HINTS/SOLUTION for RTM3131626

(Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations)

1. (a)
(1 + i)x − 2i + (2 − 3i)y + 2i = i ⇒
z 1 + 2z 2
=
13ki + 14
3+i 3−i z 1 − 2z 2 13ki − 14
⇒ (1 + i) (3 –i)x – 2i(3 – i) +
z 1 + 2z 2
(2 – 3i) (3 + i)y + 2i(3 + i) = 10i ⇒ =1
⇒ (4x + 9y) + (2x – 7y)i = 3 + 13i z 1 − 2z 2
⇒ 4x + 9y = 3, 2x – 7y = 13
⇒ x = 3, y = −1 1
9. (c) |z1| |z2| = 1 ⇒ |z1| = →(1)
z2
2. (c) Answer is (c). if |z| = 0, then z = 0 and
arg(z) is not defined. z1 z  π
= 1 i  arg z 1 = arg z 2 = 
z2 z2  2
1 2 16 2
3. (c) z = = 8 square units = |z1| i (from (1))
2 2 = z1 z1 i
z−i z−i 1
4. (c) = ⇒ = z1 i
1 + iz i (− i + z ) z2
1
1
= = −i ⇒ z 1z 2 = = −i
i i
⇒ w = (-i) = i12
12 ⇒ (x, y) = (0, -1)
= (i3)4 = (−i)4 = 1
⇒ |w| = 1 10. (d) −i + i = ( −i + i )2
x 2 + (y − 4 )2 = −i+2 −i i +i
5. (a) =1
x + (y + 4 )
2 2
= 2 − i2
2 2
⇒ (y – 4) = (y + 4)
= 2 ×1 = 2
⇒ 16y = 0 ⇒ y = 0
⇒ z is purely real.
3 1 3i
3
11. (a) z2 = − +
6. (d) z = (4 – 3i) 4 4 2
= 64 – 144i - 108 + 27i 1 3i
x + iy = -44 – 117i = +
2 2
⇒ x = -44, y = -117
3 +1 1+ 3
x y ⇒x= and y =
⇒ − = −11 + 39 2 2
4 3
= 28 ⇒x=y

1 1
7. (c) |z1 + z2 + z3| 12. (c) |z| ≥ 4 ⇒ ≤
= |z1 – 1 + z2 – 2 + z3 – 3 + 6| z 4
≤|z1 – 1| + |z2 – 2| + |z3 –3| + 6 1 1
⇒ |z1 + z2 + z3| < 2 + 3 + 4 + 6 = 15 ⇒ − ≥−
z 4
7 z1 1 1
8. (d) = ki z− ≥ z −
13 z 2 z z
z1 13 1 1 15
⇒ = ki ⇒ z− ≥ 4− =
z2 7 z 4 4
z1 13
⇒ = ki
2z 2 14

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 4 4 1 1 − cos θ − i sin θ
13. (c) z = z− + 19. (d) =
z z 1 − cos θ + i sin θ (1 − cos θ)2 + sin2 θ
4 4 1 1 − cos θ 1
≤ z− + ∴ RP of = =
z z 1 − cos θ + i sin θ 2(1 − cos θ) 2
4
∴r ≤ 2 +
r 20. (b)
r= z D (Z4) C (Z3)
2
∴ r ≤ 2r + 4
∴ r 2 − 2r ≤ 4
(r − 1)2 ≤ 5
− 5 ≤ r −1≤ + 5 A (Z1) B (Z2)
z − z1 π
∴1− 5 ≤ r ≤ 5 + 1 Amplitude of 4 =
z 2 − z1 2
the greater value is 5 +1
π
⇒ angle at z 1 =
4z + 2 4 x + 2 + i4 y 2
14. (a) = ⇒ ABCD is a rectangle, but need not be
iz + 2 2 − y + ix

=
((4 x + 2) + i4 y )(2 − y − ix )
a square.

(2 − y )2 + x 2 21. (a) For an equilateral triangle.

