JEE ADV- 1CONJUGATE OF A COMPLEX NUMBER

MATHEMATICS

LEVEL-1-INTEGER TYPE

1 x2 y 2 1
1. If z1 lies on the circle z  3 and x  iy  z1  then   then k is equal to
z1 100 64 k

2. If z is any complex number satisfying z  3  2i  2 , then the maximum value of

2 z  6  5i is

3. The number of complex numbers z satisfying the equation

2 z  z 2  5  i 3  0 is
2

4. Let B and C lie on the circle with OA as a diameter, where O is the origin. If

AOB  BOC   and A, B, C represent the complex numbers z1 , z2 , z3 , then

z1 z3 cos 2   z22 cos k then k is equal to

5. If z1  1, z2  2, z3  3 and 9 z1 z2  4 z1 z3  z2 z3  12 , then z1  z2  z3 is equal to

6. The number of complex numbers z satisfying the equation z 2  z  0 is ( where z

is a complex number)

7. Let a be a complex number with a  1 and arg(a)=  . If the roots of the quadratic
equation az 2  z  1  0 are purely imaginary then the value of cos 2   cos   6  0 is
__

8. Let  , z0 be two complex numbers. A(z1) , B( z2 ) , C( z3 ) be the vertices of a

triangle such that z1  z0   , z 2  z 0   e
i 7  /11
, z3  z0   e
i / 4
and
3k
ABC  then the value of k is
22

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9. If a complex number z satisfies z  8  4i  z  14  4i  10 , then the maximum
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value of Arg  z   tan 1 , find k.
3k
10. If r1 and r2 are the distances from the origin of points on the curve

10  zz   3i z 2   z 
2
  16  0 which are at maximum and minimum distance from the
origin, then the value of r1 + r2 is equal to

11. If the complex numbers z1 and z2 both satisfy the equation z  z  2 z  1 and

Arg  z1  z2   then imaginary part of  z1  z2  is ________
4

KEY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

9 5 4 2 2 4 7 5 4 3
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2

SOLUTIONS

1 x2 y 2 1
1. x  iy  3cis  cis      
3 100 64 9
2. if implies that Z lies on or inside the circle of radius 2 and centre (3,2)
5 i  i 
2 z  6  5i min  2 z  3    i  2  z  3  2i    2   z  3  2i   
2 2  2
3. Let z  x  iy then on putting z in given equation and equating real and imaginary
part to zero, we get 3x2  y 2  5.2 xy   3

3 1 3
 3x 2  2
5 x   ,
4x 6 2

 3 3 3 1 1
y  y , , ,
2x 2 2 2 2

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4. OB  OA cos  , OC  OA cos 2

z2   z1ei  cos  , z3   z1e 2i  cos 2

 z22  z12 .e 2i .cos 2 

z3 z z cos 2 
 z12 cos 2  .  3 1
z1 cos 2 cos 2

Or z22 cos 2  z1 z3 cos2 

5. z1 z1  1, z2 z 2  4, z3 z 3  9

 9 z1 z2  4 z1 z3  z2 z3  z1 z2 z3 z 3  z1 z3 z2 z 2  z2 z3 z1 z1  12

 z1 z2 z3 z1  z 2  z 3  12  6 z1  z2  z3  12

 z1  z2  z3  2

6. Let z  x  iy

Then z2  z  0 is equivalent to

x 2
 y 2  x   i  2 xy  y   0

Equating the real and imaginary parts,

x2  y 2  x  0 and 2 xy  y  0

Now, from 2 xy  y  0, we get y  0 or x  1 / 2.

If y  0, then

x2  y 2  x  0  x2  x  0  x  0 or  1
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 If x  1 / 2, then

1 1 3
x2  y 2  x  0  y 2   
4 2 4

3
 y
2

Thus the given equation has four solutions.

7. [a z 2  z  1  0 & az 2  z  1  0

eliminating z, using z  z  0 .

  a  a   2(a  a )  0
2

  2i sin    2  2 cos    0  cos 2   cos   6  7 ]

2

z1  z0  z2  z0  z3  z0  
8.

z3  z0 ei 7 /11
 i /4  ei17/44
z 2  z0 e

 
 BSC  17  BAC  17
44 88

z 2  z0 
Similarly  e i / 4  ACB 
z1  z0 8

 17 15
 ABC      .
8 88 22

 x  11  y  4
2 2

9. (k = 12) locus of z is an ellipse  1

25 16

Equation of tangent is y  4  m  x  11  c  c  11m  4

As c2  a 2 m2  b2 for standard ellipse

11
 11m  4   25m2  16  m  0 or m 
2

12

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 11 11
 tan      tan 1
12 12

10. (3)

The equation is  
10  zz   3i z 2   z   6  0
2

 5(x2 + y2) + 6xy – 8 = 0 (1)

Let (r cos, r sin ) be a point on (1), then

5r2 + 6r2 sin cos 8 = 0  r 2


8
5  3sin 2

Clearly, 1  r2  4 1  r  2

 r1 | r |max  2 and r2 | r |min  1  r1 + r 2 = 3

11. Assume z1  x2  iy1 and z2  x2  iy2 and proceed to get 2 x1  1  y12 ,2 x2  1  y22

MULTI CORRECT

 z  5  4i  
1. Locus of complex number satisfying arg    is the arc of a circle
 z  3  2i  4

A) whose radius is 5 2 B) whose radius is 5

15
C) whose length (of arc ) is D) whose centre is -2-5i
2
2. Consider the equation az  bz  c  0 , where a, b, c  C.

A) If a  b , then z represents a point

B) If a  b  0 then az  bz  c  0 represents a straight line

C) If a  b , then z represents an empty set

D) If a  b  0 then az  bz  c  0 represents a circle

3. If the lines az  az  b  0 and cz  cz  d  0 are mutually perpendicular, where

a and c are non-zero complex numbers and b and d are real numbers, then

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 A) aa  cc  0 B) ac is purely imaginary
a  a c
C) arg     D) 
c 2 a c
4. Let z1 , z2 , z3 be the complex numbers representing the vertices A, B, C of a triangle
described in counterclockwise sense respectively. Consider the following
statements.

I. ABC is equilateral

  
II. z3  z1   z2  z1   cos  i sin 
 3 3

 5 5 
III. z2  z1   z3  z1   cos  i sin 
 3 3 

 2 2   4 4 
IV. z1  z2  cos  i sin   z3  cos  i sin 0
 3 3   3 3 

Then which is/are correct:

A) I  II B) II  III C) III  IV D) IV  I
5. A triangle with vertices    
A 3  i  , B i 1  3 , C i 1  3  is in argand plane rotated

about its circumentre through an angle in anticlockwise direction. If
3
P  z1  , Q  z2  , R  z3  represent new positions of A,B, C respectively after the
rotation then

A) P  z1   2  i  3  1 B) Q  z2   1  i


C) R  z3   2  i 1  3  D) P  z1   2  i, Q  z2   1  i 3, R  z3   2  i 3

6. If z and w are non- zero complex numbers such that zw  1 and


arg z – arg w = then z w is
2

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  i

A) 1 B) e 2
C) i D)  i

7. If the points A(z), B(-z) and C(1-z) are the vertices of an equilateral triangle
ABC, then

A) sum of possible values of z is ½

B) sum of possible values of z is 1

C) product of possible values of z is ¼

D) product of possible values of z is ½

ab  a b
8. If a and b are any two complex numbers then the maximum value of is
ab
equal to

A) The maximum value of 1  cos   i sin    R 

B) minimum value of z if z  4i  2

 z1  z2 
2

C) The value of where z1 , z2 , z3 are vertices A,B,C respectively

 z1  z3  z3  z2 
of an isoscelesright angled triangle with right angle at C

D) 2

9. If z  20i  21  21  20i then the argument of z can be

 3  3
A)  B)  C) D)
4 4 4 4

  
10. Let Z1   x1  iy1  lies on C1 : y  tan x where x    ,  and Z2 lies on C2 : Z  2   1
 2 2 4

then

2
A) Z1  Z2 minimum value is 5  1 B) Z2 maximum value is 4  1
16

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 
C) Z2 minimum value is 3  D) Minimum value of Z1 is 1
4

11. If z1  15 and z2  3  4i  5 , then

A) z1  z2 min  5 B) z1  z2 min  10

C) z1  z2 max  20 D) z1  z2 max  25

12. Let z1 , z2 , z3 be the complex numbers representing the vertices A, B, C of a triangle

described in counterclock sense respectively. Consider the following statements.

