Complex Numbers

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Classical Thinking 9. Multiplicative inverse of the non-zero complex

number x + yi (x, y  R) is
14.1 Equality of two complex numbers,
x y
Conjugate and Algebra of a complex number a)  i
xy xy
1.
1 A set of complex numbers is denoted by
a) C = {a + bi / a, b  R and i2 = – 1} x y
b) x 2  y 2  x 2  y 2 i
b) C = (a + bi / a  R, b  Imaginary number
and i2 = - 1 }
x y
c) C = (a + bi / a, b  R and i2 = 1} c)   2 i
x y
2 2
x  y2
d) C={a + bi/a, b  R and i = – l}
2. Let x, y  R, then x + yi is a non-real complex x y
d)  i
number if xy xy
a) x = 0 b) y = 0
zz
c) x  0 d) y  0 10. If z is any complex number, then is
2i
3. If z = i – 1, then z = a) purely real
a) i + 1 b) – i – 1 b) purely imaginary
c) – i d) i c) either 0 or purely imaginary
4. Let x, y  R, then x + yi is a purely imaginary d) none of these
number if
a) x = 0, y  0 1
11. The conjugate of a complex number z is .
i 1
b) x  0, y = 0
Then, the complex number is
c) x  0,y  0
d) x = 0, y = 0 1 1
a) b)
5. a + ib form of the complex number i 1 i 1
1 + (2i) (– 2 + i) is 1 1
a) – 4 – 3i b) 4 – 3i c) d)
i 1 i 1
c) – 4 + 3i d) 4 + 3i 12. If (x + yi)1/3 = u + vi, where u, v, x, y  R, then
6. If z1 = 3 + 2i and z2 = 2 – 3i, then z1 + z2 =
x y x y
  4(u 2  v 2 ) b)   4(u  v )
2 2
a) 7 – i b) 7 + i a)
u v u v
c) 5 + i d) 5 – i
R
x y
z1 c)   4(u 2  v2 ) d) none of these
7. If z = 3 + 2i and z2 = 2 – 3i, then  u v
1 z 2
13. Additive inverse of 1 – i is
a) 0 b) 0 + i
a) 0 + 0i
c) 0 – i d) 1 + i
b) – 1– i
8. If z = 1 – 3i and z2 = 2 + i, then z1  z2  c) – 1 + i
1
a) 3 – 2i d) 1 – i
b) 2 + 3i 14. z  z  0, if and only if
c) 3 + 2i a) Re(z)  0 b) Im(z)  0
d) 2 – 3i c) z  0 d) |z|  0

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23. i4k+3 =
15. Complex number 5  2i  5  2i can be written a) i b) i
3  4i 3  4i
in a + ib form as c) – 1 d) – 2
24. The value of (l + i) × (l – i)5 is
5

 28 
a) 0 b)    i a) – 8 b) 8i
 25 
c) 8 d) 32
1
 28   28  i 6  i 7  i8  i 9
c) 0     i d)   25. 
 25   25  1  i
16. If (3 + i)x + (1 – 2i)y + 7i = 0, then the values of a) 2i b) 0
x and y respectively are
c) 1 + i d) 1
a) l, – 3 b) – 1, 3
c) 2, – 4 d) 4, – 2 26. The modulus of z = l + 3 i is
17. If (2 – i) + (1 – 3i)y + 2 = 0, then the values of x a) 2 b) 2
and y respectively are
c) 4 d) 5
8 2 6 3
a)  , b) , 
5 5 5 5 27. The modulus and argument of 3  2 i are

6 2 8 3  2  3
c)  , d)  , a) 5, tan 1   b) 5, tan 1  
5 5 5 5
 3  2
18. If x  1  i 3 , then x3 – x2 + 2x + 4 =
 3  2
a) 0 b) 1 c) 7, tan 1   d) 7, tan 1  
 2  3
c) – 1 d) 2
19. The real values of x and y for which the equation 28. If i  1 , then l + i2 + i3 – i6 + i8 is equal to
(x + iy) (2 – 3i) = 4 + i is satisfied, are a) 2 – i b) 1
5 8 8 5 c) 3 d) 2 + i
a) x  , y b) x  , y
13 13 13 13 29. The modulus and amplitude of 3 + 2i are

