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SPECIALIST MATHEMATICS
More Polar Form and Inductive Arguments
Text Ref: 3B, 3D
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QUESTION 1

Consider the complex number: z = 2 i

a) What is the modulus and argument of this complex number?






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b) Hence, write this complex number in polar form





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Consider another complex number: w = 2+2i

c) Find zw







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d) Find arg(zw)







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e) Hence write zw in polar form

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QUESTION 2

Consider the complex number
5
3
4i

a) Using technology, write this complex number in polar form






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Consider the following complex number q = 2cis
9
4

b) Write this complex number in Cartesian form
















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Consider the following complex number r = 4i 3

c) Determine r




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3
d) Write qr in polar form







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QUESTION 3

Provide an inductive argument to prove that the sum of the conjugate of n number of complex numbers is the
same as the conjugate of the sum of those n number of complex numbers.




























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QUESTION 4

Provide an inductive argument to prove that the product of a series of complex conjugates is equal to the
conjugate of the product of such complex numbers.




































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QUESTION 5

Provide an inductive argument to prove that rcis ( )
n
= r
n
cis n ( )
































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QUESTION 6

Provide a formal proof that 1+ 2 + 3+ 4 ... n =
n(n +1)
2
for k and k+1 cases

























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