Complex transformations (Möbius)

A question is this type if and only if it asks to find the image of a line or circle under a transformation w = (az + b)/(cz + d), determining whether the image is a line or circle and finding its equation.

18 questions · Challenging +1.2

4.02k Argand diagrams: geometric interpretation
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Edexcel F2 2024 January Q7
10 marks Challenging +1.2
  1. A transformation \(T\) from the \(z\)-plane, where \(z = x + \mathrm { i } y\), to the \(w\)-plane, where \(w = u + \mathrm { i } v\) is given by
$$w = \frac { z - 3 } { 2 \mathrm { i } - z } \quad z \neq 2 \mathrm { i }$$ The line in the \(z\)-plane with equation \(y = x + 3\) is mapped by \(T\) onto a circle \(C\) in the \(w\)-plane.
  1. Determine
    1. the coordinates of the centre of \(C\)
    2. the exact radius of \(C\) The region \(y > x + 3\) in the \(z\)-plane is mapped by \(T\) onto the region \(R\) in the \(w\)-plane.
  2. On a single Argand diagram
    1. sketch the circle \(C\)
    2. shade and label the region \(R\)
Edexcel F2 2014 June Q4
7 marks Challenging +1.2
4. A transformation from the \(z\)-plane to the \(w\)-plane is given by $$w = \frac { z } { z + 3 } , \quad z \neq - 3$$ Under this transformation, the circle \(| z | = 2\) in the \(z\)-plane is mapped onto a circle \(C\) in the \(w\)-plane. Determine the centre and the radius of the circle \(C\).
Edexcel F2 2015 June Q4
9 marks Challenging +1.2
  1. A transformation \(T\) from the \(z\)-plane to the \(w\)-plane is given by
$$w = \frac { z - 1 } { z + 1 } , \quad z \neq - 1$$ The line in the \(z\)-plane with equation \(y = 2 x\) is mapped by \(T\) onto the curve \(C\) in the \(w\)-plane.
  1. Show that \(C\) is a circle and find its centre and radius. The region \(y < 2 x\) in the \(z\)-plane is mapped by \(T\) onto the region \(R\) in the \(w\)-plane.
  2. Sketch circle \(C\) on an Argand diagram and shade and label region \(R\).
Edexcel F2 2016 June Q5
7 marks Challenging +1.8
5. The transformation \(T\) from the \(z\)-plane to the \(w\)-plane is given by $$w = \frac { 2 z - 1 } { z + 3 } , \quad z \neq - 3$$ The circle in the \(z\)-plane with equation \(x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = 1\), where \(z = x + \mathrm { i } y\), is mapped by \(T\) onto the circle \(C\) in the \(w\)-plane. Find the centre and the radius of \(C\).
Edexcel F2 2020 June Q5
7 marks Challenging +1.2
5. The transformation \(T\) from the \(z\)-plane to the \(w\)-plane is given by $$w = \frac { z - 3 \mathrm { i } } { z + 2 \mathrm { i } } \quad z \neq - 2 \mathrm { i }$$ The circle with equation \(| z | = 1\) in the \(z\)-plane is mapped by \(T\) onto the circle \(C\) in the \(w\)-plane. Determine
  1. the centre of \(C\),
  2. the radius of \(C\).
Edexcel F2 2021 June Q2
8 marks Challenging +1.2
2. The transformation \(T\) from the \(z\)-plane, where \(z = x + \mathrm { i } y\), to the \(w\)-plane, where \(w = u + \mathrm { i } v\), is given by $$w = \frac { z + 2 } { z - \mathrm { i } } \quad z \neq \mathrm { i }$$ The transformation \(T\) maps the circle \(| z | = 2\) in the \(z\)-plane onto a circle \(C\) in the \(w\)-plane.
Find (i) the centre of \(C\),
(ii) the radius of \(C\).
Edexcel FP2 2004 June Q12
14 marks Challenging +1.2
12. The transformation \(T\) from the complex \(z\)-plane to the complex \(w\)-plane is given by $$w = \frac { z + 1 } { z + \mathrm { i } } , \quad z \neq - \mathrm { i }$$
  1. Show that \(T\) maps points on the half-line \(\arg ( z ) = \frac { \pi } { 4 }\) in the \(z\)-plane into points on the circle \(| w | = 1\) in the \(w\)-plane.
