Question 1412

Complex Numbers

2012 Paper 1 Question 6 Variant

Question

Do not use a calculator in answering this question.

The complex number

{z}

is given by

{z=- 1 + c \mathrm{i},}

where

{c}

is a non-zero real number.

(i)

Find

{z^3}

in the form

{x+\mathrm{i}y.}

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(ii)

Given that

{z^3}

is real, find the possible values of

{z.}

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(iii)

For the value of

{z}

found in part (ii) for which

{c<0,}

find the smallest positive integer

{n}

such that

{\left| z^n \right| > 1000.}

State the modulus and argument of

{z^n}

when

{n}

takes this value.

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