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Find the complex numbers, $z$, that make the equation $zz^*+5iz+2-10i=0$ true. Give your answers in the form $x+iy$, with $x$ and $y$ real.
Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Complex numbers
Find the complex numbers, $z$, that make the equation $zz^*+5iz+2-10i=0$ true. Give your answers in the form $x+iy$, with $x$ and $y$ real.
This 5-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: “Put $z=x+iy$ into the equation, then expand $z^*$ and the powers.” …