NORTH SYDNEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

HSC Mathematics Extension 2

Assessment Task 1 Term 4 2010

Name: Mathematics Class:

Time Allowed: 50 minutes + 2 minutes reading time

Available Marks: 45

Instructions:

Section A1 – Multiple choice 10 marks

Indicate your answer by colouring the appropriate circle

Section A2 – Constrained answer 19 marks

Indicate your answer by entering it into the diagram on the answer sheet provided

Section B – Free response 16 marks

Write your answers on the examination booklet provided

Write on one side of the page only

Do not work in columns

Attempt all questions

Show all necessary working

Marks may be deducted for incomplete or poorly arranged work

Section A1 A2Q 11, 12 A2 Q 13-15 B Total

E3
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E2
/7 /7

E9
/16 /16

/45 %
Section A: (10 marks) Multiple Choice 1 mark each

Indicate your answer by colouring the appropriate circle on the answer sheet provided.

1. Which one of the following is the modulus-argument form of − 3 − i ?

(A) (
2 cos ( − 23π ) + i sin ( − 23π ) ) (D) (
2 cos ( − 56π ) + i sin ( − 56π ) )
(B) 2 ( cos π6 + i sin π6 ) (E) 2 ( cos 56π + i sin 56π )
(C) 2 ( cos π3 + i sin π3 )

3 + 4i
2. If z = , the imaginary part of z is
1 + 2i
(A) −2 (C) 2 (E) −2i
2 2
(B) − i (D) −
5 5

⎡ ⎛ π⎞ ⎛ π ⎞⎤
3. If z = 2 ⎢cos ⎜ − ⎟ + i sin ⎜ − ⎟ ⎥ , then z 4 is equal to
⎣ ⎝ 3⎠ ⎝ 3 ⎠⎦
⎡ ⎛ 4π ⎞ ⎛ 4π ⎞ ⎤ ⎡ ⎛ 2π ⎞ ⎛ 2π ⎞ ⎤
(A) z = 8 ⎢cos ⎜ − ⎟ + i sin ⎜ − ⎟⎥ (D) z = 8 ⎢cos ⎜ ⎟ + i sin ⎜ ⎟⎥
⎣ ⎝ 3 ⎠ ⎝ 3 ⎠⎦ ⎣ ⎝ 3 ⎠ ⎝ 3 ⎠⎦
⎡ ⎛ π ⎞ ⎛ π ⎞⎤ ⎡ ⎛ 4π ⎞ ⎛ 4π ⎞ ⎤
(B) z = 8 ⎢cos ⎜ − ⎟ + i sin ⎜ − ⎟ ⎥ (E) z = −16 ⎢cos ⎜ − ⎟ + i sin ⎜ − ⎟⎥
⎣ ⎝ 12 ⎠ ⎝ 12 ⎠ ⎦ ⎣ ⎝ 3 ⎠ ⎝ 3 ⎠⎦
⎡ ⎛ 2π ⎞ ⎛ 2π ⎞ ⎤
(C) z = 16 ⎢cos ⎜ ⎟ + i sin ⎜ ⎟⎥
⎣ ⎝ 3 ⎠ ⎝ 3 ⎠⎦

π
4. If arg (1 + ai ) = − then the real number a is
3
π (C) − 3 (E) 3
(A) −
3 1
(D)
3 3
(B) −
2

5. If z = x + iy , where x and y are non-zero real numbers, which of the following is a real number?
1 1 1 1
(A) (C) (E) +
z z−z z z
1 1 1
(B) (D) −
z z z

3 − 6i
6. If z = then z and arg z are respectively
2+i
π 3π π
(A) −3 and (C) −3 and (E) −3 and −
2 2 2
π π
(B) 3 and (D) 3 and −
2 2

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7. The point W on the Argand diagram represents a complex
2
number w where w = 1.5 . The complex number w−1 is
best represented by the point
W Q

(A) P
(B) Q Re (z)
−2 P O R 2
(C) R S T
(D) S
(E) T
−2

8. Let u = 7 ( cos π4 + i sin π4 ) and v = a ( cos b + i sin b ) , where a and b are real constants.
If uv = 42 ( cos 20
π
+ i sin 20
π
) , then
(A) a = 6, b = − π5 (C) a = 6, b = π5 (E) a = 6, b = 15
(B) a = 35, b = − π5 (D) a = 35, b = 15

9. ( )
If z = −2i then z 2 and arg z 2 are respectively
(A) 4 and 0 (C) 4 and −π (E) −4 and −π
(B) 4 and π (D) −4 and π

1
10. If z = 3 − 4i, then is equal to
1− z
−1 − 2i −1 − i 1− i
(A) (C) (E)
10 6 6
−1 + 2i −1 + i
(B) (D)
10 6

Section A continued: (19 marks) Constrained Answers Marks

Indicate your answer by entering it into the appropriate diagrams on the answer sheet provided.

11. (i) Plot all the roots of z 6 − 1 = 0 on the Argand diagram provided. 1
(ii) If α is the complex root in quadrant 1, write the complex root in quadrant 3 1
as a power of α .

12. Let P be the point which represents z = 2 ( cos π4 + i sin π4 ) .

(a) Plot and label P on the Argand diagram provided. 1
On the same diagram also plot and label the points:
(b) Q representing − z ; 1
(c) R representing z ; 1
(d) S representing 12 iz . 1

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13. If z is a complex number, sketch the curve in the Argand diagram defined by each
equation. Use the Argand diagrams provided on the answer sheet.

(a) z − 2 =1 2

(b) z +1 = z − i 2

⎛ z + 2i ⎞ π
(c) arg ⎜ ⎟= 2
⎝ z − 2i ⎠ 2

14. The vectors w and t are illustrated on the Argand diagram provided.
(a) On the same diagram, construct the vector t − w . 1

(b) If arg w = θ , and it is known that t = ( cos30° + i sin 30° ) w , use your 2
diagram to find arg (t − w) .

15. If z is a complex number shade the region in the Argand plane provided in which
π
0 ≤ arg z ≤ and z ≤ Im z + 2 4
3

Section B: (16 marks) Free Response Marks

Write your answers on the examination booklet provided.

(a) (i) Express 3 + 4i in the form x + iy where x and y are real numbers and x > 0 . 3

(ii) Hence solve x2 + ( 2 − i ) x − 2i = 0 expressing your answer in the form x + iy 2

where x and y are real numbers.

(b) 1 + i is a root of the equation x2 + ( a + 2i ) x + (5 + ib ) = 0 , where a and b are real numbers. 3

Find the values of a and b.

z
(c) For a complex number z show that if is real, then z is purely imaginary. 3
z −i

(d) On an Argand diagram the points A and B represent the complex numbers
z1 = i and z2 = 12 (1 + i ) respectively.
(i) Find z2 and arg z2 . 2
(ii) Show geometrically that arg ( z1 + z2 ) = 38π . 3

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