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Complex
Numbers
:
Natural
+
2=3
I
imaginary
numbers
Integers
x
+
2
=\
it
=
-
I
Rational
2x
=3
i
=
Fl
IR
Real
2=2
2
=
-4
c
>
=
±F4
(
>
x
=
IF
FT
(
>
x
=
I2i
2
distinct
imaginary
solutions
2-
2x
+
10=0
X2
-
2x
+
10
=
0
b2
-
49C
§R
(
x
-
1)
2
-
12
+
10
=
0
C.
T
.
S
C-
2)
2
-
4×1
×
10
=
-36
(
x
-
1)
2
=
-
9
-
36<0
.
'
.
doesn't
cross
oc
axis
x
-
I
=
±
-59
=
I
3i
=
I
±3i
-
Solutions
.
.
.
=
I
-
3i
and
=
I
+
3i
Real
no
.
+
an
imaginary
no
.
-
'
.
they're
complex
numbers
,
2
Every
complex
number
is
2
=
+
iy
X
,
YER
a
pair
of
real
numbers
Re
(2)
=
x
Im
(2)
=y
where
2
=
0C
+
iy
T
meaning
x
meaning
y
is
the
real
is
the
part
of
2
.
imaginary
part
of
2
.
Quadratic
equation
.
.
.
AZZ
+
bz
+
C
=
0
eg
.
22
+
42
+
13=0
-
b
1b¥
,
if
this
is
negative
then
-4
I
42-4×1×13
2
=
there
are
2A
complex
numbers
2
=
2×1
involved
.
=
-
4
I
-36T
-
4+-6
i
z
=
2
=
-
2
I
3i
pf3
pf4
pf5
pf8
pf9
pfa
pfd
pfe
pff
pf12
pf13
pf14
pf15
pf16
pf17
pf18
pf19
pf1a
pf1b
pf1c
pf1d
pf1e
pf1f
pf20
pf21

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Complex

Numbers :

Natural ✗ + 2=

I

imaginary

numbers

Integers

x

2 =\

it

= - I

④ Rational 2x

i = Fl

IR

Real ✗ 2=

2

c >

= ±F

x

=

IF ✗ FT

x

=

I2i

← 2 distinct

imaginary

solutions

2x

X

2x

10

= 0

b

49C

§R

(x

2

= 0 C. T. S

C- 2)

2

  • 4 × 1 × 10 = -36 (x -

2 = -

  • 36< .

'

. doesn't

cross oc axis x

  • I =

= I

3i

= I ±3i

Solutions

...

= I

  • 3i

and ✗

= I + 3i

Real

no.

an imaginary

no.

'

. they're

complex

numbers ,

Every

complex number is

= ✗ +

iy

X

, YER

a pair of

real numbers

Re (2)

=

x Im (2)

=y

where 2 = 0C + iy

T

meaning

x meaning

y

is the real is the

part

of

. imaginary

part

of 2 .

Quadratic

equation

...

AZZ + bz + C

= 0 eg

  • b 1b¥,

if

this is

negative

then

I

✓ 42-4× 1 × 13

=

there are

2A complex numbers 2 =

2 × 1

involved.

=

  • 4

I

-36T

4+-6 i

z

=

=

  • 2

I

3i ✓

Complex

Conjugates

:

The

complex

conjugate of

2 ,

written 2.* or 2-

,

is the

complex

number with the same real

part,

and opposite imaginary part

.

eg

. 12 + 7- i)* = 2 - 7- i This works for any polynomials

if

0C +

iy

then 2

= x

iy

as long

as the coefficients

are

real.

Arithmetic with

complex numbers :

Addition : Subtraction :

Multiplication

:

if

,

= 2 + Si

if

,

= 2

si iz = - I ← most important part

And

Zz

= I

  • 3i And

Zz

= I

  • 3i

= ( 2+ i

1-

3i )

=

2i

= I + 8i

= 2

Si

  • Gi - tsi

' ←

multiply

the brackets

= 2 + (5- 6) i

15 ×1-1 )

← factor out i

=

Ii + 15 ← i 2=-

and simplify

= 17

  • i ← 2+ = 17

expansion

:

(I + i )

"

I + 4i + 6i2 + 4i3 +

i

"

if

i 2=-

= I + 4i

-6 +

4i + 1 then i

= iz ✗ i = - i

=

  • 4 And [

4

= IZ

✗ i

2

  • I ✗ - I = 1

i

'

is

key facts

iO

= 1

i

'

i

[

2 = - I

i.

= - i

i.

i.

4

1

is = i

i.

°

...

Ji

Argand diagrams

:

2- x

iy

iy

A method of plotting

complex

numbers on a 2D

plane

...

±

Cartesian

form

→ 0C

iy

Q1)

= 2 + i

and Zz

= I + 3i

Show 2 , ,

Zz and their

complex

conjugates

on an Argand diagram

.

imaginary. Zz

  • : 2 ,

The

operation of

conjugation

corresponds

to a reflection i 1 I ' l l real

  • .

in the real axis.

z

2

① 1- b) Now show 2 , , Zz and their sum on an Argand diagram

in

Z sum

+ i

I

+ 3i

z ,

i →

Zsum

real

The

points

can be joined

with a parallelogram

which suggests

they're

behaving

like vectors .

odulus and argument

:

2- x

iy

we can think of

a complex

number as the

position

vector of

a

iy

iz

!.

