AQA Further Paper 2 Specimen — Question 1 1 marks

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFurther Paper 2 (Further Paper 2)
SessionSpecimen
Marks1
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TopicComplex numbers 2
TypeModulus and argument calculations
DifficultyEasy -1.8 This is a 1-mark multiple choice question testing direct recall of the argument rule for division in exponential form: arg(z₁/z₂) = arg(z₁) - arg(z₂) = π/3 - π/4 = π/12. Requires only a single arithmetic step with no problem-solving or conceptual challenge, making it significantly easier than average.
Spec4.02m Geometrical effects: multiplication and division

Given that \(z_1 = 4e^{i\frac{\pi}{3}}\) and \(z_2 = 2e^{i\frac{\pi}{4}}\) state the value of \(\arg\left(\frac{z_1}{z_2}\right)\) Circle your answer. [1 mark] \(\frac{\pi}{12}\) \quad \(\frac{4}{3}\) \quad \(\frac{7\pi}{12}\) \quad \(2\)

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Given that $z_1 = 4e^{i\frac{\pi}{3}}$ and $z_2 = 2e^{i\frac{\pi}{4}}$

state the value of $\arg\left(\frac{z_1}{z_2}\right)$

Circle your answer.
[1 mark]

$\frac{\pi}{12}$ \quad $\frac{4}{3}$ \quad $\frac{7\pi}{12}$ \quad $2$

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