I. ABC is equilateral

 
II. z3  z1   z2  z1   cos  i sin 
 3 3

5 5 
III. z2  z1   z3  z1   cos  i sin 
 3 3 

2 2 4 4
IV. z1  z2  cos  i sin
 
  z3  cos  i sin

0
 3 3   3 3 

Then which one is correct:

A) I  II B) II  III C) III  IV D) IV  I
13. A complex number Z satisfies the equation z 2  9  z 2  41 then the true statement(s)

among the following is/are

A) z  3  z  3  10 B) z  3  z  3  12

C) Maximum value of |z| is 5 D) Minimum value of |z| is 4

3 
14. Consider two curves represented by arg  Z  Z1   and arg  2Z  1  2i  
4 4

A) Two curves do not intersect if Z1  3i

B) Two curves do not intersect if Z1  2  i

C) Two curves intersect if Z1  3  i

3 9
D) Two curves intersecting at  i if Z1  3
4 4
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15.  
z = x + iy such that 4 x 2 – 12 x  15 y 2 – 4 y  6  12 then 
4
A) z lies on curve 4 x 2  4 y 2  25 B) amp  z   tan –1  
3  
3
C) amp  z   tan –1   D) z  z  3
4 

16. If for any two complex numbers z1 , z2  z 2  1 ,

z1  i z 2  z 2 z1  i z1 z2 then which of the following options are correct.

z  z 
A) z1 z2  1  0 B) z1  z2  0 C) Arg  1    D) Arg  1    / 2
 z2   z2 

17. The locus of centre of circle which touches the circles z  4i  4 and z  3  1
externally is a conic C. Which of the following is/are correct for conic C?

16
A) Length of latus rectum is B) Length of latus rectum is 16
3

5
C) distance between foci is D) distance between foci is 5
3


18. Let a,b,c are three complex numbers satisfying the equations |z| =1 .If   0, 
 2

such that a  b cos   c sin   0 , then

a) b2  c2  0 b) b2  c2  0 c) a  bei d) a  be  i

KEY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

ACD ABC BC ABCD ABC BD AC ABCD ABCD A

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
AD ABCD ACD ACD ABD ABC AD A,C,D

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 SOLUTIONS

1.

z0   3  2i  BD i /2
 e i
z0   5  4i  AD
 z0  3  2i  iz0  5i  4
 z0  2  5i
 Radius AD  5  4i   2  5i 
 7i
 50  5 2
3
Length of arc  (perimeter of circle)
4


3
4

2  5 2 
15

2
2. az  bz  c  0 ……(1)
 az  bz  c  0 …….(2)
Eliminating z from (1)and(2),we get
ca  bc
z
b a
2 2

If a  b ,then z represents one point on the Argand plane.

Adding (1)and (2),  a  b  z   a  b  z   c  c   0
This is of the form Az  Az+B=0 , where B  c  c ,is real.
Hence locus of z is a straight line.

3. Using complex slope (  ) concept we have 1  2  0 for two perpendicular

a c
lines    0
a c

 ac  ac  0

 ac is purely imaginary
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4. I. Suppose ABC is equilateral (see figure). Rotating AB about A through the
angle  / 3 in anticlocksense, we get

z3  z1  
 cos  i sin
z2  z1 3 3

Therefore, I  II . This implies (A) is true.

C  z3 


3

 
3 3
A  z1  B  z2 

II. Assume that

  
z3  z1   z2  z1   cos  i sin 
 3 3

Therefore

z3  z1  
 cos  i sin
z2  z1 3 3


z3  z1  z2  z1 and BAC 
3

This implies ABC is equilateral. Therefore, II  I . Now rotate AC about A

through angle 5 / 3 in anticlock sense so that

 5 5 
z2  z1   z3  z1   cos  i sin 
 3 3 

This means II  III .

Similarly we can see that III  IV and IV  I .

5.  
A   3,1 , B  0, 3  1 , C  0,1  3  
AB  BC  CA  2 3

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 A  3,1
P  z1 

G 1,1

  ABC equilateral

Circumcentre of  ABC 

Centroid of  ABC  (1 ,1)

P  z1   1  i   1  i 3  
 
P  z1   2  i 1  3 , Q  z2   1  i, R  z3   2  i 1  3  
n n zj  n  n 1 
6. Let S      zk    
j 1 k 1 zk  k 1   j 1 z j 

 n  n zj 
  k    r 2 
z  z z j  r 
 
 k 1   j 1 

1  n  n  1 n 2

 2   zk    z j   2 z
r  k 1   j 1  r
k
k 1

Thus, S is a real number, so

n
Re S  S  0   zk  0
k 1

n n
  zk  0   z k  0
k 1 k 1

n
r2 n
1
 0 0
k 1 zk k 1 zk

z 2    z   1  z   z   z   z 1  z     z   1  z 
2 2
7. Triangle ABC is equilateral. Hence,
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 3z 2  2 z  1   z 2

4z2  2z 1  0

2  12 1  3 i
z 
8 4

1
Re (z) =
4

3 3 3 3
8.   1 lies on the unit circle concentric with |Z|=3
Z Z 3 Z

Let Z1  1  3Z  Z1  1  3Z  Z1  1  3Z Z1 lies circle with – 1, with radius 9

Z Z Z 3
   1
3 3 3 3

Z+ iZ

900

iZ Z

900

3
9. Let z  x  iy  x  iy 
2  cos   i sin 

10. Equation of normal at  1 tan  

1
y  tan    n  
sec 2 

  
Passes through  2  , 0   tan  1  tan 2    2   2  
 4  4 4


Minimum distance = AB - radius , A   ,1
4 

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   
= 5 1 B   2  ,0
 4 

11.

Min. value of z1  z2  5

Max. value of z1  z2  25

12. Key: A, B, C, D

Hint: I. Suppose ABC is equilateral (see figure). Rotating AB about A through the angle
 / 3 in anticlocksense, we get

z3  z1  
 cos  i sin
z2  z1 3 3

Therefore, I  II . This implies (A) is true.

C  z3 


3

 
3 3
A  z1  B  z2 

II. Assume that

  
z3  z1   z2  z1   cos  i sin 
 3 3

Therefore
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 z3  z1  
 cos  i sin
z2  z1 3 3


z3  z1  z2  z1 and BAC 
3

This implies ABC is equilateral. Therefore, II  I . Now rotate AC about A through

angle 5 / 3 in anticlock sense so that

 5 5 
z2  z1   z3  z1   cos  i sin 
 3 3 

This means II  III .

Similarly we can see that III  IV and IV  I .

S0L .  z  3  z  3   z  3 2  z  3 2  2 z 2  9  2 z  18  2 z 2  9  18  2  41  100

2 2
13.

z  3  z  3  10  ellipse

Major axis length  2a  10  a  5

Max. value of z  5

Min. value of |z| = 4

14.

Z lies on the ray starting from and making an angle with x axis

A) Let then
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it is a ray starting from and making with x axis.

In this case two rays do not intersect

Hence (A) is correct

B) Let

represents a ray starting from and making with x axis

It is intersecting the line (1)

Hence (B) is not correct

C) If

represents a ray starting from and making with x axis

Hence this ray intersecting (1) (C) is correct

D) If

is line ray starts from and having slope

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Its equation

..(2)

Line (2)

..(1)

Solve (1) & (2)

(1) & (2) are intersecting at

Hence (D) is correct

15.  4 x2  12 x  15 y 2  4 y  6  12   4  x  3 / 22  6  y  2 2  2   12

3 5
 x  3 / 2; y  2  z   2i  z   4 x 2  4 y 2  25
2 2
4
tan   ; z  z  3
3
16. z1 1  z 2   2i 1  z 

z1 z1
 purely imaginary   purely real (negative)
z2 z2

z1 z1
 0
z2 z2

Also 
z1  i z 2  z1 z 2 z1  i z1 z1 z 2  1  i z1z 2  
z1  i z 2  0

z1
z1z 2  1 or  1
z2
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17. Sol Let centre of variable circle be P and radius be r.