4 y (2 − y ) − (4 x + 2 )x z12 + z 22 + z 32 = z 1z 2 + z 2 z 3 + z 3 z1
= −4
(2 − y )2 + x 2
⇒ 8y – 4y2 – 4x2 – 2x= -4(4– 4y + y2+x2) θ
i cos
⇒ 8y – 2x = -16 + 16y z1 2
22. (c) =
⇒ 2x + 8y = 16 ⇒ x + 4y = 8 z2 sin θ
2
15. (b) (b – ia)5 = (-i)5[bi + a]5 θ θ
i cos − sin
= -i(α + iβ) z − z2 2 2
⇒ 1 =
= -iα + β = β - iα z1 + z 2 θ θ
i cos + sin
2 2
16. (d) 10y2 – 9 – i11x = 9y2 + 22i z1 − z 2
⇒ 10y2 – 9y2 = 9 and 11x = -22 ⇒ =1
z1 + z 2
⇒ y2 = 9 & x = -2
⇒ x = -2, y = ± 3
23. (d) z 1 z 2 = (4 − i)(− 4 − i) = −17
17. (a) x + y + z = a + b + aα + bα2 + aα2 + bα 1
= a(1 + α + α2) + b(1 + α2 + α) ⇒ imaginary part of is 0
=0 Z1 Z 2
x2 y2 z2
⇒ + +  1 i 
yz zx xy 2  − + 
i −1  2 2
x 3 + y 3 + z 3 3 xyz 24. (d) =
= = 1+ 3 i 1 3 
xyz xyz 2 + i
2 2 
= 3(Q x + y + z = 0) 
3π π 5π
⇒ amplitude = − =
18. (b) (r1 cos θ1 + r2 cos θ 2 )2 + 4 3 12
(r1 sin θ1 + r2 sin θ 2 )2 5 ×5
=(r1cosθ1 –r2cosθ2)2 + (r1sinθ1 – r2sinθ2)2 25. (a) z = =1
⇒ 4r1r2(cosθ1cosθ2 + sinθ1sinθ2) = 0 5 ×5
π
⇒ cos(θ1 - θ2) = 0 ⇒ θ1 - θ2 = 26. (c) x2 = 1 – 2 + 2 2 i
2
⇒ (x2 + 1)2 = 8i2 = -8

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 ⇒ x4 + 2x2 = -9 ⇒ |z| = ± 2cosα
⇒ x2(x2 + 2) = -9  π 3π 
⇒|z|= −2cosα Q < α < , cos α < 0 
 2 
( x + 1) ( x − 2) = 0
2
27. (c)
⇒ |x| + 1 = 0, which is not possible or 33. (b) α + β = -a, αβ = b
|x| = 2 α2 + β2 = a2 – 2b
⇒x=±2 α4 + β4 = (α2 + β2)2 - 2α2β2
= (a2 – 2b)2 – 2b2
28. (b) λx2 – (λ − 1)x + 5 = 0 = a – 4a2b + 4b2 – 2b2
4

λ −1 5 = a4 – 4a2b + 2b2
α+β= , αβ =
λ λ ⇒ p = a4 – 4a2b + 2b2 (Q α4, β4 are
2 roots of x2 –px + q = 0)
 λ − 1 10
α2 + β2 =   −
 λ  λ b c
34. (d) α + β = − , αβ =
2 a a
λ − 2λ + 1 − 10λ
= q
λ2 α+λ+β+λ= − ,
p
λ2 − 12λ + 1
= r
λ2 (α + λ) (β + λ) =
p
α β −19
+ = b2 c b 2 − 4ac
β α 10 ⇒ (α - β)2 = −4=
a2 a a2
α 2 + β2 19
⇒ =− [(α + λ) – (β + λ)] = (α - β)
2 2
αβ 10 = (α + λ + β + λ)2 – 4(α + λ) (β +λ)
⇒
(λ2
− 12λ + 1 − 19
=
) =
q2
−4
r q2 − 4pr
=
5λ 10 p2 p p2
⇒ 2λ2 − 24λ + 2 = −19λ
⇒ 2λ2 − 5λ + 2 = 0 b 2 − 4ac q2 − 4pr
⇒ =
⇒ λ = 2, 1 a2 p2
2
b 2 − 4ac a2
⇒ =
29. (c) 3 + 4i – (2 + 3i) = 1 + i q2 − 4pr p2

z 2 − z1 z 2 − z1 35. (d) α + β = -a, αβ = 1 (1)