5 14 5 4 2  2
c) x  , y d) x  , y a) 15, tan 1   b) 13, tan 1  
13 13 13 13 3  3

z z   3 1  3 
20. If z1 = 1 – i and z2 = – 2 + 4i, then Im  1 2   c) 13, tan 1   d) 15, tan  
 z1   2 2
30. The square roots of – 2i are
a) 1 b) 2
R a) 1 + i, – 1 + i b) – 1 – i, – 1 + i
c) 3 d) 4
c) 1 – i, 1 + i d) 1 – i, – 1 + i
14. 2 Modulus, Argument, Power and
31. The value of |z – 5|,if z = x + iy is
Square root of a complex number
a) (x  5) 2  y 2 b) x 2  (y  5) 2
21. 5 + i22 + i36 + i56 =
a) – 6 b) 8 c) (x  y) 2  52 d) x 2  (y  5) 2
c) – 8 d) 6 32. If z1 and z2 are two complex numbers, then
22. The number (1  i) is equal to
3
|z1 – z2| is
1  i3 a)  z1  z 2 b)  z1  z 2
a) i b) – i
c) – 1 d) – 2 c)  z1  z 2 d)  z1  z 2

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33. Amp (– i) is 39. The amplitude of the complex number

a)  / 2 b) – ( / 2) z = sin  + i(I – cos ) is
c)  / 3 d)  / 4  
a) 2sin b)
34. For z = a + bi, if (a, b) lies in 3rd quadrant, then 2 2
arg z = 
c)  d) cos
2
b 1 b 14.4 Fundamental theorem
1 a)    tan 1 b) tan
a a of algebra, Cube roots of unity
b  b 40. The roots of equation x2 + x + 1 = 0 are
1
c) 2  tan d)  tan 1
a 2 a 1  i 1  3i
a) b)
35. If z is purely real and Re (z) < 0, then Arg (z) is 2 2
a) 0 b)  1  3i  i  3i
c) d)
2 2

c) –  d) 41. 1, ,  are cube roots of
2
2
a) 1 b) 2
36. Polar form of z = 4 + 4 3 i is c) 1 / 2 d) 3
42. If  is a complex cube root of unity, then
  
a) 8  cos  isin  (1 + 2)3 =
 3 3
a)  b) 1
 2 2  c) – 1 d) 
b) 4  cos  isin 
 3 3  43. If  is a complex cube root of unity, then the
value of 99 + 100 + 101 is
 2 5  a) 1 b) – 1
c) 8  cos  i sin 
 3 3  c) 3 d) 0

  1 1

d) 4  cos  isin  44. If  is a complex cube root of unity, then  
3 3  2

a) 1 b) – 1
37. (sin  + i cos )n is equal to
c) 1 /  d) – (1 / )
a) cos n + i sin n 45. If  is a complex cube root of unity, then
b) sin n + i cos n (1 +  – 22)4 + (4 +  + 4c2)4 =
a) 0 b) – 81
   
c) cos n      isin n     c) 81 d) – 1
2  2 
46. If  is a complex cube root of unity, then
R
    (2 + 5 + 22)6 =
d) cos n      i sin n     a) 18 b) 0
2  2 
c) 729 d) 3
4(cos 750  isin 750 ) 47. If  is a complex cube root of unity, then
38. The value of is
0.4(cos300  i sin 300 ) (1 +  – 2)3 – (1 –  + 2)3 =
a)  b) 2
2 2 c) 1 d) 0
a) (1  i) b) (1  i)
10 10 48. If  is a complex cube root of unity, then
(1 + 2)4 =
10 10
c) (1  i) d) (1  i) a) 2 b) 
2 2
c) 3 d) 1

