Complex Numbers Answer Key
Complex Numbers Answer Key
Complex Numbers Answer Key
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Complex
Numbers
Quiz
Answer
Key
Please
show
all
work
and
clearly
indicate
your
final
answer
for
each
question.
Part
I:
Definitions
(10
total
points)
1. Circle
each
of
the
values
in
the
list
below
that
represents
an
imaginary
number:
Imaginary
numbers take
the form
+ ,
! + 2
2.75
12
5 13
Make sure to
simplify the last
two examples
to confirm if
they are real or
imaginary!
2. Now
circle
each
of
the
values
in
the
list
below
that
represents
a
complex
number:
Complex
numbers take
the form +
and include
both real and
imaginary
numbers
+ +
The complex
number system
includes both
real and
imaginary
numbers: all of
these numbers
are complex!
5 2 2 3 + = 5 2 6 2 =
4. 2 1 4 1 + = 2 8 ! 1 + = 8 + 2 1 + =
8 + 2 + 8 + 2 ! = 8 + 10 2 = +
5.
3 + 7 1 2 = 3 + 6 + 7 14 ! = 3 + 13 + 14 = +
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6.
2 + 3 4 + 6 = 8 + 12 12 + 18 ! = 8 18 =
Let
complex
number
= +
and
be
its
conjugate.
7. ;
= + , so =
= + = 2 + 2 = +
Part
III:
Division
of
Complex
Numbers
(5
points
each)
8.
!! !
!
!! ! !
= 3 ! =
9.
!!!!
!!
!
!!
!!
!!
!
!!
!! !
!!
!!
= 2, so final answer is
10.
!!!! !!!!
!!!! !!!!
!!!!!!!!!! !
= !! !!!!!!!!! ! =
!!!!!
!
Part
IV:
Absolute
Value
and
Properties
of
Complex
Numbers
(5
points
each)
| + | = !! + !
or
!
| + | = ( + )( )
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12. 2 + 3 = 2! + 3! =
13. Find
and
if
2 + + 3 = 4 + 9
+ = +
if and only if
=
a nd =
2 + = 4
3 = 9
Solve
the
linear
set:
2 + = 4
2 + 6 = 18
7 = 14 = ; =
Extra
Credit:
1. Show
that
! ! = (! )(! )
for
all
complex
numbers
!
and
! .
(8
pts)
Let ! = + and ! = + . Then
For
the
left
side
of
the
equation:
! ! = ( + )( + ) = ( + + + ! )
Simplify
and
rearrange
the
terms
into
their
real
and
imaginary
components
to
get
+ + = +
For
the
right
side
of
the
equation:
(! ) (! ) = + + = ( )( )
Expand
and
simplify,
then
restate
in
standard
form:
= + ! = +
Both
sides
of
the
equation
are
shown
to
be
equal.
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2. How
many
complex
numbers
have
an
absolute
value
of
5?
Justify
your
answer.
(You
may
use
a
diagram
to
support
your
reasoning.)
(10
points,
must
provide
justification)
Remember
that
absolute
value
is
another
way
of
stating
the
distance
between
a
number
and
zero.
In
the
two-dimensional
complex
plane,
how
many
complex
numbers
are
exactly
5
units
from
zero?
There
is
an
infinite
quantity
of
complex
numbers
with
an
absolute
value
of
5.
Here
are
the
four
real
and
pure
imaginary
examples:
5 5 5 5
But
we
have
seen
other
imaginary
numbers
in
the
complex
plane
with
an
absolute
value
of
5.
For
example,
here
are
four
weve
worked
with:
3 + 4 3 4 3 + 4 (3 4)
But
theres
still
more.
Remember
that
3
91
5 2 5 2
+
2
2
2
2
But
of
course
you
dont
have
to
come
up
with
these
yourself!
Instead,
ask
What
does
a
graph
of
all
points
equidistant
(5 )
from
the
origin
look
like?
The
answer
is
familiar:
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