30. (a) =
1 − z1 z 2 z 2 z 2 − z1z 2 γ + δ = -b, γδ = 1 (2)
γ2 + bγ + 1 = 0 ⇒ γ2 + 1 = -bγ (3)
2
(Q z 2 z 2 = z 2 = 1) δ2 + bδ + 1 = 0 ⇒ δ2 + 1 = -bδ (4)
(α + γ) (β + γ) (α + δ) (β + δ)
z 2 − z1
=(αβ+γ(α+ β)+γ2)(αβ+ δ(α +β)+ δ2)
=
(
z 2 z 2 − z1 ) = (γ2 + 1 + γ(-a)] [δ2 + 1 + δ(-a)]
1 z 2 − z1 = (-bγ - aγ) (-bδ - aδ)
= (from (1), (2), (3) & (4))
z 2 z 2 − z1
= γδ (a + b)2 = (a + b)2
=1
36. (c) -b = (1 + 6i) + (1 – 6i) = 2
⇒ b = -2
x + iy − 1 (x + iy − 1)i
31. (b) = c = (1 + 6i) (1 – 6i) = 1 + 36 = 37
i −1 ⇒ b + c = 35
= (1 – x)i + y
1–x=0⇒x=1 37. (b) (k + 1)x2 – b(k + 1)x = (k – 1)ax– c(k –1)
⇒(k + 1)x2–x[bk + b + ak –a] +c(k– 1)=0
32. (d) |z|2 = (1 + cos2α)2 + sin22α bk + b + ak − a
= 2(1 + cos2α) =0
k +1
= 2 × 2cos2α

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 a−b 1 1
⇒ k(a + b) = a – b ⇒ k = 42. (c) =
a+b iz − 3 + 2 i
−3 − 2i −3 2 i
38. (d) α + β = p, αβ = 6 = = −
⇒ (α - β)2 = p2 – 24 = 12 = 1 9+4 13 13
⇒ p2 = 25 ⇒ p = ± 5 2
⇒ required imaginary part =
13
α γ
39. (a) =
β δ 43. (d) |z| = 1+ 3 1+ 1 = 2 2
α+β r +δ π − π π
⇒ = Argument = + =
α−β r −δ 3  4  12

⇒
(α + β)2 =
(γ + δ)2 
⇒ z = 2 2  cos
π π 
+ i sin 
(α − β)2 (γ − δ)2  12 12 

a2 p2
⇒ = 44. (d) x – 2 = 3i
a 2 − 4b p 2 − 4q
⇒ x2 – 4x + 4 = -3
⇒ a2p2 – 4a2q = a2p2 - 4βp2 ⇒ x2 – 4x + 7 = 0
a2 b 2x3– 3x2–6x+40 =(x2 –4x + 7) (2x + 5)+5
a2q = bp2 ⇒ = =0+5=5
2 q
p
45. (a) |z1|2 = |z2|2 = |z3|2 = 1
40. (d) α + β = a – 3, αβ = -(a + 2) 1 1
α2 + β2 = (a – 3)2 + 2(a + 2) ⇒ = z 1, = z 2 and
= a2 – 4a + 13 z1 z2
= (a – 2)2 + 9, is minimum 1
= z3
when a – 2 = 0 or a = 2 z3
1 1 1
2 ± 4 − 40 ⇒ + + = z1 + z 2 + z 3
41. (b) x = z1 z 2 z 3
2 5
= |z1 + z2 + z3| = 1
2 ± 6i 1 ± 3i
= =
2 5 5
⇒ 5 x = 1 ± 3i

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