Centre of circle z  4i  4 is A  o,4 and radius r1  4

Centre of circle z  3  1 is B  3,0 and radius r2  1

 PA  r  4 and PB  r  1

 PA  PB  3

Locus of P is a hyperbola with foci(0,4) and (3,0)

Distance between foci,2ae=5
5
e 
3

18. |a| = |b| = |c| =1 and


a    b cos   c sin    a 2  b cos   c sin    b cos   c sin   b cos   c sin 
2

 bc  bc  0  Re(bc)  0  bc is purely imaginary

 bc  i  b  c  1  b   ic

MATRIX MATCHING

1. Match the statements/expressions in Column I with the open intervals in Column

II
Column I Column II
P) z1  3 z2 1) 6
Let z1, z2 be complex numbers such that 1
3  z1 z2

and |z2|  1, then |z1| is equal to

Q) Number of non-zero complex number satisfying 2) 4
z  iz 2
R) Let a, b  (0, 1) and z1 = a + i, z2 = 1 + bi and 3) 3

z3 = 0 be the vertices of an equilateral triangle then

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  
value of a  b 2  3 is equal to

S) zk  k  1 and zk  k  1 zk 1  k  2 zk 2  3, k  N 4) 2
If

16 100 180
then the value of   is equal to
z3 z 4 z5

P Q R S P Q R S

A) 3323 B) 4 3 3 1

C) 3 4 3 1 D) 33 4 3

2. Number of solutions of

Column I Column II

P) z2  | z |  0 1) 1

Q) z 2  z 2  0 2) 3

R) z 2  8z  0 3) 4

S) | z  2 | 1 and | z  1| 2 4) Infinite

P Q R S P Q R S

A) 1 2 4 3 B) 4 3 2 1

C) 2 4 3 1 D) 2 1 4 3

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3. If z  cos   i sin  , 0     / 6 , then the principal argument of:

Column-I Column-II

(A) 1  z 3 (P) 2  
2

(B) 1  z 4 (Q)   
2 2

1  z3
(C) (R) 3
1 z4 2

z 4 1
(D) (S)   
z3  1 2 2

A) A-R,B-P,C-Q,D-S B) A-R, B-P, C-S, D-Q.

C) A-P,B-R,C-Q,D-S D) A-S,B-P,C-Q,D-R

3. Matching

Column –I Column –II

A) If z1 , z 2 …. zn lie on the circle z  2 P) 1
then the value of
1 1 1
z1  z 2  ....  z n  4   ....   ______
z1 z 2 zn

B) Suppose z is a complex number Q) 2

such that z n  (1  z)n  1, (n  N)
then the least value of n =
______
C) If ω is a non-real cube root of 1, R) 0
then the magnitude of ω  ω2
= _______
D) Solutions of z4  4iz3  6z2  4iz  i  0 S) 6
are the vertices of a convex
polygon. Whose area is k then
 k4 
 5 = _______
 

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 ( [.] greatest integer function. )

KEY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A-R; B-S;
D C B
C-P; D-S

SOLUTIONS
2
z1  3 z2  3  z1 z 2
2
1. P)

 z1  3z2  z1  3z2    3  z1 z2  3  z1 z2 

z1  3 .

Q) z  iz 2

z  iz 2

z  z
2

z  0, z  1

1
z
z

z 3  i

If has three roots

R) z12  z22  z32  z1 z2  z2 z3  z3 z1

a 2  b2  a  b

2  a  b   ab  1

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 1
ab .
3

16 100 180
S)    z3  4 z4  5 z5  3
z3 z4 z5

2. P) z2   | z |

 | z 2 || z | or | z |2  | z | 0

 | z | (| z | 1)  0 | z | 0  z  0

| z | 1  z 2  1  0 by(a)

 z 2  1  z  0  i

Hence, (a) has got 3 solutions 0, i

Q) z = x + iy

 z  x  iy

 z 2  z 2  0  2(x 2  y 2 )  0

 y= x

 z  x 1  i  where x  R

Hence there will be infinite solutions

R) z 2  8z  0  z 2  8z

 | z 2 || 8z |or | z |2  8 | z |

 | z | = 0 or | z | = 8

 z = 0 is one solution

Now, | z | 0 or | z | 8

 z = 0 is one solution

Now | z | = 8  | z |2  64  zz  64

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 64
 z 2  8z  8.
z

 z 3    8 3

 Cubic equation has 3 roots.

Thus, there are 1 + 3 = 4 solutions

 x  2   y  0
2 2
S) 1

and  x  12  y 2  2

C1  2, 0  , r1  1;C2 (1, 0), r2  2

 C1C2  1  r2  r1

Hence the two circles touch internally at the point (3, 1). Thus there is only one
solution.

 (d)  (p)

3. Key: A-r, B-p, C-s, D-q.

Hint: (a) 1  z 3  1  cos 3  i sin 3

3 3 3
 2 cos 2  2i sin cos
2 2 2

 3    3   3  
 2 cos   cos    i sin  
 2   2   2 

 3 
 arg 1  z 3   3 / 2 since cos  0
 2 

(b) 1  z 4  1  cos 4  i sin 4

 2sin 2 2  2i cos 2 sin 2

 2 sin 2  cos  2   / 2   i sin  2   / 2  

 arg 1  z 4   2   / 2 since sin 2  0

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 1  z 3 cos  3 / 2          
(c)   cos     i sin    
1 z 4
sin  2    2 2   2 2 

 1  z3   
 arg  4 
 
 1 z  2 2

z 4 1
(d) 3
z 1

sin  2          
  cos     i sin     S
cos  3 / 2    2 2   2 2 

4.conceptual

PARAGRAPH TYPE

Paragraph For Questions 1&2

On the sides AB and BC of ABC , squares are drawn with centres D and E such
that points C and D lie on the same side of line AB and the points A and E lie on
either side of line BC. A, B, C are represented by the complex numbers
1  i 3 1  i 3
1, , respectively.
2 2

1. Angle between AC and DE is equal to

   
A) B) C) D)
4 3 6 2

2. The length of DE is

3 3
A) B) C) 3 D) 6
2 2

Paragraph

Let Z1 and Z 2 be complex numbers such that Z1  4 Z 2  16  20i. Also

2

suppose that roots  and  of t 2  Z1t  Z 2  m  0 for some complex number

m satisfying     2 7 , then

3. Which of the following is/are true

A) ‘m’ lies on a circle with radius 7 and centre (4, 5)

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 147
B) maximum area of a triangle inscribed in the locus of ‘m’, is 3 square
4
units
7
C) ‘m’ lies on a circle with radius and centre (4, 5)
2

147 3
D) maximum area of a triangle inscribed is the locus of ’m’, is square
16

units

4. Which of the following is/are true

A) maximum value of m + minimum value of m is 14
B) maximum value of m + minimum value of m is 7

C) maximum value of mi  7i  9 is 12

17
D) maximum value of m  7  9i is
2

Paragraph

Let z1  3 and z 2  7 represent two points A and B respectively on complex

plane. Let the curve C1 be the locus of point P(z) satisfying z  z1  z  z 2  10

2 2
and the curve C 2 be the locus of the point P(z) satisfying z  z1  z  z 2  16 .

Let 1  0 is a line which touches C1 and z  5  24 ,  2  0 is a focal chord of

C1 .

5. Which are true statements

A) locus of C1 is a hyperbola

B) locus of C 2 is an ellipse

C) locus of C1 is an ellipse

D) least distance between the curves C1 & C 2 is  then    is 2 where [ . ] is G.I.F

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6. Which of the following are true

A) Equation of the line 1  0 is y  3x   4 6  5 3 

B) Equation of the line 1  0 is y  3x   4 6  5 3 

C) If  2  0 is parallel to  1 and cuts z  5  24 at P & Q then PQ = 2 21

D) If  2  0 is parallel to  1 and cuts z  5  24 at P & Q then PQ = 2 24

KEY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A A AB AC C,D A,B,C
.

