CAIE Further Paper 2 2022 November — Question 5

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 2 (Further Paper 2)
Year2022
SessionNovember
TopicComplex numbers 2

5
  1. Write down the fourth roots of unity.
  2. Use de Moivre's theorem to show that $$\cos 4 \theta = 8 \cos ^ { 4 } \theta - 8 \cos ^ { 2 } \theta + 1$$
  3. Hence obtain the real roots of the equation $$16 \left( 8 x ^ { 4 } - 8 x ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) ^ { 4 } - 9 = 0$$ in the form \(\cos ( q \pi )\), where \(q\) is a rational number.