  2. Find the image under \(T\) in the \(w\)-plane of the circle \(| Z | = 1\) in the \(z\)-plane.
  3. Sketch on separate diagrams the circle \(| \mathbf { Z } | = 1\) in the \(z\)-plane and its image under \(T\) in the \(w\)-plane.
  4. Mark on your sketches the point \(P\), where \(z = \mathrm { i }\), and its image \(Q\) under \(T\) in the \(w\)-plane.
Edexcel FP2 2007 June Q12
15 marks Challenging +1.2
  1. The transformation \(T\) from the \(z\)-plane, where \(z = x + \mathrm { i } y\), to the \(w\)-plane, where \(w = u + \mathrm { i } v\), is given by
$$w = \frac { z + \mathrm { i } } { \mathrm { z } } , \quad z \neq 0 .$$
  1. The transformation \(T\) maps the points on the line with equation \(y = x\) in the \(z\)-plane, other than \(( 0,0 )\), to points on a line \(l\) in the \(w\)-plane. Find a cartesian equation of \(l\).
  2. Show that the image, under \(T\), of the line with equation \(x + y + 1 = 0\) in the \(z\)-plane is a circle \(C\) in the \(w\)-plane, where \(C\) has cartesian equation $$u ^ { 2 } + v ^ { 2 } - u + v = 0$$
  3. On the same Argand diagram, sketch \(l\) and \(C\).
Edexcel FP2 2009 June Q6
10 marks Challenging +1.2
  1. A transformation \(T\) from the \(z\)-plane to the \(w\)-plane is given by
$$w = \frac { z } { z + \mathrm { i } } , \quad z \neq - \mathrm { i }$$ The circle with equation \(| z | = 3\) is mapped by \(T\) onto the curve \(C\).
  1. Show that \(C\) is a circle and find its centre and radius. The region \(| z | < 3\) in the \(z\)-plane is mapped by \(T\) onto the region \(R\) in the \(w\)-plane.
  2. Shade the region \(R\) on an Argand diagram.
Edexcel FP2 2013 June Q1
4 marks Standard +0.8
  1. A transformation \(T\) from the \(z\)-plane to the \(w\)-plane is given by
$$w = \frac { z + 2 \mathrm { i } } { \mathrm { i } z } \quad z \neq 0$$ The transformation maps points on the real axis in the \(z\)-plane onto a line in the \(w\)-plane. Find an equation of this line.
Edexcel FP2 2014 June Q6
11 marks Challenging +1.2
6. The transformation \(T\) maps points from the \(z\)-plane, where \(z = x + \mathrm { i } y\), to the \(w\)-plane, where \(w = u + \mathrm { i } v\). The transformation \(T\) is given by $$w = \frac { z } { i z + 1 } , \quad z \neq i$$ The transformation \(T\) maps the line \(l\) in the \(z\)-plane onto the line with equation \(v = - 1\) in the \(w\)-plane.
  1. Find a cartesian equation of \(l\) in terms of \(x\) and \(y\). The transformation \(T\) maps the line with equation \(y = \frac { 1 } { 2 }\) in the \(z\)-plane onto the curve \(C\) in the \(w\)-plane.
    1. Show that \(C\) is a circle with centre the origin.
    2. Write down a cartesian equation of \(C\) in terms of \(u\) and \(v\).
Edexcel FP2 2014 June Q6
10 marks Challenging +1.2
6. The transformation \(T\) from the \(z\)-plane, where \(z = x + \mathrm { i } y\), to the \(w\)-plane, where \(w = u + \mathrm { i } v\), is given by $$w = \frac { 4 ( 1 - \mathrm { i } ) z - 8 \mathrm { i } } { 2 ( - 1 + \mathrm { i } ) z - \mathrm { i } } , \quad z \neq \frac { 1 } { 4 } - \frac { 1 } { 4 } \mathrm { i }$$ The transformation \(T\) maps the points on the line \(l\) with equation \(y = x\) in the \(z\)-plane to a circle \(C\) in the \(w\)-plane.