SOLUTIONS
zB  zD BD i / 2
1.  e
z A  zD AD

i

 z B  z D  z Ai  z D i

 zB  z Ai  z D 1  i 

z B  z Ai
 zD 
1 i

z B  zC i
Similarly, zE 
1 i

i  z A  zC 
zE  zD 
1 i

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  z  zA 
Angle between AC & DE = Arg  C 
 zE  zD 

  z  z A 1  i  
 Arg  C 
 i  z A  zC  


 Arg 1  i  
4

i  z A  zC 
2. DE  z E  z D 
1 i

3
2

3.CONCEPTUAL
4.      Z1 ;  Z 2  m

     Z12  4Z 2  4m
2

 16  20i  4m

    16  20i  4m
2

     2 7 m  5i  4  7  m   4  5i   7

m lies on a circle having centre  4, 5  and radius 7

2 2
5&6. Locus of P(z) satisfying z  z1  z  z 2  10 is an ellipse with foci (3,0) (7,0)

2 2
Locus of P(z) satisfying z  z1  z 2  z 2  16 is a circle with centre (5,0) radius
5.

SINGLE CORRECT

1. sin  log e i i   cos  log e i i  


A) 0 B) -1 C) 1 D)
2

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2. If A(z1) , B(z2) and C(z3) (in clock wise order) are vertices of an equilateral
 z2  z3  2 z1 
triangle then value of Arg   can be
 z3  z2 

   
A) B) C) D)
4 2 3 6

4
3. If z   2 then the maximum value of modulus of complex number z is equal
z
to ____

A) 3  1 B) 5  1 C) 2 D) 22

6
4. If z  3i  3 , (where i = 1 ) and arg z  (0, /2), then cot (arg (z)) – is equal
z
to

A) 0 B) –i C) i D) 

5. If z  2i  1 and z1  6  3i then the maximum value of iz  z1  4 is equal to

1
A) 2 B) 6 C) 3 D)
2

 AB
6. If A( z1 ), B( z2 ), C ( z3 ) be the vertices of triangle ABC in which ABC  and  2
4 BC

then z2 isequal to

A) z3  i( z1  z3 ) B) z3  i( z1  z3 ) C) z3  i( z1  z3 ) D) z3  i( z2  z1 )


7. If Z n  cis for n  1, 2,3......... and principal argument of
n  n  1 n  2 

Z n 
Lim
 Z1.Z 2 .Z 3 ..........Z n  is

  2 
A) B) C) D)
2 3 3 4
8. Condition on complex constant  and  , such that the equation z 2  z    0 have

one of the roots on unit circle z  1

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     1       1       1  
2 2 2
A) B) C) D) none

9. If exactly one of the roots of the equation z 2  az  b  0 . (a, b  C) is purely

imaginary, then.

A) (b  b)2  (ab  ab)(a  a) B) (b  b)2  (ab  ab)(a  a)

C) (b  b)2  (ab  ab)(a  a) D) (b  b)2  (ab  ab)(a  a)


10. Find the modulus of the complex number z, satisfying Arg(z  1)  and
6

2
Arg(z  1)  is
3

A) 2 B) 1 2 C) 1 D) 2

11. The minimum distance between the points z1 and z 2 where z1 and z 2 are the
z 1 z2
points on 2 and 2 respectively, is ________
z2 z 1

A) 1 B) 0 C) 2 3 D) 13

12. If A(z1 ) & B(z2 ) be two complex numbers satisfying the equation z  ( 3  i)t  i  0

& 3z  ( 3  i)  3i  0 respectively, , t  R .

3
Let for some z1 & z 2 , Arg (z1 )   4 &Arg (z2 )   then area of the triangle. ABC,
4

is (affix of the vertex C is 0+i) is _____

3 1 3 1
A) B)
2 4

32 32
C) D)
4 2
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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B B B C B B D A A C
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
D D

SOLUTIONS

1. i  ei /2  i i  e  /2

 z2  z3  
 2  z1   AD  
2. G.E = Arg   = Arg     where
 z3  z2   BC  2
 

D is mid point of BC

3. Put z  rei and proceed

4. put z = cos   isin , we get

1
cos   isin   3i  3  sin  
6

6
 cot   i
z

5. iz  z1  4  z  2i  3  4i

 z  2i  3  4i

 1 5

6

i
z1  z2
6.  2e 4
z3  z 2

7. Z
Lim
n 
 Z1.Z 2 .Z 3 ..........Z n 

    
 Lim
n  cis    .......  
 1.2.3 2.3.4 n(n  1)(n  2) 

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  1 1 
 n  cis 
Lim
   
 2
  2  n  1 n  2  


 cis
4


Arg Z  .
4

2 i
8. [z n  1  0  z  e n

2 i
zm 1  0  z  e m

If m & n are co-primes, then the only solution is z=1]

9. [ z  1 3i
 z 1]
2

10.CONCEPTUAL

11. [End points of a diameter of I circle are  5 3 , 0 & (3, 0) end points of a diameter of
II circle are.  4 3 , 0 (0, 0) ]

12. z1  ( 3  i)t  i  0 &arg (z1 )  

4

 Re(z1 ) 
2
3
 3 1 

( 3  i)
z2    i  0 & arg(z 2 )   3
3 4

( 3  1)
 Re(z 2 )  
2

1  3 1 32
 Area triangle ABC =  1   ( 3  1) 
2  2  2

LEVEL-2-INTEGER TYPE
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  zz  
The minimum distance between the circles z  1 and arg    , z1  9  5i, z2  3  5i
1
1.
 z  z 2  4

is ‘d’ then  d  is ([.] denotes G.I.F.)

2. If Z1 , Z 2 lie on concentric circles, centered at origin and of radius 3,4 respectively and

3Z1  4 Z 2  4 Z1  3Z 2  5k then
2 2
k is equal to ____

3. If 0  arg  z    / 4 , then the least value of 2 z  i is

4.
2
2

If arg  z 3/8   arg z  z z
1 1/2

then the value of z is. (z is a non-zero complex

number)

5. If z1 , z2 , z3  C are three complex numbers satisfying the system of equations

given by z1  z2  z3  1, z1  z2  z3  1 and z1 z2 z3  1 such that Im

 z1   Im  z2   Im  z3  , then the value of  z1  z2  z3  is, (where [.] denotes the

2 3

greatest integer function)

If z is a complex number satisfying z  z  2 then the maximumvalue of 1

3 3
6. z
z

is

7. If z is a complex number and the minimum value of z  z  1  2 z  3 is  and if

x y
y  2  x   3  3[ x   ], then find the value of  6  (where [.] denotes the greatest

integer function)

If the equation, z  a1 z  a2 z  a3 z  a4  0, where a1 , a2 , a3 , a4 are real

4 3 2
8.
coefficients different from zero has a pure by imaginary root then the expression
a3 aa
 1 4 has the value equal to
a1a2 a2 a3

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9. It is given that complex numbers z1 and z2 satisfy z1  2 and z2  3 . If the

z1  z2
included angle of their corresponding vectors is 600 , then can be
z1  z2

N
expressed as , where N is a natural number, then sum of digits of N is
7

z2  z  1
10. If Z be a complex number such that z  C  R, and =real, then maximum
z2  z  1

value of z  3  4i  ____

11. For the equation z 6  z 3  2450  0 where z is a complex number, the number of

roots having positive real part is , negative real part is  , positive imaginary

part is  , negative imaginary part is  the (   )  (    ) = _____

12. The area of region bounded by the curves

(i) z  z1  z  z3

(ii) Re(z)  Re(z1 )  Re(z)  Re(z3 )

(iii) z  z 2  z  z1  z1  z 2

p
Where z1  1  i, z2  2  i, z3  3  3i is (p,q are coprime) then the value of p+q =
q

____.

13. The number of complex number(s) z, satisfying the equation z  z6  i(z  z6 )

is________

14. Let A(z1 ) & B(z 2 ) be two fixed points then locus of z, such that z  z1  3 z  z 2  0 , is
a circle and its centre divides the line segment AB in the ratio  :1 externally,
then   ________
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15. Let z1 , z 2 , z3 be complex numbers such that z1  z 2  z3  3 & (z1  z3 )

z1  z 2 . z1  z3
Then find the value of  a  R  = ________
min  az 2  (1  a)z3  z1 

16. Let z represents a variable point in complex plane such that z  z1 is real, where
z1 is a fixed point in the same plane. Let “m” be the number of “z” values such
that z   , where   Im(z1 ) & let “n” be the number of “z” values such that z  
, where   Im(z1 ) then value of m  n  __________

