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FP1.1.1 - Definition of complex numbers

Syllabus
2019
Objective
Level
AS

FP1.1.1 - Definition of complex numbers

Definition of complex numbers in The meaning of conjugate, modulus, argument, real part, the form a + ib and imaginary part and equality of complex numbers should be known. rcos θ + irsin θ.

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Example: apply fp1.1.1 - definition of complex numbers to one small, clearly defined case, show the key step or comparison, and explain the result in words.

Boundary: FP1.1.1 - Definition of complex numbers is not a universal recommendation. Check the syllabus scope, assumptions, units and the limits of the evidence before generalising.

ConceptA-Level Edexcel Mathematics AS