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Critical Thinking 9. If (x + iy)(p + iq) – (x2 + y2) i, then

a) p = x, q = y b) p = y, q = x
14.1 Equality of two complex numbers, c) p = x , q = y
2 2
d) q = – x, p = – y
Conjugate and Algebra of a complex number
10. If x = – 3 + 5i, then the value of
1. If z  z , then x3 + 6x2 + 34x + 1 is equal to
a) z is purely real a) 0 b) 1
1 b) z is purely imaginary c) – 1 d) 2
c) Re(z) = Im(z) 11. If (2 + i)x – (1 + 2i)y = 3i, then the values of
d) z is any complex number x and y respectively are
a) – l, – 2 b) 1, 2
1  3i
2. a + ib form of the complex number is c) – 1, 2 d) l, – 2
2  3i
12. If a, b are real and(i + 3i)a + (i – l)b + 5i3 = 0,
4

3 11 11 3 then the values of a and b respectively are

a)  b) i
13 13 13 13 5 3 5 5
a)  , b) ,
2 3 2 3 4 4 4 4
c) i d) i
11 11 11 11 5 5 5 3
3. Which of the following is correct ? c)  ,  d) ,
4 4 4 4
a) 2 + 3i < 3 + 4i b) 3 – 4i < 2 – 3i
5i
c) 1 + i < 1 – i d) none of these 13. If x  , the valueof x3 – x2 + x + 44 is
1 i
(1  i) 2 a) 8 b) 2
4. The imaginary part of is
(2  i) c) 3 d) 5
1 3 2  5i
a) b) 14. The conjugate of the complex number is
5 5 4  3i
4 2 7  26i 7  26i
c) d) a) b)
5 5 25 25
5. The values of x and y satisfying the equation
7  26i 7  26i
(1  i)x  2i (2  3i)y  i c) d)
  i are 25 25
3i 3i
a) x = – l, y = 3 b) x = 3,y = – 1 15. If (x +yi) (3 – 4i) = 5 + 12i, then x 2  y2 
c) x = 0, y = l d) x = l, y = 0 5
a) 65 b)
6. If x = 1 + 2i, the value of x3 + 2x2 – 3x + 5 = 13
a) 0 b) – 15 R 13
c) d) 18
c) 25 d) – 19 5
7. a + ib form of the complex number 16. If z1 and z2 are two complex numbers, then
a) Re (z1).Re(z2) b) Re (z1).Im (z2)
 2  3  1
1  1   (2  i) is c) Im(z1).Re(z2) d) None of these
 i  i
a) – 3– i b) – 3 + i x y
c) – 5 – i d) – 5 + i   
1
p q
17. If z = x – iy and z = p + iq, then  2
3 is
8. If z  (3 7  4i) (3 7  4i) , then Re(z) =
2 3 p  q2
equal to
a) 79  3 7 b) (79) 2 (3 7)
a) – 2 b) – 1
c) – 4 (79) 2
d) (79) (3 7  4i)
2
c) 2 d) 1

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1 x y 27. The square roots of – 8i are

18 If z = x + iy, z = a – ib and  = k(a2 – b2),
3
a 2 – 2i, – 2 + 2i b) 2 + 2i, – 2 + 2i
a b
then the value of k equals c) 2 – 2i, – 2 – 2i d) – 2 – 2i, 2 + 2i
a) 2 b) 4 28. Square roots of – 48 – 14 i are
c) 6 d) 1 a) ± (7 + i) b) ± (7– i)
c) ± (l + 7i) d) ± (l – 7i)
3 1 a
1
19. If x  iy  , then 
2  cos   i sin  1 a 29. The square roots of 5  2 14 i are

 a) 7  2i,  7  2i
a) cot  b) cot
2
b) 7  2i,  7  2i
 
c) i cot d) i tan c) 7  2 i,  7  2i
2 2

1 d)  7  2 i,  7  2i
21. The real part of is equal to
1  cos   isin 
30. If i  1 and n is a positive integer, then
a) 1/4 b) 1/2
in + in+1 + in+2 + in+3 =
c) tan /2 d) 1/1 – cos 
a) 1 b) i
22. If z is a complex number, then (z 1 ) (z)  c) i 0
d) 0
a) 1 b) – 1 31. If z = – 24 – 18i, then z =
2

