Complex Numbers

Basic Definition and Argand’s diagram:

Question 2 Marks
π
1. The real and imaginary parts of the complex numbers z=e (5 + 2 i) are
a) Re(z) = 0 and Im(z) = e5
b) Re(z) = 0 and Im(z) = -e5
c) Re(z) = 1 and Im(z) = -e5
d) Re(z) = -1 and Im(z) = e5

2. For a given complex number z = x + iy; the condition|z−i| = 5 implies that

a) the point z to be on the circle of radius 5 with centre at (0,-1)
b) the point z to be on the circle of radius 5 with centre at (0,5)
c) the point z to be on the circle of radius 5 with centre at (0,1)
d) the point z to be on the circle of radius 5 with centre at (0,-5)

iy 3 y+4i
3. If x and y are real, then solution of the equation ix +1 − 3 x + y =0 is,
a) x=± 2 , y =±1 /2
b) x=± 3/2 , y =± 2
c) x=± 2 , y =±3 /2
d) x=± 1/2 , y =±2

4. Let z1, z2, z3 be three complex numbers such that, z1 + z2 + z3 = 0 andk ≠ 0

1 1 1
And |z 1| = |z 2|=|z 3|= k then + + =…
z1 z 2 z 3
1
a) k
b) 1
c) 0
1
d)
k2
5. Locus of z satisfying |z−2|=3 is
a) A circle with centre (2,0) and radius 3
b) An ellipse
c) A hyperbola
d) A parabola
6. For ℜ ( z 2 )=1 ,locus of z is
a) Straight line y=-x
b) Rectangular hyperbola x 2− y 2=1
c) A circle with centre at (0,0)and radius 1
d) None of these
7. Which of the following statements are true
1
i. ℑ ( z )= (z+ ź )
2

ii. ( z 1´z 2 )= ź1 ź 2

iii. ( z 1−z
´ 2 )= ź 1 + ź 2

ź 1 ź1
iv. ( ) =
z 2 ź2

a) i and iii
b) ii and iii
c) ii and iv
d) i and iv
iθ iθ
z 1
8. For the two complex numbers z 1=r 1 e and z 2=r 2 e ( z 2 ≠ 0) then z2 =
1 2

r1
a) [ cos ( θ 1−θ2 ) −isin ( θ1−θ2 ) ]
r2
r1
b) r 2 [ cos ( θ 1+θ 2 )−isin ( θ1 +θ2 ) ]
r1
c) r 2 [ cos ( θ 1−θ2 ) +isin ( θ1 −θ2 ) ]
r1
d) r 2 [ cos ( θ 1+θ 2 ) +isin ( θ1 +θ2 ) ]

9. For two complex numbers z 1and z 2 (≠ 0) ; which statement stands true ?

z
1
( )
a) arg z 2 =arg z 1+ arg z 2

z1
b) arg
z2 ( )
=arg z 1 /arg z 2

z1
c) arg
z2 ( )
=arg z 1−arg z 2

d) None of these

10.If z z 1=1where z = x +iy then z 1 is

1
a) x−iy
x iy
b) x2 + y 2 + x 2 + y 2
 x−iy
c) x2 + y 2

d) None of these

3+ 4 i
11.If z= 4−3 i then |z|=…
a) 1
b) 5
c) 2
d) 4
1+i
12. Arg ⁡( i ) is
a) π /2
b) −π /4
c) π /4
d) None of these
1+i
13. Arg ⁡( 1−i ) is
a) π/2
b) 0
c) π
d) None of these
14.|z +2−3 i|=5 represents
a) An ellipse
b) A circle with centre at (-2,3) and radius 5
c) The hyperbola
d) The parabola
15.If ź (z+ i) is purely real number then the locus of z is
a) Circle of radius 1/2 and centre (0, -1/2)
b) The hyperbola
c) The parabola
d) An ellipse.