.

'

'

point

in the

plane

where...

.

.

'

'

)

Arg

2

,

The magnitude , from the origin,

is called the modulus

And the angle,

measured anticlockwise between the positive

real

axis and the vector is called the argument Arg

2

im

2 = ✓ ✗

2

yz

121 tan ( arg

= ¥

y

L / Arg

Re

x

let

r and let O =

Arg

2

SO..

.

Which means ✗ = rcoso and

y=

rsino so

...

= r ( Cosa + isinc)

I

r This is the modulus

rsino

argument form

RCOSO

eg

. express

53 + i in modulus argument form

in

i

0C

y

= i

y

r

TÉy

→ (FsY → %

= 54 = 2

re

0C

Angle

= tan

  • ' ( Ks

= to e-

In modulus argument

form

...

2 = r ( cos

I +

isino )

(cos

76 + isin

Transposing

a matrix:

Here

you

're trading

rows for

columns by flipping

the matrix

about the

leading diagonal

.

the

leading diagonal

is point

and

2,2 and

the line that

joins

them .

eg

. Original Transposed

Notation

  • l z z

T=

transposed

I

I -3 I -

=

Leading

← diagonal

still in 2

Position .

leading

diagonal

Multiplying different

dimensions :

  • I 2 2 0 -3 Two matrices can

only

be

=

  • I 4

multiplied if

the number of

Columns

of

the first

( → )

matches

the

number

of

rows

  • I ✗
  • l ✗ 0= - I ✗ - 3

Of

the second (

t ) .

2 ×

-1 = -2 2 × 4 = 8 2 × 0

=

I

      • 4

× 2 = 8

4 × 0

= 0 4 ×- =

  • 12

3 ×-

=

÷

-3×4=-12 -

× 0

= 0

  • 12 - 12

2 × 2

=

4 2 × 0

= 0 2 ×- = -

I ✗

  • I = I ✗ 4 =

4-

I ✗ 0 =

D-

  • 4 8

= 11 -

  • 12

4 - 6

The

identity

matrix :

I 0

Iz

  • O 1

Therefore

, if

A

=

any

2in matrix then

IA

= A

  • 2 1

if

I

=

' O

o ,

and A

=

3 o

then.. . And

if

B=

any

mx2 matrix then

BI

=

B

  • 2 I

IA

=

3 o

= A

1 0 0 This works

in

a

Ig

=

° I 0

similar

way

to

Iz

O O l

  • l -

1

Q ) Given

A

=

I 1 3 and B

= -

l s calculate AB

2

  • I ✗ 3 = - - I ✗ I = - l l ✗ 3 = 3

I ✗ I = I

  • 4 × - = 4 - 4 × 5 = - I ✗ - I = - I 1 × 5 = 5

6 × 0

= 0 6 * 2 = 12 3 ✗ 0

= 0 3 × 2

= 6

=

I

  • 9 2

= I

  • 9

A

transformation to a matrix :

a b A b

c d

and

points

1

and

are

mapped

to and

O l

C d

eg

. find

a matrix that

represents

a rotation of

'

about the

origin

.

(9)

Now rotate These

form

the

.

(f)

matrix.

..

c- (f)

T.ie.

  • I 0

Answer =

For

any angle

:

After

Before rotation length of original

vector

i.S.in . ?

.. -

since

Cosa

:

COSO

so after

the

transformation,

I

is mapped

to

COSI

sun

Cosa

since

These

form

=

Sino Cosa

°

the matrix...

is

mapped

to

  • since

I COSQ

Invariant

points

:

0

  • I 3C

During

the multiplication of

  • I 0

any

points

in the form

-0C will be

mapped

onto

itself

because the points lie on the line y=

  • X .

>

these are invariant

points because their location stays

the same.

All matrix

transformations

have the origin

as an invariant point.

To

find

the

line

of

invariant points

...

eg

. if

the transformation

is

  • 1 then.. .

12 5

2 I X

=

3C

y y

which when

multiplied gives

...

2x

y

= x

  • 123C +

5y =y

and then

simplifies

to

...

30C

y

= 0

  • 12 x + 4g

= 0

and rearranges

to Ayy points along

this line will be invariant

for

this transformation.

y

=

30C

Invariant lines :

Moreover , any

line

at

right angles

to the line

of

reflection

can be called an

invariant line

and here ,

the

points

may

not

map

onto themselves but

they

will be somewhere

along

the

line

.

5

leg . find

the two invariant lines of

the transformation given by

2

I 0C

'

say

that

y

is mapped to y

' and the invariant line has

gradient

m and intercept

c.

so y=mx

  • c

y

' = Msc

'

c

matrices

summary

:

Reflection

in the line 0 1

Reflection

in the line

  • I 0 y

= -0C .

