EXERCISE - 1 : BASIC OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Algebra of Complex Numbers

1  b  ia
1. The roots of the equation x4 – 1 = 0, are : 8. If a2 + b2 = 1, then is equal to :
1  b  ia
(a) 1, 1, i, – i (b) 1, –1, i, – i
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 1, –1, , 2 (d) none of these
(c) b + ia (d) a + ib
2. The value of (1 + i) (1 + i2) (1 + i3) (1 + i4) is
1
(a) 2 (b) 0     
9. The real part of 1  cos    i sin    is
 5  5 
(c) 1 (d) i
3. The value of 1 + i + i + i + ... + i2n is :
2 4 6
1
(a) positive (b) negative (a) 1 (b)
2
(c) zero (d) cannot be determined
1  1 
(c) cos   (d) cos  
4. ( 2) ( 3) is equal to 2  10  2 5

(a) 6 (b)  6
Representation, Modulus &Argument of Complex Numbers
(c) i 6 (d) none of these
1  2i
10. In which quadrant of the complex plane, the point
1 i
4
 1 lies ?
5. (1  i) 4   1   
 i (a) Fourth (b) First
(c) Second (d) Third
(a) 16 (b) 0
(c) 8 (d) 64 1  i 4i
11. The modulus of  is
3i 5
n
 2i 
6. The least positive integer n such that   is a positive 11
1 i  (a) 5 unit (b)
5
unit
integer, is
(a) 16 (b) 8 5 12
(c) unit (d) unit
(c) 4 (d) 2 5 5

7. Inequality a + ib > c + id can be explained only when :   

12. The amplitude of sin  i  1  cos  is
(a) b = 0, c = 0 (b) b = 0, d = 0 5  5
(c) a = 0, c = 0 (d) a = 0, d = 0
2 
(a) (b)
5 15

 
(c) (d)
10 5
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Eulers form & De-Moivre’s Theorem

     
13. If z1 = 2  cos  i sin  and z2 = 3  cos  i sin  , then
 4 4  3 3 4(cos 75   i sin 75  )
19. The value of is :
|z1 z2| is 0.4 (cos 30   i sin 30  )

(a) 6 (b) 2 2 2
(a) (1  i) (b) (1  i)
10 10
(c) 6 (d) 3
10 10
(c) (1  i) (d) (1  i)
14. The polar form of (i25)3 is 2 2
  20. The principal amplitude of (sin 40o + i cos 40o)5 is
(a) cos  isin (b) cos  + i sin 
2 2
(a) 70o (b) –110o
  (c) 110o (d) –70o
(c) cos – i sin  (d) cos  isin
2 2
cos   i sin   
 1  3i  21. Let z  ,    . Then, arg z is
15. Argument of the complex number   cos   i sin  4 2
 2i 

(a) 45o (b) 135o (a) 2 (b) 2– 

o o
(c) 225 (d) 240 (c) + 2 (d) None of these
1  2i
16. If z  , then arg (z) equals
1  (1  i) 2 3i
22. If z  , then the fundamental amplitude of z is
3 i

(a) 0 (b)
2
 
(c)  (d) none of these (a)  (b)
3 3
17. Principal value of amplitude of (1 + i) is

  
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
4 12 6

3 23. If ei = cos  + i sin , then for the ABC, eiA . eiB . eiC is
(c) (d) 
4
(a) – i (b) 1
2
18. If z  , then the value of arg(z) is (c) – 1 (d) None of these
1 i 3
24. If z = cos  + i sin , then

(a)  (b)
3 1 n 1
(a) z n   2 cos n (b) z   2n cos n
zn zn
2 
(c) (d)
3 4
1 n 1
(c) z n   2 n i sin n (d) z  n
 (2i) n sin n
zn z
Properties
1
31. If z  , then | z | =
25. If |z 1 | = |z 2 | = ... = |z n| = 1, then the value of (2  3i) 2
|z1 + z2 + z3 + ... + zn | is:
(a) 1 (b) |z1| + |z2| + ... + |zn| 1 1
(a) (b)
13 5
1 1 1
(c) z  z  ...  z (d) none of these 1
1 2 n (c) (d) none of these
12

26. For any two complex numbers z1 and z2 and any real
1
numbers a and b; |(az1 – bz2)|2 + |(bz1 + az2)|2 is equal to : 32. If z  , then | z | =
(1  i) (2  3i)
(a) (a2 + b2) (|z1| + |z2|) (b) (a2 + b2) (|z1|2 + |z2|2)
(c) (a2 + b2) (|z1|2 – |z2|2) (d) none of the above (a) 1 (b) 1/ 26