17. A curve is defined as 2 z  z  32  (z  z) 2 . Two spiders, one male and other female
were moving together along the curve. The female spider suddenly realizes that
the male spider is a rogue spider and immediately tries to get away as far as
possible from it. Hence it moved onto the another point on the curve. The
maximum distance between two final points when both spiders try out all
 k
possibilities, is k. Then the value of  = __________[.] Greatest integer
 3 

function

18. A function f is defined by f (z)  (4  i)z 2  az   , z

(Where ,   C ). If f(1) and f (i)1 both are real then the smallest possible value of
 k2 
   k, find the value of   , ([.] greatest integer function)
2


19. If z is a complex number such that arg  z    ,   and z 6  z 3  1 0, then
2 
a
arg  z   , where a and b are relatively prime natural numbers, then (b – a) is
b
equal to
20. For complex number z, the minimum value of

|z| + | z  cos   i sin  |  | z  2  cos   i sin   | is

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21. z1, z2, z3 are vertices of a triangle ABC having area  and satisfying

(z3 – z1) = (1 – i 3 ) (z2 – z1) and 3 |z2 – z3|2 = k then value of k is

z2 
22. Complex number z satisfies arg( z-(3+3i)) =  and arg   then range of
 z  2i  11
 such that no z exists is [a, b] , then find the value of [10|a+b|]-40 where [.]
represents the greatest integer function and arg means principal value of
argument

23. If p,q,r are complex numbers and all roots of the equation z 3  pz 2  qz  r  0 lies

on a circle with centre  0, 0  and radius 1 and (|p|<3) ,then the number of distinct

real roots of equation z 3  p z 2  q z  r  0 is/are ______.

24. Let z1, z2 be the roots of the equation z2 + az + b = 0 where a and b may be
complex. Let A and B represent z1 and z2 in the Argand’s plane. If AOB    0
and OA = OB.

Then a2 = b cos2    . where  value is ……

2

KEY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
4 4 1 1 2 2 5 1 7. 6
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2 5 8 9 6 3 1 1 1 2
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
6 7 1 4

SOLUTIONS
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  z  z1  
1. arg    is a circle with centre at C1   6,8 and radius r1  3 2
 z  z2  4
z  1 circle centre C2   0, 0  radius r2  1
Here the circles are neither intersecting nor touch each other
Minimum distance between the circles is d  C1C2   r1  r2 
2. 3Z1  4 Z 2  4 Z1  3Z 2   32  4 2  Z1  Z 2
2 2
 2 2

u sin g Z 2
 ZZ 
 25  32  42   25.25  54

Let tan 1  ei   A  iB

3. 0  arg  z    / 4 represents the region of the complex plane lying in the first
quadrant and bounded by the x-axis and the line y  x .

The least value of z  i is the length of perpendicular from  0,1 to y  x , which is

1
.
2

Thus, least value of 2 z  i  1 .

yx

 0,1

0  arg  z    / 4
O x

4.   
z arg z 3/8  arg z 2  zz1/2 arg  z 3/4  arg z 2  zz1/2  0 
z 3/4
 2 is purely real
z  zz1/2

3/4
z 3/4 z
 2  2
z  zz 1/2
z z 1/2

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 1 1 1
5. We have z1 z2  z2 z3  z3 z1  z1 z2 z3     1
 z1 z2 z3 

 z1 2 z2 2 z3 2 
     z1  z 2  z 3
 z1 z z 
 2 3 


 z1  z 2  z 3  1 
 The cubic equation with roots z1 , z2 and z3 in z will

 z  z1  z  z2  z  z3   z 3  1. z 2  1.z  1  0

  z  1  z 2  1  0, z  1,  i

 Im  z1   Im  z2   Im  z3 

 z1  i, z2  1, z3  i

Now z1  z22  z33  i  12  i 3  1  2i  5

Hence  z1  z22  z33    5   2

3
 1 1  1
 z    z  3  3  z    2  3r
3

6.  2 z  z

 r 3  3r  2  0   r  2  r  1  0  r  2
2

7. z  z 1  2 z  3  z  z 1  3  2z

 2

 2

8. Let xi be the root where x  0 and x  R

(as if x = 0 satisfies then a4  0 which contradicts)

x 4  a1 x3i  a2 x 2  a3 xi  a4  0

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 x 4  a2 x 2  a4  0 .......... 1

And a1 x3  a3 x  0 .............  2 

From equation (2):

a1 x 2  a3  0  x 2  a3 / a1.  as x  0 

Putting the value of x 2 in equation ………..(1)

a32 a2 a3
2
  a4  0 or a32  a4 a12   a1a2 a3 or
a1 a1

a3 a a
 1 4  1 dividing by a1 a2 a3 
a1 a2 a2 a3

9. Using cosine rule

z1  z2  z1  z2  z1 z2 cos 1200
2 2

 4  9  2.3  19

z2
B
C
z1  z2

z2

600 z1  z2
z1
O A
z1

z1  z2  z1  z2  z1 z2 cos 600
2 2
And

 496  7

z1  z2 19 133
    N  133
z1  z2 7 7

 z2  z  1 z2  z  1 z 2  z  1 
10.  z 2  z  1  real  z 2  z  1  z 2  z  1  z  1
 

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11. [ (z3  50)(23  49)  0  z  501/3 ,501/3 ,501/3 2 , 491/3 , 491/3 , 491/3 2

   3,   3,   2,   2 ]

12-CONCEPTUAL

13. z6 (1  i)  z(i  1)

 z  z  z  0 or
6
1

 z  0 or z  1  zz  1

1
 z6 (1  i)   1  i 
z

 1 i 
 z7   i
 1 i 

  1
i  2k 
ze 2 7
, k  0,1, 2,..., 6

total 8 solutions

PA P 'A
14.  2
PB P 'B

 2k 2  4k1  k 2  2k1

PP '  2cP  3(k 2  k1 )

3(K 2  K1 ) 9K
CA  CP  PA   3K1  1
2 2

3(k 2  k1 ) k
CB   k1  1
2 2

CA
9
CB

15. [ min  az 2  (1  a)z 3  z1  = height , from z1 to the line, joining z 2 , z3

bc bca
   2R  6 ]
h 2
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16,17.conceptual

18.   a  ib

  c  id

We need to minimize a 2  b2  c2  d 2

f (i)  b+d+1=0

& f (i)  pured

 a 2  b2 = ___

19. z 6  z 3  1 0

 
 z 3 – w z 3 – 2  0 
 z3   z 3  2
 1/3 , 2/3 ,  z  2/3 , 4/3 , 2

For arg  z    ,   , Solution will be
2 
  ei 2 /3 or 4/3  ei8/9
a 2 8
arg  z   , i.e. either arg  z   or
b 3 9
(Since a and b are relatively prime natural number)
i.e. (b – a) = 1. Hence (1)
20.
Let P  z ,
P B
A = cos + i sin  A
O
B = 2(cos + i sin )
For minimum value of OP + AP +
BP, P must coincides with the point
A.

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 minimum value = 2.
 1 i 3 
21. z3 – z1 = 2    z 2  z1 
 2 
z2
x 

z1 2x z3
or, z3 – z1 = 2 (–) (z2 – z1)
= 2 (z2 – z1) e–i/3
Let |z2 – z3| = 
1
Using cosine rule in ABC =
2
x 2  4x 2   2
2.x.2x
or, 3x2 = 2
1
Area = = . 2x . x. sin /3
2

3  3i  2   4 
22. any  
 1
 Tan 1  3  Tan 1    Tan 1   
 3  3i  2i   3  3  11

  1 
     Tan 1   ,   Tan 1  3 
  3 

3
 a  b  2  Tan 1  3  cos 1  3 
2

23. r  1

p q

So, the equation z 3  p z 2  q z  r  0

 
  z  1 z 2   p  1 z  1  0

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24. z1 + z2 = a, z1z2 = b

z2
  cos   isin 
z1

 (z2 – z1)2 = 4sin2  (cos + isin)

2


 (z1  z 2 ) 2  4z1z 2  4z1z 2 sin 2
2


a 2  4b cos 2
2

MULTI CORRECT

2z  z 1
1. Let Z be a variable complex number satisfying  a   ib where a, b are real
3 3
parameters such that a 2  b 2  1 . If locus of z is a curve ‘C’, then

A) director circle of the curve ‘C’ is  x  12  y 2  10

B) area of the triangle formed by the straight line x  3 y  1  0 and tangent to the curve
3
‘C’ at one of its vertex and the x-axis is sq. units
2

18
C) Distance between directrices of the curve ‘C’ is
10

D) Equation of the circle passing through the points  2,1 and both foci of the curve

‘C’ is x 2  y 2  2 x  9  0

2. If z 3   3  2i  z   1  ia   0 has one real root, then the value of a lies in the interval

 a  R

A) (-2, 1) B) (-1, 0) C) (0,1) D) (-2, 3)

3. Let A,B,C be three sets of complex numbers as defined below


A   z : Im z  1 , B   z : z  2  i  3 , C  z : Re  1  i  z   2 
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 Let z be any point in A  B  C .Then z  1  i  z  5  i lies between
2 2

A) 25 and 29 B) 30 and 34 C) 35 and 39 D) None

z2  z1  z4 
4. For the points z1 , z2 , z3 , z4 in complex plane. z1  1, z2  1& z3  1& z3  then
z1 z4  1

possible values of z4 _____________

A) 2 B) 2/5 C) 1/3 D) 5/2


5. Given that the two curves arg  z   and z  2 3i  r intersect in two distinct
6
points then which of the following statementsis/are hold(s)good ?

