Date | November 2019 | Marks available | 2 | Reference code | 19N.1.AHL.TZ0.H_5 |
Level | Additional Higher Level | Paper | Paper 1 (without calculator) | Time zone | Time zone 0 |
Command term | Find | Question number | H_5 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Consider the equation , where .
Solve the equation, giving the solutions in the form , where .
The solutions form the vertices of a polygon in the complex plane. Find the area of the polygon.
Markscheme
METHOD 1
(A1)
(A1)
first solution is A1
valid attempt to find all roots (De Moivre or +/− their components) (M1)
other solutions are , , A1
METHOD 2
attempt to expand and equate both reals and imaginaries. (M1)
and (A1)
first solution is A1
valid attempt to find all roots (De Moivre or +/− their components) (M1)
other solutions are , , A1
[5 marks]
complete method to find area of ‘rectangle' (M1)
A1
[2 marks]