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Date May Specimen paper Marks available 7 Reference code SPM.2.AHL.TZ0.8
Level Additional Higher Level Paper Paper 2 Time zone Time zone 0
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Question

The complex numbers w and z satisfy the equations

w z = 2 i

z 3 w = 5 + 5 i .

Find w and  z in the form  a + b i where  a b Z .

Markscheme

substituting  w = 2 i z into  z 3 w = 5 + 5 i      M1

z 6 i z = 5 + 5 i       A1

let z = x + y i

comparing real and imaginary parts of  ( x y i ) 6 i ( x + y i ) = 5 + 5 i      M1

to obtain  x + 6 y = 5 and  6 x y = 5       A1

attempting to solve for x and  y )     M1

x = 1 and  y = 1 so  z = 1 + i       A1

hence  w = 2 2 i       A1

[7 marks]

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Syllabus sections

Topic 1—Number and algebra » AHL 1.12—Complex numbers – Cartesian form and Argand diag
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