CHAPTER-5 COMPLEX NUMBERS & QUADRATIC

EQUATIONS

EXERCISE – I

i 592 + i 590 + i 588 + i 586 + i 584

1. Find the value of .
i 582 + i 580 + i 578 + i 576 + i 574

2. If x = a + b, y = aa + bb and z = ab + ba, where a and b are complex cube roots of

unity, show that xyz = a3 + b3.

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æ - 1+ i 3 ö æ - 1- i 3 ö
3. Prove that ç ÷ +ç ÷ = -1.
ç 2 ÷ ç 2 ÷
è ø è ø

4. Graph the complex numbers on the Argand plane 3 + 2i, -4 - 5i, -5, 1 - 2i.

5. Express the numbers in the form r (cosq + i sinq):

(i) 1 + i tana (ii) 1 - sina + i cosa.

6. Find the square root of following:

(i) 7 – 24i (ii) - 5 + 12i

(
(iii) 4ab - 2 a 2 - b 2 i) (iv) x 2 +
1
2
æ 1ö
+ 4i ç x - ÷ - 6
xø
x è

7. Find x and y in the following equations:

(i) (x + iy )(2 - 3i ) = 4 + i (ii)

(1 + i )x - 2i + (2 - 3i )y + i =i
3+i 3-i

8. Express the following in the form of a + ib

5+ 2i
(ii) (1 - i )
4
(i)
1- 2 i

9. For any two complex numbers z1 and z 2 , prove that

Re(z1z 2 ) = Re z1 Re z 2 - Im z1 Im z 2 .

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10. If (a + ib )(c + id ) (e + if )(g + ih ) = A + iB , then find value of

(a 2
)( )( )( )
+ b2 c 2 + d 2 e2 + f 2 g 2 + h2 .

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11. Find the value of 4
- 64 .

3 + 2i sin q
12. Find the real q such that is purely real.
1 - 2i sin q

13. Find the conjugate of

(3 - 2i )(2 + 3i ) .
(1 + 2i )(2 - i )

14. Find modulus of the following complex numbers:

1 + 2i 1+ i 1- i
(i) (ii) -
1 - 3i 1- i 1+ i

15. Find argument of following complex numbers:

1+ i
(i) (ii) - 3 - i
1- i

16. Convert the following complex numbers in polar form:

1 + 2i
(i) (ii) 1 + i
1 - 3i

17. If 2z - 1 = z - 2 , then find value of z .

18. If x = 2 i - 1 find the value of x 4 + 4 x 3 + 6 x 2 + 4 x + 9 .

19. ( )( )
Express 1 + a 2 1 + b 2 as sum of two squares.

20. Find the value of

(1 + i )4n +5 .
(1 - i )4n +3

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 EXERCISE – II

Find out the smallest positive integer for which (1 + i ) = (1 - i ) .

2n 2n
1.

2. If z1, z 2 and z 3 , z 4 are two pairs of conjugate complex numbers, then find out
æz ö æz ö
argçç 1 ÷÷ + argçç 2 ÷÷ .
è z4 ø è z3 ø

3. For a complex number z, then find the minimum value of z + z - 2 .

4. Let z = 1 - t + i (t 2
)
+ t + 2 , where t is a real parameter. Find out the locus of z in the
Argand plane.

5. If | z1 + z2 | = | z1 | + | z2 |, then find out arg z1 - arg z2 .

- 1 + 3i - 1 - 3i
6. If z1 = and z2 = , then find out the value of z13 + z23 - 3z1z2 .
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7. If one root of the equation ix 2 - 2(1 + i )x + (2 - i ) = 0 is 2 - i , then find out other root.

8. Let z and w be two complex numbers such that | z | £ 1, | w | £ 1and

| z + iw | = | z - iw | = 2,then find out z.
9. If arg z < 0 , then find out arg (- z ) - arg (z ).

10. If z1 = 1, z 2 = 2, z 3 = 3 and 9z1z 2 + 4z1z 3 + z 2 z 3 = 12 , then find the value of

z1 + z 2 + z 3 .

11. Find out the complex number z satisfying |z+z|+|z-z|=2 and

| i z - 1 | + | z - i | = 2.

12. If z satisfies iz 2 = z 2 + z, then find out arg(z ) .

1 + 3i
13. If z = , then prove that : (i) Re(z ) = 2 Im (z ) (ii) z =5
1+ i

14. If - 3 + ix 2 y and x 2 + y + 4i are conjugate of each other then find out (x, y ).

15. Solve: x-2 + 2x -1 - 3 = 0.

16. Solve for x : 4x + 9x = 2 (6x).

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17. Find the real roots of the equation x 2 + 5 x + 4 = 0 .

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 ANSWERS
EXERCISE – I

1. -1

5. (i) seca (cosa + i sina)

æ a aö p a
(ii) r (cosq + isinq) , r = 2 ç cos - sin ÷ , q = + .
è 2 2ø 4 2

6. (i) ± (4 - 3i ) (ii) ± (2 + 3i ) (iii) ± [(a + b ) - i (a - b )]

æ 1 ö
(iv) ± ç x - + 2i ÷
è x ø
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7. (i) x = ,y= (ii) x = 3, y = -1
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8. (i) 1+ 2 2 i (ii) - 4

10. A2 + B 2
11. ± 2(1 ± i )
12. q = np
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13. + i
25 25
1
14. (i) (ii) 2
2
p 5p
15. (i) (ii) -
2 6
1 æ 3p 3p ö æ p pö
16. (i) ç cos + i sin ÷ (ii) 2 ç cos + i sin ÷
2è 4 4 ø è 4 4ø
17. 1
18. 12

19. (1 - ab )2 + (a + b )2
20. 2

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 EXERCISE – II

1. 2
2. 0
3. 2
4. a hyperbola
5. p
6. –1
7. –i
8. 1 or –1
9. p
10. 2
1 1
11. i, - i , ,
i i3
3p p
12. , -
4 4
14. (1, - 4), (- 1, - 4)
-1
15. x= ,1
3
16. x=0

17. no real root