Tutorial:Complex MAM 101

Numbers
Before 24/08/2020

1. Find the modulus and the argument of the complex number w:

−9 + 3i
w=
1 − 2i

Solution:
2. Find the value of x and the value of y in the following equation where x ∈ R and y ∈ R:
(x + iy)(2 + i) = 3 − i

Solution:

3.
λ + 4i
z= ; λ∈R
1 + λi
 Knowing that z is a real number, find the possible values of λ.

Solution:

4. The complex number z satisfies the equation

1 − 18i
4z − 3z̄ =
2−i
where z̄ denotes the complex conjugate of z. Solve the equation, giving the answer in the
form x + iy , where x and y are real numbers.

Solution:

5. Solve the following equation:

z 2 = 21 − 20i, z ∈ C
Give the answers in the form a + bi, where a ∈ R and b ∈ R.
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6. The cubic equation:

2z 3 − 5z 2 + cz − 5 = 0, c ∈ R
has a solution z = 1 − 2i. Find:

(a) the other two solutions of the equation.

(b) the value of c.
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7. √ w
z = 1 + i 3 and = 2 + 2i
z
Find the exact value of the modulus of w and the exact value of the argument of w.
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8. √
z= 3 + i and w = 3i

(a) Find, in exact form where appropriate, the modulus and argument of z and the mod-
ulus and argument of w.
 (b) Determine simplified expressions for zw and wz , giving the answers in the form x+iy,
where x ∈ R, y ∈ R.
(c) Find, in exact form where appropriate, the modulus and argument of zw and the
modulus and argument of wz .

Solution:

9. The following complex numbers are given:

√
z1 = 2 − 2i, z2 = 3 + i and z3 = a + bi; where a ∈ R, b ∈ R

(a) If |z1 z3 | = 16, find the modulus of z3 .

(b) Given further that arg( zz23 ) = 7π
12
, determine the argument of z3 .
z3
(c) Find the values of a and b, and hence show z1
= −2.
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10. Solve the equation:

2z 4 − 14z 3 + 33z 2 − 26z + 10 = 0, z ∈ C

given that one of its roots is 3 + i.

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11. Given that z and w are complex numbers prove that:

|z + w|2 − |z − w̄|2 = 4Re(z)Re(w)

where w̄ denotes the complex conjugate of w.

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12. The following complex numbers are given

√
1+i 2
z= and w =
1−i 1−i
(a) Calculate the modulus of z and the modulus of w.
(b) Find the argument of z and the argument of w.
(c) In a standard Argand diagram, the points A, B and C represent the numbers z, z + w
and w respectively. The origin of the Argand diagram is denoted by O. By considering
the quadrilateral OABC and the argument of z + w, show that:
3π √
tan( )=1+ 2
8

Solution:
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13. It is given that:

z = cos θ + i sin θ, 0 ≤ z < 2π
Show clearly that:
2 θ
= 1 − i tan( )
1+z 2
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14.
(3 + 4i)(1 + 2i)
= q(1 + i); q ∈ R
1 + 3i
(a) Find the value of q.
(b) Hence simplify:
4
arctan + arctan 2 − arctan 3
3
giving the answer in terms of π.
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√ √
15. Sketch on a standard Argand diagram the locus of the points z = 2(1 + i), w = 3 − i
and z + w, and use geometry to prove that:
π √ √ √
tan( )= 6− 3+ 2−2
24
You must justify all the steps in this proof.
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16. It is given that

1 + 8i
z=
1 − 2i
(a) Express z in the form x + iy, where x and y are real numbers.
(b) Find the modulus and argument of z.
 (c) Show clearly that
2
arctan 8 + arctan 2 + arctan =π
3

Solution:

17.
z = (2 + 3i)4n+2 + (3 − 2i)4n+2 ; n ∈ N
Show clearly that z = 0 for all n ∈ N.
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18.
z = (5 + 2i)n + (5 − 2i)n ; n ∈ N
Show clearly that z is a real number.

Solution:

19. The complex number z satisfies the relationship

1
z+ = −1; z 6= 0
z
Show clearly that:

(a) z 3 = 1
(b) z 8 + z 4 = −1
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20.
z = (a + bi)4n + (b + ai)4n , (a, b) ∈ R2 , n ∈ N
Show that z is a real number.
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21.
z 3 − (4 + 2i)z 2 + (4 + 5i)z − (1 + 3i) = 0, z ∈ C
Given that one of the solutions of the above cubic equation is z = 2 + i, find the other two
solutions.
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22. Find the solutions of the equation:

w4 = 16(1 − w)4

giving the answers in the form x + iy, where (x, y) ∈ R2 ..

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23. Solve the quadratic equation:

z 2 − 4zi + 4i = 7, z ∈ C
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24. Show that if n and m are natural numbers, then the equations

z n = 1 + i and z m = 2 − i

have no common solution for z ∈ C

Solution:

25. Two distinct complex numbers z1 and z2 are such so that |z1 | = |z2 | = r 6= 0. Show
clearly that
z1 + z2
z1 − z2
is purely imaginary. You may find the result z z̄ = |z|2 = r2 useful.
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26. The complex number z satisfies the relationship:

5(z + i)n = (4 + 3i)(1 + iz)n ; n ∈ R

Show that z is a real number.

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27.
z 3 − 2(2 − i)z 2 + (8 − 3i)z − 5 + i = 0; z ∈ C
Find the three solutions of the above equation given that one of these solutions is real.
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28. Solve the quadratic equation

√ √
iz 2 − 2 2z − 2 3 = 0; z ∈ C

Give the answers in the form x + iy, where x and y are exact real constants.
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29. The complex number z satisfies the equation:

z + 1 + 8i = |z|(1 + i)
Show clearly that
|z|2 − 18|z| + 65 = 0
 and hence find the possible values of z.

Solution:

30.
z 3 − (2 + 4i)z 2 − 3(1 − 3i)z + 14 − 2i = 0; z ∈ C
Find the three solutions of the above equation given that one of these solutions is purely
imaginary.
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