Going through some complex number work for A-Level Further Maths and I have come across a question that I have had a crack at but the mark scheme is very limited so doesn't look at the method I tried to use, and I don't really understand how they tried to approach it.
Question
In an Argand diagram, the complex numbers 0,z,zeiπ/6 are represented by the points O, A and B respectively.
i) Sketch a possible Argand diagram showing OAB. Show that the triangle is isoceles and state the size of the angle AOB.
(I was okay with this first bit)
ii) Complex numbers 1+i,5+2i are represented by C and D. Complex number w is represented by E such that CD=CE and angle DCE=π/6 .
Calculate possible values of w, giving answers exactly in form a+bi .
What I attempted to do was to firstly draw the triangle out again, as it was similar to the first part. I then tried to treat C as the origin so worked out that D=4+i and E=(a−1)+(b−1)i.
I worked out the distance between CD=√17 so tried to do √(a−1)2+(b−1)2=√17
I then worked out that tan−1(1/4) to find the length of CD and added π/6 to find the argument of E treating C as the origin. Then subbed in b/a=tanANS and tried to solve simultaneously with my last equation.
This gave me the wrong answer. Is this approach invalid? How would I otherwise go about this problem? Thanks in advance for any advice, I reallly appreciate it! :)
edit
complete workings
tan−1(1/4)=0.2498=π/6=0.7686argE=0.7686b/a=tan0.7686=0.9667,2.5375b=0.9667a,2.5475a(0.997b−1)2+(b−1)2=17
gave up here as the question says exact answers and by this point it looks like something has probably gone wrong.
MARK SCHEME ANSWERS
w=(1+i)+((5+2i)−(1+i))e±iπ/6w+1/2+2√3+(3+1/2√3)ior3/2+2√3+(−1+1/2√3)ialternativeCE=(a,b),CD=(4,1)CE∗CD=17cosπ/6,CE2=174a+b=17√3/2,a2+b2=17Obtain 3−term quadratic in one variable and solve(a,b)=(√3±1/2,1/2√3∓2)
(also sorry about the mildly dodgy LaTex, I'm not that used to it yet! )
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