COMPLEX NUMBERS Work sheet

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( 1 )If the cube roots of unity are ( x - 1 )3 + 8 = 0 are  2, then the roots of the equation
( a ) - 1, - 1 + 2, - 1 - 22
( c ) - 1,1 - 2,1 - 22
(b) - 1,- 1, - 1,
(d) - 1,1 + 2,1 + 22 [ AIEEE 2005 ]

( 2 )If z1 and z2 then arg z1 - are two non-zero complex numbers such that l z1 + 2 l = l z1 l + l z2 l,
arg z2 is equal to

 - 
(a) 2
(b) - (c) 0 (d) [ AIEEE 2005 ]
2

( 3 )Ifw =z z -
andl w l = 1, then z lies on
1i
3

( a ) an ellipse ( b ) a circle ( d ) a straig t line ( d ) a parabola[ AIEEE 2005 ]

( 4 )Let z, w be complex numbers such thatz  i w = 0 and arg zw = . Then arg z equals

  3 5
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) (d) [ AIEEE 2004 ]
4 4

 xy 
1 
( 5 )If z = x - yand z3 = p + iq, then  pq  is equal to
p2  q2
(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 2 (d) -2 [ AIEEE 2004 ]

6 )If l z 2 - 1 l = l z l 2 + 1, then z lies on

( a ) the real axis( b ) the imaginary axis ( c ) a circle( c ) an ellipse

[ AIEEE 2004 ]

( 7 )Let z1 and z2 be two roots of the equation z2 + az + b = 0, z being complex.

Further assume that the origin, z1 and z2 form an equilateral triangle. Then

( a ) a2 = b ( b ) a2 = 2b ( c ) a2 = 3b ( d ) a2 = 4b [ AIEEE 2003 ]
 ( 8 )If z and w are two non-zero complex numbers such that l zw l = 1 and
,
Arg ( z ) - Arg ( w ) = thenz wis equal to
2

(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) i (d) -i [ AIEEE 2003 ]

 1  i x
( 9 )If  = 1, then the value of smallest positive integer n is gin by
 1- i 

( a ) x = 4n ( b ) x = 2n ( c ) x = 4n + 1 ( d ) x = 2n + 1 [ AIEEE 2003 ]

1  2n
n 2n 1
( 10 ) If 1,  2 are the cube roots of unity, then thealue of  = n is
2n 1

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c)  ( d ) 2 [ AIEEE 2003 ]

c  i = a ib, where a, b, c are real, then the value of a2 + b2 is

( 11 ) If
c - i

(a) 1 ( b )1 (c) c2 (d) - c2 [ AIEEE 2002 ]

( 12 ) If z = x + y, then l 3z - 1 l = 3 l z - 2 l represents
( a ) x xis( b ) y-axis( c ) a circle( d ) line parallel to y-axis
[ AIEEE 2002 ]

 1  ω 3
13 If the cube roots of unity are 1,  and  ,2 then the value of   is
 ω 2 

(a) 1 (b) -1 (c)  ( d ) 2 [ AIEEE 2002 ]

( 14 ) If a = cos  + i sin  and b = cos  + i sin , then the value of1  ab  1 

 is
2 ab 

( a ) sin (  +  )( b ) cos (  +  )( c ) sin (  -  )( d ) cos (  -  )[ AIEEE 2002 ]

 ( 15 ) If  is cube root of unity, then for n  N, the value of 3n + 1 + 3n + 5 is

(a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 3 [ AIEEE 2002 ]

( 16 ) Four points P ( - 1, 0 ), Q ( 1, 0 ), R ( 2 - 1, 2 ) and

S ( 2 - 1, - 2 ) are given on a complex plane, equation
of the locus of the shaded region excluding the
boundaries is given by


( a ) l z + 1 l > 2 and l arg ( z + 1 ) l <
4

( b ) l z + 1 l > 2 and l arg ( z + 1 ) l
2

<
4

(c) lz - 1 l > 2 and l arg ( z - 1 ) l < 2 [ IIT 2005 ]

(d) lz - 1 l > 2 and l arg ( z - 1 ) l <

( 17 )If  iscube root of unity (  ≠ 1 ), then the least value of n where n is a positive integer such that ( 1 + 2 )n =

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 6 [ IIT 200

z -1,
( 18 ) The complex number z is such that l z l = 1, z ≠ - 1 andω = then real part
z  1
of ω is

1 -1 2
(a) (b) (c) (d) 0 [ IIT 2003 ]
l z  1l2 l z  1l2 l z  1l2

1 1 1
( 19 ) Let  = - 1  i 3. 1 - 1 - ω2 ω 2
Then the value of the determinant is
2 2 1 ω2 ω4

( a ) 3 ( b ) 3  (  - 1 )( c ) 32( d ) 3  ( 1 -  ) [ IIT 2002 ]

( 20 )For all complex numbersz1,z2satisfyingl z1 l = 12andl z2 - 3 - 4i l = 5, the minimum value of l z1 -z2 l is

(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 7 ( d ) 17 [ IIT 2002 ]

 z1 - z 3 1 - i3
( 21 ) The complex numbers z1, z2 and z3satisfying  are the vertices
z2 - z3 2
of a triangle which is

( a ) of area zero ( c ) equilateral ( b ) right-angled isosceles

( d ) obtuse-angled isosceles [ IIT 2001 ]

( 22 ) If z1 and z2 be nth roots of unity which subtend a rightngle at the origin, then n must be of the form

( a ) 4k + 1 ( b ) 4k + 2 ( c ) 4k + 3 ( d ) 4k [ IIT 2001 ]