(c) 5 / 26 (d) none of these

1
27. The conjugate of a complex number is . Then, that
i 1 33. If x + iy = (1 + i) (1 + 2i) (1 + 3i), then x2 + y2 =
complex number is (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 100 (d) none of these
1 1
(a) (b) 
i 1 i 1 34. The value of amp (i) + amp (i2), where i  1 and

1 1   3 1 = non-real, is
(c) (d) 
i 1 i 1

(a) 0 (b)
2
1  2i
28. If (x + iy) = , then (x2 + y2)2 is equal to (c)  (d) None of these
3  4i
35. If z1, z2, z3 are complex numbers such that
(a) 5 (b) 1/5
(c) 2/5 (d) 5/2 1 1 1
|z1| = |z2| = |z3| =    1, then |z1 + z2 + z3| is
z1 z 2 z3
29. If a  ib = x + iy, then possible value of a  ib is
(a) equal to 1 (b) less than 1
(a) x2 + y2 (b) x 2  y2 (c) greater than 3 (d) equal to 3
(c) x + iy (d) x – iy
(1  i 3) (2  2i)
36. The magnitude and amplitude of are
|z|2 ( 3  i)
30. If z is a non-zero complex number, then is equal to
zz respectively

3 3
z (a) 2, (b) 2 2,
(a) (b) | z | 4 4
z
 
(c) | z | (d) none of these (c) 2 2, (d) 2 2,
4 2
37. If arg (z) = , then arg ( z ) is equal to 43. If is a non-real cube root of unity, then the expression
(1–) (1–2) (1+4) (1+8) is equal to
(a) –  (b) – 
(c)  (d) – (a) 0 (b) 3
(c) 1 (d) 2
38. Let z, w be complex numbers such that z  iw  0 and
44. If is a cube root of unity, then
arg (zw) = . Then, arg (z) equals
(3 + 5+ 32)2 + (3 + 3+ 52)2 is equal to
  (a) 4 (b) 0
(a) (b)
4 2
(c) –4 (d) None of these
3 5 5 5
(c) (d)  3 i  3 i
4 4 45. If z         , then
39. If z and w are two non-zero complex numbers such that  2 2  2 2

 (a) Re (z) = 0
|zw| = 1 and arg (z) – arg (w)  , then z w is equal to
2 (b) 1m (z) = 0
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) Re (z) > 0, 1m (z) > 0
(c) i (d) –i (d) Re (z) > 0, 1m (z) < 0
Cube Root of Unity 1
46. If z is any complex number such that z   1, then the
40. If the cube roots of unity are 1, , 2, then the roots of the z
equation (x – 1)3 + 8 = 0, are:
99 1
(a) – 1, 1 + 2, 1 + 22 (b) –1, 1 – 2, 1 – 22 value of z  is
z 99
(c) –1, –1, –1 (d) –1, –1 + 2, –1 – 22
(a) 1 (b) –1
41. One root of (1)1/3 is
(c) 2 (d) –2
3i 1 3 i Square Root
(a) (b)
2 2 47. If square root of –7 + 24i is x + iy, then x is
(a) + 1 (b) + 2
1  3i 1  3i
(c) (d) (c) + 3 (d) + 4
4 2
48. If x  iy  ± (a + ib), then x  iy is equal to
42. If i  1, then
(a) ± (b + ia) (b) ± (a – ib)
334 365
 1 3 1 3 (c) (ai + b) (d) ± (b – ia)
4  5    i   3   i 
 2 2  2 2  49. Square root of 5 + 12i is
(a) ± (3 + 2i) (b) ± (3–2i)
is equal to
(c) 2 + 4i (d) –1 –2i
(a) 1  i 3 (b) 1  i 3
50. Square root of –15 –8i is
(c) 4 3i (d) i 3 (a) ± (1 + 4i) (b) ± (1–4i)
(c) ± (2 + i) (d) None
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EXERCISE - 1 : BASIC OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
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9. (b) 10. (c) 11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (d) 15. (c) 16. (a)
17. (a) 18. (c) 19. (d) 20. (b) 21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (a)
25. (c) 26. (b) 27. (d) 28. (b) 29. (d) 30. (a) 31. (a) 32. (b)
33. (c) 34. (c) 35. (a) 36. (b) 37. (d) 38. (c) 39. (d) 40. (b)
41. (d) 42. (c) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (b) 46. (d) 47. (c) 48. (d)
49. (a) 50. (b)