c) 0 d) i
a)  3 (1  3i) b)  3 (3  i)
23. The number of solutions of the equation
c)  3 (1  3i) d)  3 (3  i)
z 2  z  0 is
a) 1 b) 2 35
32. The square roots of  3i are
c) 3 d) 4 4

zi 1 1 1 1
24. If (z   i) is a purely imaginary number,, a) 2  i,  2  i b) 3  i,  3  i
zi 3 3 2 2
z 2  z  0 is 1 1 1 1
c) 3  i,  3  i d) 2  i,  2  i
a) 0 b) 1 2 2 3 3
c) 2 d) – 1 33. If n is an odd integer, then (1 + i)6n + (1 – i)6n is
25. If(l + i)(l + 2i)(l + 3i).....(l + ni) = a + ib, then equal to
2.5.10....(1 + n2) is equal to a) 0 b) 2
R
a) a2 – b2 b) a2 + b2 c) – 2 d) 1
c) a 2  b2 d) a 2  b2 a  ib
34. If p  iq  , where p, q, a, b, c, d  R,
14.2 Modulus, Argument, Power c  id
and Square root of a complex number then (p2 + q2)2 =

26. If n is any positive integer, then the value of a 2  b2 a 2  b2

a) b)
i 4n 1  i 4n 1 c2  d 2 c2  d 2
equals
2 2

a) 1 b) – 1  a 2  b2 
c)  2 2  d) none of these
c) i d) – i c d 

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44. The inequality | z – 4| < |z – 2| represents the

z1  z 2
35. If z = 5 – 2i and z2 = 6 + 5i, then  region given by
1 z1  z 2
a) Re(z) > 0
b) Re(z) < 0
13 3
a) b) c) Re(z) > 2
18 5
d) Re(z) > 3
1 1 13 45. If |z1| =|z2| ....... = |zn| = 1, then the value of
c) d)
8 5 |z1 + z2 + z3 + ....... + zn| =
36. The modulus and amplitude of 5 + 12i are a) 1
b) |z1| + |z2| + ....... + |zn|
 12   5
a) 17, tan 1   b) 17, tan 1  
7  12  1 1 1
c) z  z  ......  z
1 2 n
5  12 
c) 13, tan 1   d) 13, tan 1   d) None of these
 12   5
z 1
1 46. If [z| = l and   (where z  1) , then
37. i  
65
z 1
i145
Re() is
a) 0 b) 1
c) i d) – i 1
a) 0 b) 
38. The value of i243 is equal to | z  1|2
a) i b) – i
z 1 2
c) – 1 d) 1 c) . d) 2
z  1 | z  1|2 z 1
39. If x + 2i + 15i 6 = 7x + i3(y + 4), where
x, y  R, then x + y = 47. Let z1 be a complex number with | z, |= 1 and z2
a) 21 b –9
z1  z 2
c) 9 d) – 21 be any complex number, then 
1  z1 z2
4n 1
1 i  a) 0 b) 1
40. If n is a positive integer, then   
1 i  c) – 1 d) 2
a) 1 b) – 1
1 3i
c) i d) – i 48. The amplitude of is
3i
i592  i590  i 588  i586  i584
41. The value of 1   
i582  i580  i 578  i576  i574 a) b) 
a) – 1 b) – 2
R 6 6
c) – 3 d) – 4  
c) d) 
42. If i = – 1, then i + i + i3 + .... to 1000 terms is
2 2
3 3
equal to
a) 1 b) – 1 1  2i
49. The modulus and amplitude of are
1  (1  i)2
c) i d) 0
100 
43. If i
k 0
k
 x  iy , then the values of x and y are a) 2 and
6
b) 1 and 0

a) x = – l, y = 0 b) x = l, y = l  
c) 1 and d) 1 and
c) x = 1, y = 0 d) x = 0, y = l 3 4

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3  2isin  57. The value of (– i)1/3 is

