2017 HSC Assessment Task 1

Mathematics Extension 2

General  Reading time – 5 minutes

Instructions
 Working time – 50 minutes
 Write using black pen
 NESA approved calculators may be used
 In Questions 6 – 8, show relevant mathematical reasoning
and/or calculations.

Total marks: Section I – 5 marks (pages 2 – 3)

39
 Attempt Questions 1 – 5
 Allow about 10 minutes for this section

Section II – 34 marks (pages 4 – 6)

 Attempt Questions 6 – 8
 Allow about 40 minutes for this section
Section I

5 marks
Attempt Questions 1 – 5
Allow about 10 minutes for this section

Use the multiple-choice answer page in the writing booklet for Questions 1 – 5.

1 What is the value of i 2017 ?

(A) i (B) – i (C) 1 (D) –1

2 Given z  3  i , iz 

(A) 1  3i (B) 1  3i (C) 1  3i (D) 1  3i

3 On the diagram below, P and Q represent complex numbers z and w respectively.

Triangle OPQ is isosceles and right-angled at the origin.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

2 2 2
(A) z  w  zw
(B) z 2  w 2  0
(C) z 2  w 2  0
(D) w  iz

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4 Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(A) z z is purely real, where z is a complex number.

(B) z  z is purely real, where z is a complex number.

(C) iz is purely real, where z is a purely imaginary number.

1
(D) is purely real, where z is a purely imaginary number.
z

5 The Argand diagram below shows the complex number z.

i
Which of the following diagram best represents ?
z

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

End of Section I

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Section II

34 marks
Attempt Questions 6 – 8
Allow about 40 minutes for this section

Answer each question in the appropriate section of the writing booklet. Extra writing paper is
available.

In Questions 6 – 8, your responses should include relevant mathematical reasoning and/or

calculations.

Question 6 (11 marks) Use the Question 6 section of the writing booklet.

(a) Given z  7  4i and w  3  2i . Express each of the following in x  yi form,

where x and y are real numbers.

(i) z w 1

zw
(ii) 1
2

z
(iii) 2
w

(b) On an Argand diagram, sketch the locus of the point z such that z  1  z  2i . 2

(c) (i) Shade in the region on the Argand diagram where the following inequalities 2
both hold.

 
1  Im  z   4 and  arg  z  
4 3

(ii) Let  be the complex number of maximum modulus satisfying the above 1
inequalities. Express  in the form x  yi , where x and y are real number.

(d) Find, in modulus-argument form, all solutions of z 3  i  0 . 2

End of Question 6

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Question 7 (12 marks) Use the Question 7 section of the writing booklet.

(i) Find all pairs of integers x and y such that  x  yi   7  24i .

2
(a) 2

(ii) Hence, or otherwise, find all the solutions to the following quadratic 2
equation:
z 2  3iz   4  6i   0 .

1 3i
(b) (i) Express z  in modulus-argument form. 2
1 i

(ii) Hence, find the smallest positive integer n such that z n is a real number. 2

(c) (i) On the Argand diagram, sketch the locus of a point z such that: 2

 z  2 3  2
arg  
 z  3

(ii) Hence, find the Cartesian equation of the locus, stating any restrictions. 2

End of Question 7

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Question 8 (11 marks) Use the Question 8 section of the writing booklet.

  
(a) If  is a non-real cube root of unity, evaluate 1  3   2 1    8 2 . 2

(i) By expanding  cos   i sin   and using de Moivre’s theorem, find

3
(b) 2
expressions for sin 3 and cos3 .

3tan   tan 3 
(ii) Hence show that tan 3  . 1
1  3tan 2 

 
(c) In the following diagram, OABC and ODEF are squares. OA and OF represent the
complex numbers z and  respectively. M is the midpoint on the interval FA. MO
produced meets DC at N.

 z 
(i) Show that OM  . 1
2

(ii) Express CD in terms of z and  . 1

(iii) Hence, or otherwise, justify why NM  CD . 2

az  b
(d) It is known that   , where a and b are non-zero real numbers. 2
bz  a
Given z  1 , show that   1 .

End of Paper

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