A) r> 3 B) r = 6 C) 0  r  3 D)  r   2 where [.] is G.I.F

If c  0 , then the equation z  2iz  2c 1  i   0 (zis acomplex number) has

2
6.
A) infinitely many solutions if c  2 1

B) has unique solution if c  2 1

C) finite number of solutions if c  2 1

D) no solutions if c  2 1

7. P  z1  , Q  z2  , R  z3  and S  z4  are four complex numbers representing the vertices

of a rhombus taken in order on the complex plane, then which of the following is
/ are correct ?

z1  z4 z1  z4 z z
A) is purely real B) amp  amp 2 4
z2  z3 z2  z4 z3  z 4

z1  z3
C) D) z1  z3  z2  z4
z2  z4 is purely imaginary

 1 
8. Let a be a positive real number and let Sa   z  C : z  0 and z   a  , then
 z 

A) min
z Sa
z 
1
2
 a2  4  a  B) max
z S
z 
a
1
2
 a2  4  a 

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 C) min
zS a
1 1

z 2
 a2  4  a  D) max
z S a
1 1

z 2
 a2  4  a 
9. If z1  5  12i and z2  4 then

A) maximum  z1  iz2   17

B) minimum  z1  1  i  z2   13  9 2

z1 13
C) minimumvalue of 
4 4
z2 
z2

z1 13
D) maximumvalue of 
4 3
z2 
z2

10. If z 3   3  2i  z   1  ia   0 has one real root, then the value of ‘a’can lie in the
interval  a  R 

A)  2,1 B)  1, 0  C)  0,1 D)  2,3

11. If z1 , z2 are two complex numbers , z12  z22  R, such that z1  z12  3z22   2 and

z2  3 z12  z 22   11 ,then the value of z12  z22 can be

A) 10 B) 12 C) 5 D) 8

1006 1006
12. | z 2 r 1
z 2 r 1
|  | z 2r  z 2r 2 |  2012 where z is a complex number,
r 1 r 1

then (given i 2 = – 1)

1 i
A) z  1 B) z 2  1  2 C) z  i D) z 
2

13. The roots of the equation z 4  az3  (12  9i)z 2  b z  0 are the vertices of a square
then
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 A) “a” can be 6  2i B) "a " can be -6-2i

C) “b” can be 9  13i D) “b” can be -9-13i

14. If ,  are roots of the equation

z  1  2  cos   i sin   ,  0      then which of the following are true.

z

A)   i  2 B)   i  2

C)   i  2 D)   i  2

15. If the equation az 2  z  1  0 has purely imaginary root where a  cos   i sin  ,
(i  1) then the interval in which the function f (x)  x 3  3x 2  3(1  cos )x  5 is
increasing, is

A) (, 2) B) (2,5) C) R-(1,2) D) (5, )

16. Let the vertices of a triangle ABC, are represented by A(z1 ), B(z 2 ), C(z3 ) in the anti
clockwise sense. A '(z4 ), B'(z5 ) , C'(z6 ) are the exterior points of triangle ABC such
that triangles A'BC , B'AC , C'AB are equilateral triangles. If the centroids of
triangles A'BC , B'AC , C'AB , are represented by z 7 , z8 , z9 respectively. Then

z 2 (3  i 3)  z 3 (3  i 3)
A) z7 
6

B) z7  z8  z9  z1  z 2  z3

C) triangle, formed by joining the points whose affixes are z 7 , z8 , z9 is an

equilateral triangle

z 2 (1  i 3)  z 3 (1  i 3)
D) z4 
4

17. For the points z1 , z 2 , z3 , z 4 in complex plane. z1  1 , z2  1 & z3  1& z3  z 2 (z1  z 4 )

z1z 4  1
Then possible values of z 4 _________
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 A) 2 B) 2 5 C) 13 D) 5 2

18. If z1  a  ib and z2  c  id are complex numbers such that z1  z2  1 and Re  z1 z2   0

then the pair of complex numbers 1  a  ic and 2  b  id satisfies

A) 1  1 B) 2  1 C) Re  1 2   0 D) 1 2  0

19. The equations of two lines making on angle 450 with a given line az  az  b  0
(where ‘a’ is a complex number and b is real) and passing through a given point
c(c is a complex number), is/are

zc zc zc zc

A) i 0 B) i 0
a a a a
zc zc zc zc
C) i 0 D) i 0
a a a a

1
20. If  is a variable complex number such that   1and z    lies on a conic

then

2
A) Eccentricity of the conic is
1 
2

B) Distance between foci is 4

C) Length of latusrectum is

2  1
2

 1
2

2
 1 
D) Distance between directrices is    
  

21. Consider ABC whose circumcircle is z  r in the argand plane with A,B,C be
represented by complex numbers a,b,c respectively. The foot of altitudes from
A,B,C meet the opposite side at D,E and F and the altitudes when produced meet

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 the circle z  r at L,M and N respectively then which of following is/are
correct?

A) centroid of LMN is 
 a 2b 2  b 2 c 2  c 2 a 2 
3abc

B) the mirror image of orthocenter of ABC with respect to BC lies on z  r .

bc
C) the mirror image of orthocenter of ABC with respect to BC is
a

D) none of these

KEY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

BCD ABD C BC ABD BD ACD ABCD AD ABD

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
C ABC ABCD AB ABCD ABC BC ABC BC ABD
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
ABC

SOLUTIONS
1. z  x  iy

2  x  iy    x  iy 
 a  1  ib .
3 3

& a 2  b2  1

 x  1
2

  y2  1
9

10
&e  .
3

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2. Let z   be a real root . Then,
 3   3  2i     1  ia   0
  3  3  1  i  a  2   0
  3  3  1  0 and   a / 2
a 3 3a
  1  0
8 2
 a3  12a  8  0
Let f  a   a 3  12a  8
 f  1  0, f  0   0, f  2   0, f 1  0 and f  3  0
Hence, a   1, 0  or a   2,1 or a   2,3 .
3. In the Cartesian co-ordinates sets A,B and C define the regions given by
A : y  1, B :  x  2    y  1  9, C : x  y  2
2 2

B and C, being a circle and a straight line intersect in two points, out of which only
one satisfies y  1. Thus the number of elements in the set A  B  C is 1.
We know that A  B  C contains just one point. So z is fixed. Also z is on the circle.
The points (-1,1) and (5,1) are the ends of a diameter.

PA2  PB 2   dia 
2

z2 z1  z4
z3   1  z1  z4  z1 z4  1  0
2 2 2 2
4.
z1 z4  1


 z1  1
2
 z 4
2

1  0

 z4  1
 y  1
5. Let z  x  iy ; arg  z     tan  y  x , which is a straight line.
6 x 6 3

Also, z  2 3i  r , represents a circle with centre at  0, 2 3  and radius r. The

straight line will intersect the circle if the perpendicular distance from the centre
0  2 3. 3
on the line  r   r  r  3.
2

Therefore  r   3

6. Let z  x  iy . Then

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 x 2
 y 2   2i  x  iy   2c 1  i   0

Therefore

x 2  y 2  2 y  i  2c  2 x   2c  0  1


x 2  y 2  2 y  2c  0   2


and 2c  2 x  0 or x  c

Substituting xc in Eq. (2), we get that

c 2  y 2  2 y  2c  0   3


Equation (3) has solutions if 4  4  c 2  2c   0 , that is 1  c 2  2c  0 . Therefore

 c  1  2 or  2  c  1  2
2

 2 1  c  2 1

It is given that c  0 . Therefore 0  c  2 1 .

