CAIE FP1 2011 November — Question 11 EITHER

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2011
SessionNovember
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TopicComplex numbers 2

Let \(\omega = \cos \frac { 1 } { 5 } \pi + \mathrm { i } \sin \frac { 1 } { 5 } \pi\). Show that \(\omega ^ { 5 } + 1 = 0\) and deduce that $$\omega ^ { 4 } - \omega ^ { 3 } + \omega ^ { 2 } - \omega = - 1$$ Show further that $$\omega - \omega ^ { 4 } = 2 \cos \frac { 1 } { 5 } \pi \quad \text { and } \quad \omega ^ { 3 } - \omega ^ { 2 } = 2 \cos \frac { 3 } { 5 } \pi$$ Hence find the values of $$\cos \frac { 1 } { 5 } \pi + \cos \frac { 3 } { 5 } \pi \quad \text { and } \quad \cos \frac { 1 } { 5 } \pi \cos \frac { 3 } { 5 } \pi$$ Find a quadratic equation having roots \(\cos \frac { 1 } { 5 } \pi\) and \(\cos \frac { 3 } { 5 } \pi\) and deduce the exact value of \(\cos \frac { 1 } { 5 } \pi\).

Let $\omega = \cos \frac { 1 } { 5 } \pi + \mathrm { i } \sin \frac { 1 } { 5 } \pi$. Show that $\omega ^ { 5 } + 1 = 0$ and deduce that

$$\omega ^ { 4 } - \omega ^ { 3 } + \omega ^ { 2 } - \omega = - 1$$

Show further that

$$\omega - \omega ^ { 4 } = 2 \cos \frac { 1 } { 5 } \pi \quad \text { and } \quad \omega ^ { 3 } - \omega ^ { 2 } = 2 \cos \frac { 3 } { 5 } \pi$$

Hence find the values of

$$\cos \frac { 1 } { 5 } \pi + \cos \frac { 3 } { 5 } \pi \quad \text { and } \quad \cos \frac { 1 } { 5 } \pi \cos \frac { 3 } { 5 } \pi$$

Find a quadratic equation having roots $\cos \frac { 1 } { 5 } \pi$ and $\cos \frac { 3 } { 5 } \pi$ and deduce the exact value of $\cos \frac { 1 } { 5 } \pi$.

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