N2022 P2 Q3

N2022 P2 Q3

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Past Year National Exams
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The complex numbers \({{z}_{1}}\), \({{z}_{2}}\) and \({{z}_{3}}\) are such that \({{z}_{1}}=3-\mathbf{i}\sqrt{3}\), \({{z}_{2}}=\frac{1}{2}{{\mathrm{e}}^{\mathbf{i}\frac{2\pi }{5}}}\) and \({{z}_{3}}={{z}_{1}}\times {{z}_{2}}\).

  1. Find exactly the modulus and argument of \({{z}_{3}}\).[3]
  2. Sketch an Argand diagram showing \(z_1\), \(z_2\) and \(z_3\).[2]
  3. Find the smallest positive integer value of \(n\) for which \({{z}_{3}}^{n}\) is purely imaginary. State the modulus and argument of \({{z}_{3}}^{n}\) in this case, giving the modulus in the form \(k\sqrt{3}\), where \(k\) is an integer.[4]

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Answer:(a) \(|z_3|=\sqrt3,\ \arg z_3=7\pi/30\). (b) See the Argand sketch. (c) \(n=15,\ |z_3^{15}|=2187\sqrt3,\ \arg(z_3^{15})=-\pi/2\).

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