2018 HCI P1 Q9 (b)

2018 HCI P1 Q9 (b)

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The complex numbers \(u\) and \(v\) are such that \(u=5{{\mathrm{e}}^{\frac{7}{12}\pi \mathrm{i}}}\) and \(v=6\mathrm{i}{{\mathrm{e}}^{-\frac{1}{3}\pi \mathrm{i}}}\) respectively.

  1. Find an exact expression of \(\frac{{{u}^{2}}}{{{v}^{*}}}\), giving your answer in the form \(r{{\mathrm{e}}^{\mathrm{i}\theta }}\), where \(r>0\) and \(-\pi <\theta \le \pi \).[4]
  2. Find the three smallest positive integer values of \(n\) for which \(\frac{{{u}^{n}}}{{{v}^{*}}}\) is purely imaginary.[2]

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Answer:\(\dfrac{u^2}{v^*} = \dfrac{25}{6}e^{-i2\pi/3}\); \(n = 4, 16, 28\)

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