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RI/2021/JC2/Prelim/P1/Q06
Do not use a calculator in answering this question.
(a) Show that $z=2 \mathrm{i}$ is a root of the equation $z^3+2 z+4 \mathrm{i}=0$.
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Hence find the other roots.
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(b) Let $w_1=-\frac{\sqrt{6}}{2}+\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \mathrm{i}$ and $w_2=1+\mathrm{i}$.
Find the smallest positive integer $n$ such that $\arg \left(\frac{w_2}{w_1}\right)^n=-\frac{\pi}{2}$.
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(a) The other roots are \(1-i,-1-i\).
(b) Hence smallest \(n=18\), corresponding to when \(m=-5\).