16.For complex number z ,which of the following statement is false?

a) arg(z) is defined only if |z|>0
b) arg(z) is defined for complex number z
c) One of the value of arg(z) is 4 π if z =2
d) Modulus of the complex number z may be zero
1+i n
17.The smallest positive integer n for which ( )
1−i
=1 is

a) n=1
b) n=1/4
c) n=4
 d) n=2
18.The smallest positive integer n for which ( 1+i )2 n=( 1−i )2 n is
a) n=4
b) n=8
c) n=12
d) n=2
1 3
19.Polar form of the complex number +i √ is
2 2
π π
a) cos 3 +isin 3
π π
b) cos 3 −isin 3
1
c) 2 ( cos π /3+isin π /3 )
1 π
(
d) 2 cos 3 −isin π /3 )
π
20. If z is a complex number such that if |z|=4 and argz = 3 then z equal to
1 3
a) 4 ( +i √ )
2 2
1 3
b) 4 ( −i √ )
2 2
3 1
c) 4 ( √ +i )
2 2
d) ¿
21.Multiplying a non zero complex number z by i
π
a) Geometrically it is anticlockwise rotation by 2 radians.
b) Means making z purely imaginary
c) The arg of the number so obtained = arg(z)
π
d) Geometrically it is clockwise rotation by 2 radians
22.The value of ι 97 is
a) 1
b) -1
c) i
d) –i
23.For two complex numbers z 1∧z 2 ,which of the following statements are true?
a) z 1 z 2=|z 1||z 2|
b) |z 1−z 2|=| z1|−|z 2|
c) |z 1 + z 2|≤|z 1|+|z 2|
 d) |z 1 + z 2|≥|z 1|+|z 2|
24.The conjugate of i 32 is
a) 1
b) -1
c) i
d) –i

1+i
25. 1−i in the polar form is

a) √ 2 ( cos π /2+isin π /2 )
b) cos 0+ isin 0
π π
c) cos 2 +isin 2
d) √ 2 ( cos π /4+isin π / 4 )
26. If complex number z is real then
a) Arg z = π
b) |i+ z|=i−z
c) |i+ z|=|i −z|
d) Arg z = π /2
27. If the three vertices of a parallelogram are represented by 4−i ,−1+3 i∧0 then the fourth
vertex is represented by
a) 5−4 i
4−i
b) −1+ 3i
c) ( 4−i ) (−1+3 i )
d) 3+2i
28. For two complex numbers z 1∧z 2 ,Which of the following statement is properly defined and
always true
a) |z 1 z 2|=|z 1|+|z 2|
b) |z 1 / z2|=|z 1|/|z 2|
c) |z 1−z 2|=| z1|−|z 2|
d) |z 1 / z2|=|z 1|/|z 2| where z 2 ≠ 0
29.The three points represented by complex numbers 0, z 1 , z 1+ z2 are the vertices of triangle
with length of two of its sides as |z 1| and |z 1 + z 2| then the length of third side is
a) 0
b) z 2
c) |z 1−z 2|
d) |z 2|
 30.‘‘Two complex numbers z 1∧z 2 are such that im( ź 1 )=0 = im( ź 2 ) then z 1< z2 ’’, this statement
a) Is true
b) Is false
c) Doesn’t make sense
d) None of these
31.For two complex numbers z 1∧z 2 , if |z 1|=|z 2| and amp z 1+ amp z 2 =0, (amp z 1 ≠ 0)then
a) z 1=z 2
b) z 1=−z 2
c) z 1= ź 2
d) z 1=− ź 2

32.If the position vector OP of the point P represented by z is rotated in an anticlockwise

direction through integer multiples of 2 π ,then for all such rotations of OP,the point P
a) Always represents the complex number z
b) Represents distinct complex numbers for every such rotation
c) Always represents the complex number 1/z
d) Always represents the complex number z+i

33.If |z 1−z 2|=|z 1 + z 2| then arg( z 2) −¿arg( z 1) =

a) 0
π
b) 2
−π
c) 2
d) π

1 Mark Questions:

34.The real number system cannot explain the solution of an algebraic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 (where a,
b, c are real numbers) for the case
a) b 2=4 ac
b) b 2> 4 ac
c) b 2< 4 ac
d) b 2 ≮ 4 ac

35.The set of complex numbers z=e iθ ,for all possible values of θ represents
a) The circle of radius 2
b) An ellipse
 c) The hyperbola
d) The circle of unit radius and centre at origin.