(i) If c  2 1¸ then  

z  c   1  1  2c  c 2 i .

(ii) If c  2  1, then z   2  1  i .

(iii) If c  2  1, the equation has no solutions.

7,8,9,10,11.CONCEPTUAL

1006 1006
12. | z 2 r 1
z 2 r 1
|  | z 2r  z 2r 2 |  2012
r 1 r 1

 
 x z 2  1  z 4  z 2  ...  z 2012  z 2010  z 2  1  z 4  z 2  ...  z 2012  z 2010
 z 1


Also z z 2  1 1  z  ....  z
2 2010
  2012
Hence z 2  1  z  i
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13. [One root is z=0. Other roots are z,iz, z+iz.

 z+iz+(z+iz)=-a

iz 2  z 2  iz 2  iz 2  z 2  12  9i

 3i(1  i)   b

 a   (2i  6) b   (9  13i)

14-CONCEPTUAL

az 2  z  1  0 & 
15.   eliminating z.
az 2  z  1  0 

  sin 2   cos   0

 cos   sin 2 

f '(x)  3x 2  6x  3(1  cos )

D  0  36 cos   36sin 2   0

16-conceptual

z 2 z1  z 4
z3   1  z1  z 4  z1 z 4  1  0
2 2 2 2
17.
z1z 4  1

 
 z1  1 z 4  1  0
2 2

 z4  1

18.

And Re  z1 z2   0  Re  a  ib  c  id   0  ac  bd  0.....  2  a

Now from (A) and (B),

Also
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 [From (A) and (D)]

And [From (A) and (D)]

Further [From (B) & (D)]

Also and

z1  z2
   1
a
19. Let z1, z2 be two points on the given line then
z1  z2 a

z1  z 2 zc
Also  i   2
z1  z 2 zc

z c z c
From (A) and (B) i 0
a a

1 cis   
Let   r  1 and   rcis then z  x  iy     rcis 
20.  r

 1  1
 x   r   cos  and y   r   sin 
 r  r

x2 y2
Eliminating  gives 2
 2
1
 1  1
r   r  
 r  r

1 1
Which is an ellipse . a  r  , b  r  r    1  a  b
r r

b2 2
e 1 2
 ,distance between foci =2ae=4
a 1
r
r

2a
distance between directrices =
e

21. Sol: BOC  2 A


In ABE , ABE   A AOM    2 A
2
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 c a
 ei 2 A  ei  2 A
b m
ac
 ei  1
bm
 ac
m  ,
b

Similarly
bc  ab
l n
a c

MATRIX MATCHING

1. Z is a complex number satisfying z  2  3i   (  I) and z m and z M be the

corresponding complex numbers for which z  1  i is minimum and maximum
respectively.

Column –I Column –II

 Z 1 i  P) 4
A) If arg  m   0 then " " can
 M
Z  2  3i 

be

 Z 1 i  Q) 6
B) If arg  m    then " " can
 ZM  2  3i 

be

C) Possible value of  , for which R) 7

maximum value of principle
arg(z), can be obtained, is
_____

D) When   2, then M  m = ___ S) 8

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 KEY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A-P;

B-QRS;

C-PQRS; D-P
.

SOLUTIONS
1.conceptual
PARAGRAPH TYPE

Paragraph for Question Nos. 1 to 2

  i   11 i    5 i 
Consider a triangle having vertices at the points A  2e 4  , B  2e 12  , C  2e 12  .Let the
     
incircle of ABC touches the sides BC,CA and AB at D,E,F respectively which are
represented by the complex number Z d , Z e , Z f in order . If P  z  be any point on the incircle,
then
1. AP 2  BP 2  CP 2 is equal to
A) 12 B) 15 C) 16 D) 27/2
 1 1 1 
2. Re     is equal to
z 
 d ze z f 
1 1
A) 0 B) C)  D)  2
2 2

Paragraph for Questions 3&4

 
If Ar is the area enclosed by z  r  1, z  r, Arg  z   and Arg  z   where z is a non
4 3
–zero complex number and Arg(z) denotes the principle argument of z then

n
3. The value of A
r 1
r is

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 n  n  3  n  n  2  n  n  1  n  2n  1 
A) B) C) D)
24 24 24 24

  
n 3

4. The value of A A
r 1
r r 1 Ar2     2017  2019  2021 2023  105  where n is equal to
 48 

A) 1017 B) 1009 C) 1013 D) 1008

Let z be a complex number and k be a non zero real number. Consider the sets.

A  z : Im(z)  k  Re(z)  k 

B  z : z  k  z  2k 

C= circle, inscribed in the geometrical figure formed by A.

5. Radius of the circle “C” is

3K
A) K 2 B) K C) K D)
2 2

6. Number of points of contact of C, with A, that belong to B is __________

A) 0 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

PASSAGE

Let A(z1  ei ) be a point on the unit circle z  1 Points E,A,C,B (clock wise) are taken

on the same circle such that C is the image of A, with respective to real axis,

AOE   and A, O, B are collinear points (O-origin) and a  e i .

Two parallelograms OCDB, OAHE are formed now OE is extended such that EF=EH

and G is the midpoint of FH

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7. The affix of the point D is ___

1 1
A) z1  z1 B) z1  C)  z1 D) none
z1 z1

8. If OH is perpendicular to OC, then  = __________

 2    

A) B) C) D)
2 4 4 4

9. The affix of the point G, is ____

z  3az z  2az 2az  3az z  2az

A) B) C) D)
2 2 5 3

Paragraph

Let z1, z2, z3, z4 are four distinct complex numbers such that

|z1| = |z2| = |z3| = |z4|, satisfying.

|(1 –d) z1+ z2+ z3+ z4 | = | z1+(1–d) z2+ z3+ z4 | = | z1+ z2+ (1–d) z3+ z4 |

where d  R – {0}.

10. Arg (z1+ z2+ z3+ z4 ) is

 
A) B) C)  D) Not defined.
6 2

11. | z1+ z2+ z3+ z4 | is

A) 1 B) 2 C) 0 D)  4

Paragraph

Let S  S1  S2  S3 , where z  x  iy , x, y  

  z  1  3i  
S1  z  : z  4 , S2   z  : Im    0 and S3  z  : Re( z 2 )  0.
  1  3i  

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12. Area of S is ……. Square units.

10
A) B) 4 C) 20 D) 32
3 3 3

13. min 1  3i  z 
zS

2 3 2 3 3 3
A) B) C) 2 D)
2 2 2

KEY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B A B D B A C D A D
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
C B A

SOLUTIONS
1. clearly triangle is equilateral and z1  z2  z3  2
 AP   z  z
2 2
1

 3 z   z1  z  z1  z  z1  3  12  15
2 2

2 1 1
2.  
z2 zd z f
2 1 1 2 1 1  1 1 1  1 1 1
     Re           0
z 
z3 z d z e z1 ze z f  d ze z f   z1 z2 z3 
3,4. Sol : A r    2r  1
24

5 & 6.

