MTH 101 (Elementary Mathematics I), 2019/2020 Session:

Module 3.2 - Complex Numbers

Five-Minute Test

Olawanle LAYENI

Department of Mathematics,
Obafemi Awolowo University,
220005 ILE-IFE, NIGERIA

February 16 –18, 2021

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Question 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

True or false, “the real part of −3 + i is 3.”

A. True.

B. False.

C. Neither True nor False.

D. Both True and False.

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Question 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Let x, y ∈ R. If
√ 2
x− πi = +yi,
3
then

2 √
A. x= , y = π.
3

3 1
B. x= , y= √ .
4 π

2 √
C. x= , y = − π.
3

2 √
D. x = − , y = π.
3
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Question 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Is
λ(a ± b i) = λa ± λb i
where λ, a, b ∈ R?

A. Yes.

B. No.

C. Maybe.

D. Sometimes.

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Question 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Which of the following has the same value as

(1 − i)2 ?

2
1−i

A. 2 √ .
2

B. 0.

C. 2 i.

D. −2 i.

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Question 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Let z = λw with z, w ∈ C ; 0 6= λ ∈ R. Which of the following is/are true?

A. |z| = |λ||w|.

B. |z| = −|λ||w|.

C. If z = 0, then w = 0; and vice-versa.

D. z cannot be equal to w.

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Question 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

(−i)503
=
(1 − i)1000

A. −1

B. 2−500 i

C. −2−500 i

D. 1

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Question 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

The conjugate of −2 − i is

A. 2 + i.

B. −2 + i.

C. −3.

D. 2 − i.

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Question 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Is  
Arg (1 − i)2 = 2 Arg(1 − i) ?

A. Yes.

B. No.

C. Maybe.

D. Sometimes.

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Question 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Is    
Arg (1 − i)2 = Arg (−1 + i)2 ?

A. Yes.

B. No.

C. Maybe.

D. Sometimes.

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Question 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Is  1 
Arg = Arg(1) − 50 Arg(i) ?
i50

A. Yes.

B. No.

C. Maybe.

D. Sometimes.

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