36.On the Argand Diagram, the complex number -1 + 2i lies in

a. 1st quadrant
b. 2nd quadrant
c. 3rd quadrant
d. 4th quadrant
37.Conjugate of x +iy is (where x and y are real numbers )
x +iy
a) x2 + y 2
x−iy
b) x2 + y 2

−1 y
c) tan ( x )

d) x−iy

38.The conjugate of the complex number z is denoted by ź and geometrically it represents

a) The reflection of the point z in x axis
b) The reflection of the point z in y axis
c) The point z itself
d) The reflection of the point z about the line y=x
39.The statement arg ( z )=−arg ⁡(ź) for complex number z (≠ 0) is always
a) True
b) False
c) True for complex numbers|z|<1only
d) None of these
40.The distance between two points say z 1, z 2 in a complex plane is given by
a) z 1+ z2
b) z 1−z 2
c) z 1 /z 2
d) |z 1−z 2|
41.For any complex number z=x +iy , x and y can only be rational numbers. This statement is
a) True
b) False
c) True for only polar form of z
d) True for only exponential form of z
42. Amp ( z 1 z 2 )=¿
a) Amp ( z 1 ) Amp ( z 2 )
b) Amp ( z 1 )− Amp ( z 2 )
c) Amp ( z 1 ) / Amp ( z2 )
d) Amp ( z 1 ) + Amp ( z 2)
45. For two complex numbers z 1& z 2, the inequality |z 1|<|z 2| implies
a) z 21< z22
 b) z 1< z2
c) z 1is closer to the origin than z 2
d)|z 1−z 2|<0
46. For z = π ,Arg(z)¿
a) π
π
b) 4
c)0
d)−π
3
48. ( 1+i2 ) =¿
a) 1+¿3i 2+ 3i 4 + i3
b) 1−¿3i 2+ 3i 4 −i6
c) 0
d) 3+3 i

De Moivre’s Theorem And Its Applications:

2 Marks Question

43.Which of the following is correct result ?

( cosα+ isinα )
a) =cos ( α + β ) +isin ( α + β )
( cosβ+ isinβ )
( cosα+ isinα )
b) =cos ( α + β )−isin ( α + β )
( cosβ+ isinβ )
( cosα+ isinα )
c) =cos ( α−β ) +isin ( α −β )
( cosβ+ isinβ )
( cosα+ isinα )
d) =cos ( α−β ) −isin ( α−β )
( cosβ+ isinβ )

44.The value of ( sinθ+ icosθ)n=¿ (where n is a real number)

π π
a) cos ( 2 ) ( )
−nθ +isin −nθ
2
nπ nπ
b) cos ( 2 ) ( )
−nθ +isin
2
−nθ

π π
c) cos ( 2 ) ( )
+nθ +isin + nθ
2
nπ nπ
d) cos ( 2 ) ( )
+ nθ +isin
2
+ nθ

( cos 3 θ+isin 3 θ )8 ( cos 4 θ−isin 4 θ )−2

45.On simplification the expression 3 4 using Demoivres theorem, we
( cosθ+isinθ ) ( cos 2 θ−isin 2θ )
get,
a) cos ( 37 θ )+isin ( 37 θ )
b) cos ( 37 θ )−isin ( 37 θ )
c) cos ( 47 θ ) +isin ( 47 θ )
d) cos ( 47 θ )−isin ( 47θ )
46.Let x0, x1, x2 be solutions of the equation x 3−1=0, then
 a) x 02+ x12 + x 22=0
b) x 0 + x1 −x22=0
c) x 0−x 1−x 22=0
d) x 0−x 1−x 22=1

( cos 3 θ−isin 3 θ )4
47.The simplified expression for ( cosθ+isinθ )2 is
a) e−12 iθ
b) e−14 iθ
c) e 14 iθ
d) e 12iθ
48.nth roots of a complex number x (≠ 0) ; where r is the modulus of x and θ is the argument of x are
a) r 1 /n cos ( θ+2 πk ) ,k =0,1,2,3 … n−1
1 /n θ+ 2 πk
b) r cos ⁡( n ) , k=0,1,2,3 … n−1
θ+ 2 πk θ+ 2 πk
n
[ ( ) ( )]
c) r co s n
θ+ 2 πk
+isin
n
θ+2 πk
, k =1,2,3 … n

[ ( ) ( )]
1 /n
d) r co s n
+isin
n
, k =0,1,2,3 … n−1

49.( 1+i )4=… .

a) 32
b) -4
c) -6
d) 6
50.The values of √ i are …
1
a) ± √ 2 (1+ i)
1
b) ± √ 2 (1−i)
1
c) ± √ 2 (1± i)
d) None of these
1
51.One value of (i) π where i=√ −1 is
a) e i
b) e−i
c) e i/ 2
d) 1
52.The value of ( 1+i √ 3 ) 99is
a) 299
b) 399
c) −399
d) −299