  1. Show that $$w = \frac { a x ^ { 2 } + b x i + c } { 16 x ^ { 2 } + 1 }$$ where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are real constants to be found.
  2. Hence show that the circle \(C\) has equation $$( u - 3 ) ^ { 2 } + v ^ { 2 } = k ^ { 2 }$$ where \(k\) is a constant to be found.
Edexcel FP2 2015 June Q5
10 marks Challenging +1.2
  1. A transformation \(T\) from the \(z\)-plane to the \(w\)-plane is given by
$$w = \frac { z } { z + 3 \mathrm { i } } , \quad z \neq - 3 \mathrm { i }$$ The circle with equation \(| z | = 2\) is mapped by \(T\) onto the curve \(C\).
    1. Show that \(C\) is a circle.
    2. Find the centre and radius of \(C\). The region \(| z | \leqslant 2\) in the \(z\)-plane is mapped by \(T\) onto the region \(R\) in the \(w\)-plane.
  1. Shade the region \(R\) on an Argand diagram.
Edexcel FP2 2017 June Q8
11 marks Challenging +1.8
8. The transformation \(T\) from the \(z\)-plane to the \(w\)-plane is given by $$w = \frac { z + 3 \mathrm { i } } { 1 + \mathrm { i } z } , \quad z \neq \mathrm { i }$$ The transformation \(T\) maps the circle \(| z | = 1\) in the \(z\)-plane onto the line \(l\) in the \(w\)-plane.
  1. Find a cartesian equation of the line \(l\). The circle \(| z - a - b \mathrm { i } | = c\) in the \(z\)-plane is mapped by \(T\) onto the circle \(| w | = 5\) in the \(w\)-plane.
  2. Find the exact values of the real constants \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\).
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Edexcel FP2 2018 June Q2
4 marks Standard +0.8
2. A transformation from the \(z\)-plane to the \(w\)-plane is given by $$w = \frac { 1 - \mathrm { i } z } { z } , \quad z \neq 0$$ The transformation maps points on the real axis in the \(z\)-plane onto the line \(l\) in the \(w\)-plane.
Find an equation of the line \(l\).
Edexcel FP2 Specimen Q3
6 marks Challenging +1.2
  1. (a) Show that the transformation \(T\)
$$w = \frac { z - 1 } { z + 1 }$$ maps the circle \(| z | = 1\) in the \(z\)-plane to the line \(| w - 1 | = | w + \mathrm { i } |\) in the \(w\)-plane. The transformation \(T\) maps the region \(| z | \leq 1\) in the \(z\)-plane to the region \(R\) in the \(w\)-plane.
(b) Shade the region \(R\) on an Argand diagram.
Edexcel F2 2018 Specimen Q4
9 marks Challenging +1.2
  1. A transformation \(T\) from the \(z\)-plane to the \(w\)-plane is given by
$$w = \frac { z - 1 } { z + 1 } , \quad z \neq - 1$$ The line in the \(z\)-plane with equation \(y = 2 x\) is mapped by \(T\) onto the curve \(C\) in the \(w\)-plane.
  1. Show that \(C\) is a circle and find its centre and radius. The region \(y < 2 x\) in the \(z\)-plane is mapped by \(T\) onto the region \(R\) in the \(w\)-plane.
  2. Sketch circle \(C\) on an Argand diagram and shade and label region \(R\).
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Edexcel FP2 Q35
14 marks Challenging +1.3
The transformation \(T\) from the complex \(z\)-plane to the complex \(w\)-plane is given by $$w = \frac{z + 1}{z + i}, \quad z \neq -i.$$
  1. Show that \(T\) maps points on the half-line \(\arg(z) = \frac{\pi}{4}\) in the \(z\)-plane into points on the circle \(|w| = 1\) in the \(w\)-plane. [4]
  2. Find the image under \(T\) in the \(w\)-plane of the circle \(|z| = 1\) in the \(z\)-plane. [6]
  3. Sketch on separate diagrams the circle \(|z| = 1\) in the \(z\)-plane and its image under \(T\) in the \(w\)-plane. [2]
  4. Mark on your sketches the point \(P\), where \(z = i\), and its image \(Q\) under \(T\) in the \(w\)-plane. [2]