( 23 ) If arg ( z ) < 0, then arg ( - z ) - arg ( z ) =

-  
(a)  (b) - (c) (d) 2 [ IIT 2000 ]
2

( 24 ) If z1,z2 and z3 are complexumbers such that

111
l z1l = l z2l = l z3 l =  = 1, then l z1 + z2 + z3 l is
z 2 z3

(a) 1 (b) <1 (c) >3 (d) 3 [ IIT 2000 ]

 3 334  3 365
( 25 ) If i =- th n 4 + 5  - 1  i  + 3 - 1  i  is equal to
 2 2   2 2 
   

(a) 1 - i3 (b) - 1 + i3 ( c ) i3 (d) - i3 [ IIT 1999 ]

( 26 ) If  is an imaginary cube root of unity, then ( 1 +  - 2 )7 equals

( a ) 128  (b) - 128  ( c ) 128 2 (d) - 128 2 [ IIT 1998 ]

13
 ( in  in  1 ) ,
( 27 ) The value of the sum where i =- 1 , equals
n1

(a) i (b) i - 1 (c) -i (d) 0 [ IIT 1998 ]

 6i - 3i 1
( 28 ) If 4 3i -1 = x + iy, then
20 3 i

( a ) x = 3, y = 1 ( b ) x = 1, y = 3
( c ) x = 0, y = 3 ( d ) x = 0, y = 0 [ IIT 1998 ]

( 29 ) For positive integers n1, n1, the value of the expression

 1  i n1   1  i3 n1   1  i5 n2   1  i7 n2 , where i  - 1is a real number if
and only if

( a ) n1 = n2 + 1( b ) n1 = n2 - 1( c ) n1 = n2( d ) n>, n2 > 0[ IIT 1996 ]

( 30 )If ( ≠ 1 ) is a cube root of unity an( 1 +  )7 = A + B, then A and B are respectively the numbers

( a ) 0, 1 ( b ) 1, 1 ( c ), 0 (d) - 1, 1 [ IIT 1995 ]

11  iω 2 ω2
( 31 ) If  ( ≠ 1 ) is a cube root of unity, then1 - i- 1 ω2 - 1
equals
- ii  ω - 1 -1

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) i (d)  [ IIT 1995 ]

( 32 ) Ifzandbe two non-zero complex numbers such thatl z l=l  land Arg z+ · Arg  = , then z equals

a)  (b) - (c) ω (d) -ω [ IIT 1995 ]

( 33 ) Ifz and wbe two complex numbers such thatl z l ≤ 1,l w l ≤ 1and
l z + iw l = l z - iw l = 2, then z equals

( a ) 1 or i ( b ) i or -i ( c ) 1 or -1 ( d ) i or -1 [ IIT 1995 ]

( 34 )The complex numbers sin x + i cos 2x and cos x - i sin 2x are conjugate to each other for
( a ) x = n( b ) x = 0( c ) x = ( n + 1  2 ) ( d ) no value of x[ IIT 1988 ]
 ( 35 )If z1 and z2 are two non-zero complex numbers such that l z1 + z2 l = l z1 l + l z2 l , then arg z1 - arg z2 is eq

-  
(a) - (b) (c) 0 (d) 2
(e)  [ II1987 ]
2

6
 2k 2k 
( 36 ) The value of   sin
k1  7
- i cos  is
7
(b) 0
(a) -1 (c) -i (d) i ( e ) none of these [ IIT 1987 ]

( 37 )Let z1 and z2 be complex numbers such that z1 ≠ z2 and l z1 l = l z2 l . Ifz1 has

z1  z 2
positive real part and z2 has negative imagina y part, then may be
z1 - z 2

( a ) zero( b ) real and positive( c ) real and negative ( d ) purely imaginary( e ) none of hese
[ IIT 1986 ]

w re complex numbers representing the vertices of two triangles such that c = ( 1 - r ) a + b and w = ( 1 - r ) u + rv, where r is a

( a ) have the same area ( c ) are congruent( b ) are similar

( d ) none of these [ IIT 1985 ]

and z2 = c + id are complex numbers such that l z1 l = l z2 l = 1 and Re ( z1 z 2 ) = 0, then the pair of complex numbers w1 = a

( a ) l w1 l = 1 ( b ) l w2 l = 1
( c ) Re ( w1 w 2 ) = 0 ( d ) none of these [ IIT 1985 ]

1 - iz ,
( 40 ) If z = x + iy and w = then l w l = 1 implies that, in the complex plane,
z - i

( a ) z lies on the imaginary axis( b ) z lies on the real axis ( c ) z lies on the unit circle( d ) None of these
[ IIT 1983 ]
( 41 )The pointsz1, z2, z3 , z4in the complex plane are the vertices of a parallelogram taken in order if and only if

( a ) z1 + z4 = z2 + z3 ( c ) z1 + z2 (=bz3) +z1z4+ z3 = z2 + z4 ( d ) None of these

[ IIT 1983 ]

( 42 ) The inequality l z - 4 l < l z - 2 l represents the region given by

( a ) Re ( z ) > 0 ( b ) Re ( z ) < 0
( c ) Re ( z ) > 2 ( d ) none of these [ IIT 1982 ]

 3 i 5  3 i 5
( 43 ) If z =      - 
 2 2   2 2  , then
   

( a ) Re ( z ) = 0 ( b ) Im ( z ) = 0
( c ) Re ( z ) > 0, Im ( z ) > 0( d ) Re ( z ) > 0, Im ( z ) < 0[ IIT 1982 ]

( 44 )If the cube roots of unity are 1,  2, then the roots of the equation ( x - 1 )2 + 8 = 0 are

(a) - 1, 1 + 2, 1 2 ( b ) - 1, 1 - 2, 1 - 2 2

(c) - 1, - 1, - 1 ( d ) none of these [ IIT 1979 ]

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