AQA FP2 2009 June — Question 1

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2009
SessionJune
TopicComplex numbers 2

1 Given that \(z = 2 \mathrm { e } ^ { \frac { \pi \mathrm { i } } { 12 } }\) satisfies the equation $$z ^ { 4 } = a ( 1 + \sqrt { 3 } i )$$ where \(a\) is real:
  1. find the value of \(a\);
  2. find the other three roots of this equation, giving your answers in the form \(r \mathrm { e } ^ { \mathrm { i } \theta }\), where \(r > 0\) and \(- \pi < \theta \leqslant \pi\).