1 Mark questions:

53.Demoivre’s theorem : one of the values of

(cosθ +i sinθ)n is(cos nθ+isin nθ) is true for
 (a) Only integer values of n
(b) Any real number n
(c) Only rational numbers n
(d) None of above

54. All the nthroots of unity are cos(2 π k/n) + i sin(2 π k/n) where
a. k = 0, 1, 2,……….. n-1
b. k = 1, 2,……………n
c. k = 1n ,2 n … … … . nn
d. k = n + 1; n + 2……….2n

55. The nth roots of unity are in

a. G.P.
b. A.P.
c. A.P. as well as G.P.
d. Neither in A.P. nor in G.P.
56.According to Euler’s theorem e iz =
a) cosz+i sinz
b) cosz−i sinz
c) sinz+i cosz
d) sinz−i cosz
57.The application of Demoivre’s theorem consists of
a) Simplification of complex expressions.
b) Obtaining roots of complex numbers.
c) To prove certain trigonometrical identities.
d) All of the above.
58.The principle value of the amplitude of the complex number z is the value which always
lies between
a) - π <θ ≤ π
b) - π <θ ≤ 0
c) - π <θ< π
d) 0¿ θ ≤2 π
61) The number of nthroots of a complex number z is
a) n
b) n−1
c)1
d) 1 or 2
62) All nthroots of unity lie on
a) the circle of radius 2
b) straight line y=x
c) the circle of radius 1 &centre (0,0)
d) on an ellipse

Hyperbolic Function
 2 Marks Questions:
63.The value of tanh−1 ( 1 ) is…
a) π /2
b) π /4
c) ∞
d) 0.
64.Which values can log i i have?
a) Only 1
b) 1 as well as certain other values
c) Cannot have any value
d) None of these

65.If tan ( x +iy ) =p +iq then tan ( x−iy )= …

a) p−iq
1
b) p+ iq
p+iq
c) p 2+ q2
p−iq
d) p 2+ q2

65. log ( 1+ i tan α )=¿ ….

a) log ( cos α ) +i α
b) log ( sec α ) +iα
c) log ( cosec α )+ iα
π
()
d) log ( sec α ) +i 4

66. If e z =1+i √ 3 then z=¿…

π
( )
a) log4+i 3
π
b) log2+i (nπ + 3 )
π
c) log2+i (2 nπ + 3 )
d) log( 1+ √ 3 )
67. log(−i √ 3 )=¿…
1
a) 2 log3+i ( 32π )
π
b) log√ 3+i ( 2 )
π
c) log3+i ( 2 )
π
d) log3-i ( 2 )
 1 mark Questions:
68. For all values of x , sin ( ix )=…
a) sin x
b) i sin x
c) i sinh x
d) sinh x
69. For all values of x ,sinh x=¿
(e ¿ ¿ x+ e−x )
a) 2 −x
¿
(e ¿ ¿ x−e )
b) 2 i −x
¿
(e ¿ ¿ x−e )
c) 2 −ix
¿
(e ¿ ¿ ix−e )
d) 2i 2
¿
70. cosh x −sinh x =…
2

a) 1−2 s inh2 x
b) 1
c) 0
d) None of these
71. sin( x +iy ) is a periodic function with period
a) 2 πi
b) 2 π
c) π
d) None of these

72. sinh−1 x=…

a) log ⁡( x+ √ x 2 +1)
b) log ⁡( x−√ x2 +1)
c) log ⁡(1+ x)
d) log ⁡(1−x)
1 1+ x
( )
72. 2 log 1−x =…
a) coth −1 x
b) cosh−1 x
c) tanh−1 x
d) None of these
73. log z =…
a) logz+2 nπi
b) logz+2 nπ
c) logz+2 π
d) logz+ π
74. The functionssinh x and cosh x are respectively
a) Even and odd functions of x
b) Odd and even functions of x
 c) Both even functions of x
d) Both odd functions of x
75. log ⁡( x+iy ) is equal to
−1 y
2 2
a) log √ x + y −i tan x ()
y
b) log √ x + y +i tan ( x )
2 2 −1

1 y
c) 2 log √ x + y −i tan ( x )
2 2 −1

y
d) log √ x + y +i tan ( x )
2 2

Prepared By:
Prof.Vijayalakshmi.M
Prof.R.B.Chormale
Prof.S.M.Narsale
Prof.A.N.Shendkar
Prof.H.V.Bhagwat