Given two complex roots, find all roots

A question is this sub-type if and only if it provides two complex roots (which may or may not be conjugates) of a polynomial with real coefficients and asks to find all remaining roots or determine coefficients.

7 questions

OCR MEI FP1 2011 June Q8
8 A polynomial \(\mathrm { P } ( z )\) has real coefficients. Two of the roots of \(\mathrm { P } ( z ) = 0\) are \(2 - \mathrm { j }\) and \(- 1 + 2 \mathrm { j }\).
  1. Explain why \(\mathrm { P } ( z )\) cannot be a cubic. You are given that \(\mathrm { P } ( z )\) is a quartic.
  2. Write down the other roots of \(\mathrm { P } ( z ) = 0\) and hence find \(\mathrm { P } ( z )\) in the form \(z ^ { 4 } + a z ^ { 3 } + b z ^ { 2 } + c z + d\).
  3. Show the roots of \(\mathrm { P } ( z ) = 0\) on an Argand diagram and give, in terms of \(z\), the equation of the circle they lie on.
Edexcel CP1 2019 June Q1
1. $$f ( z ) = z ^ { 4 } + a z ^ { 3 } + b z ^ { 2 } + c z + d$$ where \(a , b , c\) and \(d\) are real constants.
Given that \(- 1 + 2 \mathrm { i }\) and \(3 - \mathrm { i }\) are two roots of the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { z } ) = 0\)
  1. show all the roots of \(f ( z ) = 0\) on a single Argand diagram,
  2. find the values of \(a , b , c\) and \(d\).
Edexcel CP1 2020 June Q1
1. $$f ( z ) = 3 z ^ { 3 } + p z ^ { 2 } + 57 z + q$$ where \(p\) and \(q\) are real constants.
Given that \(3 - 2 \sqrt { 2 } \mathrm { i }\) is a root of the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { z } ) = 0\)
  1. show all the roots of \(f ( z ) = 0\) on a single Argand diagram,
  2. find the value of \(p\) and the value of \(q\).
Edexcel CP1 2024 June Q1
1. $$\mathrm { f } ( z ) = z ^ { 4 } - 6 z ^ { 3 } + a z ^ { 2 } + b z + 145$$ where \(a\) and \(b\) are real constants.
Given that \(2 + 5 \mathrm { i }\) is a root of the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { z } ) = 0\)
  1. determine the other roots of the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { z } ) = 0\)
  2. Show all the roots of \(\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { z } ) = 0\) on a single Argand diagram.
Edexcel CP1 Specimen Q3
3. $$\mathrm { f } ( z ) = z ^ { 4 } + a z ^ { 3 } + 6 z ^ { 2 } + b z + 65$$ where \(a\) and \(b\) are real constants.
Given that \(z = 3 + 2 \mathbf { i }\) is a root of the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( z ) = 0\), show the roots of \(\mathrm { f } ( z ) = 0\) on a single Argand diagram.
SPS SPS FM Pure 2025 February Q6
6. $$\mathrm { f } ( z ) = 3 z ^ { 3 } + p z ^ { 2 } + 57 z + q$$ where \(p\) and \(q\) are real constants.
Given that \(3 - 2 \sqrt { 2 } \mathrm { i }\) is a root of the equation \(\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { z } ) = 0\)
  1. show all the roots of \(\mathrm { f } ( z ) = 0\) on a single Argand diagram,
  2. find the value of \(p\) and the value of \(q\).
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AQA Further AS Paper 1 2021 June Q8
8 Stephen is correctly told that \(( 1 + \mathrm { i } )\) and - 1 are two roots of the polynomial equation $$z ^ { 3 } - 2 \mathrm { i } z ^ { 2 } + p z + q = 0$$ where \(p\) and \(q\) are complex numbers.
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  1. Stephen states that ( \(1 - \mathrm { i }\) ) must also be a root of the equation because roots of polynomial equations occur in conjugate pairs. Explain why Stephen's reasoning is wrong. 8
  2. \(\quad\) Find \(p\) and \(q\)