50. will be purely nnaginary, if  =
1  2i sin  1 3i 1 3 i
a) b)
  2 2
a) 2n  b) n 
3 4  3 i 3 i
c) d)
  2 2
1 c) n  d) n 
3 6  i
58. The amplitude of ee is equal to
14.3 DeMoivre’s theorem, Argand a) sin b) – sin
diagram and Polar form of a complex number c) e cos
d) e sin
51. If z = – 1 – i, then arg z is
59. If a  2i , then which of the following is
 5 correct?
a) b)
4 4 a) a = i + i b) a = l – i
3 7 c) a   ( 2)i d) a = – 1 – i
c)  d)
4 4
n
 1  cos   isin  
8
1 i  1 i 
8 60.   
52.       1  cos   isin  
 2  2
a) cos n  isin n b) cos n  isin n
a) 1 b) 2
c) 4 d) 8 c) sin n  i cos n d) sin n  i cos n

1 i  
10
53. Amplitude of is 
1 i 1  cos 10  isin 10 
61. The value of  
 
  1  cos  isin 
a)  b)  10 10 
2 2
c) 0 d)  a) 0 b) – 1
c) 1 d) 2
  
54. The amplitude of sin  i  1  cos  is
5  5 (cos 2  isin 2) 4 (cos 4  i sin 4) 5
62. 
(cos3  i sin 3) 2 (cos3  i sin 3) 9
 2
a) b) a) cos 49 – i sin 49
5 5
b) cos 23 – i sin 23
  R c) cos 49 + i sin 49
c) d)
10 15 d) cos 21 + i sin 21
55. If 0 < amp (z) < , then amp (z) – amp (–z) = 63. Which of the following is a fourth root of
a) 0 b) 2amp (z)
1 i 3
c) n d) none of these  ?
2 2
56. If z = 1 – cos a + i sin , then amp z =

     
a) cos   isin  b) cos   isin 
a) b)  2 2  12 12 
2 2

       
c)  d)  c) cos   isin  d) cos   isin 
2 2 2 2 6 6 3 3

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14.4 Fundamental theorem of a) 1  i 3 b) 1  i 3

algebra, cube roots of unity
c) i 3 d) i 3
64. The roots of equationx2 – (5 + i)x+ 18 – i = 0 are
73. The roots of equation x2 – x + 12i = 0 are
3  i  (7i  3) 3  (7i  3)
a) b) 1 7 35
2 2 a) b)
2i 2i
1
5  (7i  1) 5  i  (7i  1)
c) d) 1 7 35
2 2 c) d)
3i 3i
65. The roots of equation 9x2 – 12x + 20 = 0 are
74. If  is a complex cube root of unity such that
2 4i 4 2i 2 +  + 1 = 0, then 31 is
a)  b) 
3 3 3 3 a)  b)  2
3 4i 4 3i c) 0 d) 1
c)  d)  75. (1 –  +  ) + (1 +  – 2)5 =
2 5
5 5 5 5
a) 8 b) 16
3
1   c) 32 d) 48
66. The value of  2  is
   76. If 1, ,  are the cube roots of unity, then
2

a) 1 b) – 1 a) 1 b) – 1
c)  d) 2 c) i d) 0
67. If  is a complex cube root of unity, then 77. If  is a complex cube root of unity, then
a) 74 b) 68 (l –  + 2)3 =
c) 72 d) 64 a) – 6 b) 8
68. If  is a complex cube root of unity, then c) 6 d) – 8
(2 – )(2 – 2)(2 – 10) (2 – 11) is 78. If  is a complex cube root of unity, then
a) – 47 b) 47 (x + y)3 + (x + y2)3 + (x2 + y)3 =
c) 49 d) – 49 a) 3(x3 + y3) b) 3(x3 – y3)
69. If  and  are complex cube roots of unity, then c) 4(x3 + y3) d) 4(x3 – y3)
(1 – ) (l – )(l – 2)(l –  2) =
3 i
a) 3 b) 6 79. If z  , then z69 is equal to
2
c) 9 d) 12
a) – i b) i
1 1 c) 1 d) – 1
70. The value of  
1   1  2
a) 0 b) 1
R
c) – 1 d) 2
40 40
 1  3   1  3 
71. Value of      is
 2   2 
a) 0 b) 1
c) 2 d) – 1
72. If i  1, then
334 365
 1 i 3  1 i 3
4  5      3     
 2 2   2 2 

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