Marks Booster

DAY – 1
1. Evaluate the following:
(a) i─999
4𝑛+3
(b) (−√−1) ,𝑛 ∈ 𝑁
2. Show that:
(a) 𝑖 𝑛 + 𝑖 𝑛+1 + 𝑖 𝑛+2 + 𝑖 𝑛+3 = 0, for all n ∈ N
3. Express each one of the following in the standard from a + ib.
1
(a) 1−cos 𝜃+2𝑖 sin 𝜃
4. Express (1 – 2i)─3 in the standard form a + ib.

Day – 2
1. Find the modulus and argument of the following complex numbers and convert them in polar
form:
1+2𝑖 𝑖−1 1+3𝑖
(i) 1−3𝑖 (ii) 𝜋 𝜋 (iii) 1−2𝑖
cos 3 +𝑖 sin 3

Day – 3
1. Find the real values of x and y, if
𝑥−1 𝑦−1
(a) + =𝑖
3+𝑖 3−𝑖
𝑐+𝑖 𝑏 2𝑐
2. If a + ib = , where c is real, prove that: a2 + b2 = 1 and 𝑎 = 𝑐 2 −1
𝑐−𝑖
3. Find real values of x and y for which the complex numbers – 3 + ix2 y and x2 + y + 4i are
conjugate of each other.
2
(𝑎+𝑖)2 (𝑎 2 +1)
4. If (2𝑎−𝑖) = 𝑝 + 𝑖𝑞, show that: 𝑝 2 + 𝑞2 = (4𝑎2+1)
2𝑧 𝑧 −𝑧
5. If z1, z2 are complex numbers such that 3𝑧1 is purely imaginary number, then find |𝑧1 +𝑧2 |.
2 1 2

6. If x = – 5 + 2√−4, find the value of x + 9x + 35x – x + 4.

4 3 2

7. Find the value of x3 + 7x2 – x + 16, when x = 1 + 2i.

8. Prove that: x4 + 4 = (x + 1 + i)(x + 1 – i) (x – 1 – i).
9. If z = 2 – 3i, show that z2 – 4z + 13 = 0 and hence find the value of 4z3 – 3z2 + 169.
1 1 1 1
10. If |z1| = |z2| = … = |zn| = 1, prove that |z1 + z2 + z3 + …+zn| = |𝑧 + 𝑧 + 𝑧 +. . . + 𝑧 |
1 2 3 𝑛
1+𝑖 𝑛
11. Find the least positive integral value of n for which (1−𝑖) is real.
1+𝑖 cos 𝜃
12. Find the real values of θ for which the complex number 1−2 𝑖 cos 𝜃 is purely real.
(1+𝑖)𝑛
13. Find the smallest positive integer value of n for which (1−𝑖)𝑛−2 is a real number.
14. Find the square roots of – 15 – 8i.
 ANSWERS
DAY – 1
−11 2
4. [Ans. − 125 𝑖]
125

DAY – 2

1 3𝜋 3𝜋 5𝜋 5𝜋 3𝜋
1. [Ans. (i) (𝑐𝑜𝑠 + 𝑖 𝑠𝑖𝑛 )(ii) √2 (𝑐𝑜𝑠 12 + 𝑖 𝑠𝑖𝑛 12 ) (iii) √2 (𝑐𝑜𝑠 +
√2 4 4 4
3𝜋
𝑖 𝑠𝑖𝑛 )]
4

DAY – 3

3. [Ans. x = 1, y = – 4 or, x = – 1, y = – 4 ]
4.
5. [Ans. 1]
6. [Ans. – 160 ]
7. [Ans. – 17 + 24 i]
8.
9. [Ans. 0]
10.
11. [Ans. n = 2]
𝜋
12. [Ans. θ = 2𝑛𝜋 ± 2 , 𝑛 ∈ 𝑍]
13. [Ans. 1]
14. [Ans. ±(1 − 4𝑖)]