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ComplexNumbers
JEE2014
Mains&Advanced

Q1. Simplify
(i). (1+i)10
6
(ii). 1+cos + isin
( 3 3 )
2i 1+i
(iii). +
3+2 i 4i

Q2. Findthemodulusandtheargumentofthefollowingcomplexnumbers:
(i). 6 ( cos 3100 i sin 3100 )
(ii). 2 ( cos 300 + isin 300 )

n
Q3. Given ( P k +i Qk )= R+i S ,provethat:
k=1
n Qk S
tan 1
Pk
=tan 1
R
+n
k=1

Q4. Let z 1 =10+6i and z 2 =4+6 i .Ifzisanycomplexnumbersuchthat

z z 1
theargumentof is ,thenprovethat z79 i=3 2 .
z z 2 4

Q5. If z isanycomplexnumbersatisfying z32 i2 ,thenfindthe

minimumvalueof 2 z6+5i .

Q6. Forwhatvaluesofxandyarethecomplexnumbers z 1 = x 2 7 x +9 y i
and z 2 = y 2 i+20 i12 equal?

Q7. Findthesquarerootsof:
(i). 24+10 i
(ii). i

Q8. If x=23 ,findthevalueof 2 x 4 +5x 3 +7x2 x +4 .

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Q9. Let z beacomplexnumbersuchthattheimaginarypartof z is
nonzeroand a=z 2 + z+1 isreal.Thenfindthevaluesthat a cannot
take.

Q10. DescribetheregionintheArgandPlanerepresentedbytheinequalities
1<z23i<4 .

Q11. Describethelocusofthepointsgivenby arg (z1)= .

4

Q12. If z=1 , z1 ,thenfindthemaximumvalue arg

( )
1
1z
.

Q13. If and 2 aretheimaginarycuberootsofunity,provethat

(i). a 3b3 =(ab)(a b)(a2 b)
(ii). a 3 +b3 +c3 3 a b c=(a+b+c)(a+ b+2 c)(a+2 b+ c)

Q14.Let 1 bethecuberootofunityandletSbethesetofallnon

[ ]
1 a b
singularmatricesoftheform 1 c whereeacha,bandcis
2 1
either or 2 .FindthenumberofdistinctmatricesinthesetS.

1
3 x y
Q15. If ( x +i y ) =a+i b for x , y , a ,b ,showthat + =4 ( a 2b2 ) .
a b

Q16. Showthatthesumandtheproductsoftwocomplexnumbersareareal
ifandonlyiftheyareconjugatesofeachother.

Q17. Forany z 1 , z 2 ,provethat z 1 . z 2=z 1.z 2 .

Q18. If z 1 , z 2 , z 3 arethreecomplexnumbers,thenprovethat
z 1z 2z1z3+z2z3 .

Q19. OABCDEisaregularhexagon.TakingtherealaxisalongOAandthe
imaginaryaxisalongODintheArgandPlane,determinethecomplex
numbersreperesentedbytheverticesofthehexagon.

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Q20. Interpretthefollowinglociiin z
(i). z(23 i)=5
1 1
(ii). <
z 2 ()
Q21.Let z 1 , z 2 bedistinctandlet z=(1t) z 1 +t z 2 forsomereal
numbertwith 0<t <1 .If Arg (w) denotestheprincipalargumentof
anonzerocomplexnumberw,thenwhichofthefollowingstatements
aretrue?

S1: zz 1+z z 2=z1z 2

S2: Arg (zz 1 )= Arg (z z 2 )

S3:
z z 1
z 2 z 1
z z1
z2 z1
=0

S4: Arg (zz 1 )= Arg (z 2 z 1 )

2 2
Q22. Forany z showthat z 2=x and z z 2 .

2 2 2 2
Q23. Forany z 1 , z 2 showthat z 1 + z 2 +z 1 z 2 =2z 1 +2z 2 .
Interprettheresultgeometrically.

Q24. Letthecompplexnumbers z 1 , z 2 , z 3 betheverticesofanequilateral

triangle.Let z 0 bethecircumcenterofthetriangle.Provethat
z 12 + z 22 + z 32 =3 z 02 .

Q25. Ifandonlyif z 12 + z 22 + z 32 z 2 z 3 z 3 z 1 z 1 z 2=0 then z 1 , z 2 , z 3 form

anequilateraltriangle.

Q26. Provethatthecomplexnumbers z 1 , z 2 andtheoriginformequilateral

triangleonlyif z 12 + z 22 z 1 z 2=0 .

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Q27.MatchthestatementsinColumnIwiththosegiveninColumnII.

ColumnI ColumnII
A.Thesetofpointszsatisfying 4
p.anellipsewitheccentricity
ziz=z+iz iscontainedinoris 5
equalto
B.Thesetofpointszsatisfying q.thesetofpointszsatisfying
z+4+z4=10 iscontainedinoris z=0
equalto
C.If w=2 thenthesetofpoints r.thesetofpointszsatisfying
1 z1
z= w iscontainedinorisequal
w
to
D.If w=1 thenthesetofpoints s.thesetofpointszsatisfying
1 z2
z= w+ iscontainedinorisequal
w
to
t.thesetofpointszsatisfying z3

Q28. Provethattheareaofthetrianglewhoseverticesarethepoints

{ }
2
(z 2 z 3 )z 1
z 1 , z 2 , z 3 ontheArgandDiagramis 4 i z1
.

Q29. (a). ShowthattheareaofthetriangleontheArgandPlaneformedby

1 2
thecomplexnumbers z ,i z and z +i z is z .
2
(b). Complexnumbers z 1 , z 2 , z 3 aretheverticesA,BandCofan
isoscelesrightangledtrianglewithrightangleatC.Showthat
(z 1 z 2 )2 =2(z 1 z 3 )(z 3 z 2 )

EndofAssignment

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