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Math Applications HL Paper 1 (May 2024, TZ2)

  1. [Maximum mark: 8]

Consider the complex number z = −1 + i.

(a) Express z in the form r e^{iθ} where −π < θ ≤ π. [2]

A and B are the points on the Argand diagram that represent the complex numbers z and z², respectively.

A is mapped onto B by the composition of a rotation and an enlargement.

(b) (i) Describe fully this mapping of A onto B, stating the scale factor of the enlargement and the angle of rotation.

(ii) Find and simplify a matrix that maps A onto B. [5]

(c) Find the smallest positive integer, n, for which zⁿ is real and positive. [1]