I 0 y=x

I 0

Reflection

in the

  • I 0 Reflection

in the

  • I 0C axis 0 1 y

axis

Cosa

since

Anticlockwise k O

enlargement

with Centre (0,0 )

rotation of

O

Sind Cosa about origin

.

0 U

scale

factor

K

.

K o stretch parallel

I 0

stretch parallel

1 to x axis 0 k to

y

axis

A b 0C

=

0C

'

go

0C

'

ax +

by

C d y y

'

y

'

Cx

dy

Algebra

and functions

:

roots of

polynomials

Quadratic

:

5=0 You will

get

the solutions to be the

roots : 2=

  • 2i

complex

conjugates if

the polynomial

= 1 - Zi contains oxy

real terms .

If

the

polynomial

doesn't contain

only

real values

eg

.

5iZ -4=0 then the solutions

arerit

the

complex

conjugates

roots : 2=0 And 2

4i

Cubic :

Because a cubic

produces

terms , they

cannot all be non

  • real.

This is due to the fact

that if

one of

the roots is non

real then its

conjugate

is

also a solution ( non

  • real solutions always

come in pairs

Therefore,

one root is always

real

3 real roots

one real

root

I

i

Quartic :

They

could all be real ,

real and 2 non

  • real or

they might

all be non real.

Q1 ) 23

  • 15= has root 2-- - i.

Find

the other roots .

i ←

because one solution is non

  • real ,

the other is its conjugate .

is a root if

and

only if

( 2- a) is a factor

so...

  • 15 = ( z - ② + i
  • i)

( z

  • ✗ )

= (z

2

iz

( z

2

  • I → 22
  • 42 +

172

  • 15 = ( 22 - 42 + 5)( 2- ✗
  • 15

= - ✗ .

'

Roots =

,

2 + i ,

2 - i

① 3) Two

of

the roots

of

the

quartic

equation

924+623 + CZZ + dz + e=o are

given by

Li

and 3-

i.

Given all

of

the

coefficients

are real , find

their values .

quartic

= 4 roots → 2

pairs

of

non

  • real solutions so...

Roots

: Zi

,

2i

,

i.

  • i

=

i use the reverse 2 = 2i ← Repeat for

the other root .

= i

of completing

the 22

= (2i)

(2-3)

' = i

2

square

to find

the 22

= 4i

(2- 3)

Original quadratic

.

=

(Z

= 0 I

1=

22-62+10=

Now your

solutions are (22-62+10)

(22+4) but

this

isn't

in the correct form

...

Expand

out the brackets

...

22

24 - 623

422 -242 40

= 24 - 623

simplify

'

. A

= I ← state all

of

the

values

of

the

coefficients.

= 14

D= -

f-

40

Product and

sum of

the roots

:

bz

C =O

Which has roots 2 = ✗ and 2--

22 + ¥ 2

§

=o Divide through by

a

Any

quadratic

can be written in the

form

...

(Z

  • a)(2-13)--0 Whio

expands

to 22

  • ( ✗ + B) z + a

so we can

compare

the two.

..

C

22

¥ 2

-a

= 22

  • (✗ + B) 2 + ap

Which means we can say

sum

of

Roots : Product of

Roots :

✗ +

=

  • b-

a

13

=

c-

a

Q )

calculate the sum and

product of

the roots

of

the

quadratic equation

222

32

  • 4=

A

= 2

B

=3 C

SO...

b- C

a

= 3- and I

=

sum of

roots

=

-3-

Product

of

roots

xp

  1. Given that 323

622+42+12=0 has

roots ✗ , B ,

V

.

Find

£

¥

É

and

2

132

part

  1. a =3 b. =

C-

4 D= 12

← define

the

coefficients

B+

r=

  • b / a ← state the

equation

✗ + B

+ V

=

    • 613

      2

Bt

✗ r+Br= Ea

=

¥

equation

Br

=

%

=

13=-

equation

I 1

138-1×8+

← make over a common denominator 1-

g-

=

✗ Br

=

I ,

=

  • 1-

← sub

' in the values

part

  1. (✗

B

2

(✗ + Btr )( ✗

Btr)

= ✗ 2+132+

( ✗

✗ r t

Br

)

2

132

  • r

'

( ✗

B

+ f)

2 (✗

B

✗ r t Br

=

Ex )

B

= 22

  • 2 ✗ Ej

=

§

Q2) Given

that

223-

PZ

+9=

has a root

of

3i and

p

and

q

are real

numbers , find

...

i) the

remaining

roots

ii

p

iii

q

i)

Roots

:

2 + 3i

,

2- 3i so ii

B

= (

(2-30)

= 2+3 i

4- 9iZ

=

13=

  • 3i

so ✗

T

= 2( 2. + 3i )

= 4 +

6i

Then ✗ +

Btr

=

Ia

=

¥

=

so if

then 8--

Br

= 2 (

2- 3i)

= 4-

6i

Meaning

the

roots are :

sum

,

3i ,

2- 3i

Sum

of

Products

of

Roots

xp

artpr

= Ea

so

Pla

21

P

.

.

iii) ✗ 138=212+

i )(

3i)

=2(

4- 9i2)

=

Product

of

Roots

pr=

da

so

  • 9 / a

=

912=

meaning 9=-