3k
[Radius is k & B is z  k  z  2k , in the region, to the right of x  & points of
2 2

contact of circle are

 K K   3K K 
 ,  ,  , , & x > 3k
2 2  2 2

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  we have no points

1 1
7. C   , B(z1 )  D is  z1
 z1  z1

 
8. 2  
2 2

9. E(az1 ), H(z1  az1 ), F(2az1 )

10 and 11:
Let z = z1+ z2+ z3+ z4

z2+ z3+ z4 = z – z1

(1–d) z1+ z2+ z3+ z4= (1–d) z1+ z – z1= z – dz1

Similarly z1+ (1 – d) z2+ z3+ z4 = z – dz2

And z1 + z2 + (1 – d) z3+ z4 = z – dz3

| z – dz1| = | z – dz2 | = | z – dz3 |

 z is equidistant from dz1, dz2, dz3

butdz1, dz2, dz3 lie on a circle with centre O and radius |dz1| = |dz2| = |dz3|

| dz1 | = | d | · | z1|  |dz1|= |dz2| = |dz3|

| dz2 | = | d | · | z2| as | z1 | = | z2 | = | z3 |

| dz3 | = | d | · | z3 |

z = 0

Arg z not defined, Also | z | = 0

z1  3az1
 G is
2

12. The region is intersection of three regions ,disc of radius 4 with cente at origin,
3x  y  0 and x  y .

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13. Distance of point (1,-3) from line x+y=0

SINGLE CORRECT

1. Let z  1  t  i t 2  t  2 , where t is a real parameter. The locus of z in the Argand

plane is
A) a hyperbola B) an ellipse C) a straight line D) a circle

 z 2 2 z 4
2. If log 1   <0 then the region completely traced by z is


2
2  2 z 1 

A) 0  z  3 B) 0  z < 2 C) 1< z <3 D) z >4

3. Let z1 , z2 , z3 be three distinct complex numbers lying on a circle with centre at the
origin such that z1  z2 z3 , z2  z3 z1 and z3  z1 z2 are real numbers, then z1 z2 z3 equals
1
A) 1 B) 0 C) 1 D)
3

Let Z be a complex number satisfying  z  

1 1 
4.  z   1  1 . Then the value of
 z  z 

 2020 2  2020 2 
 3z  2020  1 z  2020  3  equals to
 z  z 

A) 50 B) 30 C) 215 D) 36

5. Let P(x) is 4th degree polynomial with leading coefficient equal to 1. If P(1) =-1 ,

P  x   3  2x
P(2) =1 ,P(3) =3,P(4) =5 , then Lt is equal to
x 1 x 1

A) -6 B) 2 C) 5 D) 6

6. Let z be a complex number, satisfies arg(z)   2 and 3z  2 z  2i  9i  0 then real

part of ln(z) = ___________

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 A) 20 B) n  20  C) n  29  D) n  40 

z1 2z
7. If z1 and z2 are two complex numbers satisfying  2 i and if origin, z1 , z2
2z 2 z1

form two non-similar triangles and if ,  are the least angles in the two triangles

then the value of cot   cot   k , where k = _________

A) 5 B) 2 5 C) 1 D) 2

8. If z1  (8  i)sin   (7  4i) cos  & z 2  (1  8i)sin   (4  7i) cos  & z1z2  a  ib(a, b  R)

Then the maximum value of a  b is M and the minimum value of a  b is m.

Where

A) M  m  125 B) M  m  125 C) 30  M  m D) 130  M  m

9. If the roots of the equation z3  (2cos   1)z2  (2cos   1)z  1  0 are the affixes of the
vertices of a triangle in the argand diagram (0    ) perimeter of the triangle
when triangle has maximum area is

A) 4 3 B) 3 3 C) 2 3 D) 6

10. If z and w are two complex numbers simultaneously satisfying the equation

z3  w5  0 and z 2 (w) 4  1 then.

A) z& w both are purely real

B) z& w both are purely imaginary

C) z is purely real & w is purely imaginary

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 D) z is purely imaginary and w is purely real.

11. Tangent drawn to the circle z  2 at A z1  and normal drawn to the circle z  2 at

B(z 2 ) , intersect at P(z) then the length of the line segment PA, is _________

z1i Im(z1z 2 ) z 2i Im(z1z 2 ) i Im(z1z 2 ) 2z 2i Im(z1z 2 )

A) B) C) D)
Re(z1z 2 ) Re(z1z 2 ) Re(z1z 2 ) Re(z1z 2 )

12. If A( Z1 ), B( Z 2 ), C (Z 3 ) are vertices of a triangle such that

 Z  iZ1 
Z3   2  and Z1  3, Z 2  4 and Z 2  iZ1  Z1  Z 2 then area of triangle ABC is A)
 1 i 
5 25 25
B) 0 C) D)
2 2 4

13. If z1, z2 and z3 be the vertices of a ABC and zo be the circumcentre, then
 z o  z1  sin 2A  z o  z 2  sin 2B
    is equal to
 z o  z 3  sin 2C  z o  z 3  sin 2C

(A) zero (B) 1 (C) 1 (D) none of these

KEY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A A C A C C B D B A
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A D C
.

SOLUTIONS
1. 1  t  x, t  t  2  y  x  3 x  y  4  0
2 2 2 2

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   0, h2  ab  hyperbola

z 2 z 4
2

2. 1 z  3
2 z 1
2

3. As z1 , z2 , z3 lie on a circle with centre at the origin,

z1  z2  z3  r  say  .

As z1  z2 z3  R, z1  z2 z3  z1  z2 z3

r2 r4
 
z1 z2 z3

r 2  z2 z3  r 2 z1 

z1 z2 z3

r2 z z z
  1 2 23 1
z1 z2 z3 z2 z3  r z1

r2 z z z
Similarly,  2 32 1  2
z1 z2 z3 z3 z1  r z2

r2 z zz
and  3 1 22  3
z1 z2 z3 z1 z2  r z3

From (1), (2) and (3), we get

r2 z z z z z z z zz
 1 2 23  2 32 1  3 1 2 2
z1 z2 z3 z2 z3  r z1 z3 z1  r z2 z1 z2  r z3

z1  z2 z3   z2  z3 z1 

z2 z3  r 2 z1   z3 z1  r 2 z2 


 z1  z2  z3  1  z3  1
 z1  z2   z3  r 2  z3  r 2

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 r2 z 1 z 1 z 1
  3 2  2 2  1 2
z1 z2 z3 z3  r z2  r z1  r


 z2  1   z1  1
z 2  r 2    z1  r 2 

z2  z1
 1
z2  z1

 z3  1  z3  r 2  r 2  1 .

Hence, z1 z2 z3  1 .

4. z  z  

 z z 

Eliminating z, z 1    2
    
  
z
1 
2

1 1 1
5. z1    z0 
z z z

 1 1
 z   
 z0  z0

But z  0 as z1 , z  0

1 1
 a circle with center and radius and z  0
z0 z0

6. [z  x  iy  y  3& x  20

z  20  3i  ea eib  20  3i

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  ea  ln  (29)

z1  5 1   5 1
7. t  t12  it  1  0  t     i     (i)
2z 2  2   2 

cot   5  1
   cot   cot   2 5
cot   5  1 

8.CONCEPTUAL

9. [ z  1,cos   isin ,cos   isin  . Are the roots & area of triangle, is maximum when
  120o ]

z3   w 5  z  w  z  w
3 5 6 10
10. …..1

1 1 1
z2   z   z 
2 6
4 4 12
…..2
w w w

From 1 & 2  w  1& z  1

 ww  1& zz  1

1
& z6  w10 & z6 w12  z6   w10
w12

2
 (ww)10 w  1

2
 w  1  w  1or  1

when w  1or 1

z3  1& z2  1

 z  1

 z1   z1 z
11. arg   2  1  0 1
 z  z1  z1  z z1  z

& B, O, P are collinear

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 z  z z
 arg  2     2  2  2
 z1  z z

2
2 z1 z 2
From 1 and 2 z 
z1 z2  z1z 2

z i i.Im(z1z 2 )
 z  z1 
Re(z1z 2 )

12. z 2  iz1  z1  z 2  z 2 , iz1 , 0 are collinear.

 arg  iz1  arg z 2 

 arg i  arg z1  arg z2


 arg z2  arg z1 
2

z2  iz1
z3 
l i

 l  i  z3  z2  iz1

z3  z 2  i  z3  z1 

z3  z2 z z  
 i  arg  3 2   and z3  z 2  z3  z1
z3  z1  z3  z1  2

 AB=BC,  AB  AC  BC
2 2 2

25  2AC 2

5
 AC 
2

1 5 5 25
Required area=    sq. units
2 2 2 4

13. (C)

z1  z 0 | z 1  z 0 | i2B
Taking rotation at O,  e
z3  z 0 | z 3  z 0 |
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  z1
z 0
 cos 2B  i sin 2B (1)
z 0  z3

z2  z0 z  z2
Also,  e  i2A  0  cos 2A  i sin 2A
z3  z 0 z3  z 0

= 
 z 0  z1  sin 2A  z 0  z 2  sin 2B sin 2A cos 2B  i sin 2A sin 2B  sin 2Bcos 2A  i sin 2A sin 2B
Now,    
 z 0  z 3  sin 2C  z 0  z 3  sin 2C  sin 2C 

sin  2A  2B 
=  1
sin 2C

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