^ { 3 } - a x + 78 = 0\), where \(a\) is a real number. Find the value of \(a\).