Type (I) : Very Short Answer Type Questions : [01 Mark Each]

1. Evaluate the following :

1
(i) i457 (ii) 58 (iii) i30 + i40 + i60
i
z1
2. If z1 = 2 + 3i and z2 = 1 + 2i, then find z
2

3. Express each one of the following in the standard form a + ib.

1 1
(i) (ii)
3  4i 2 3

1
4. Find the conjugate of 3  4 i .

5. Find the multiplicative inverse of : 1 – i

Type (II) : Short Answer Type Questions : [02 Marks Each]

6. Show that
in + in+1 + in+2 + in+3 = 0, for all n  N

7. Find the values of

i592  i590  i588  i586  i584
i582  i580  i578  i576  i574

 2  3i   2  3i 
8. Prove that the complex number  3  4 i    is purely real
   3  4i 

9. Find the values of x and y for which the following hold :

(1 + i)y2 + (6 + i) = (2 + i)x

(1  i)2
10. Express the complex number in the standard form. Also, find its conjugate :
3i

Type (III) : Long Answer Type Questions: [04 Mark Each]

 z1  z1
11. If z1, z2 are complex numbers, then prove that    ,z 0
 z2  z2 2

12. Find the square root of 5 + 12i

 z1 z 2 
13. If z1, z2 are 1 – i, –2 + 4i, respectively, find Im  z 
 1 

14. Find real values of x and y for which the following equality holds :
(x4 + 2xi) – (3x2 + iy) = (3 – 5i) + (1 + 2iy)

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

Type (IV) : Very Long Answer Type Questions: [06 Mark Each]

16. If z1, z2  C, then show that

|az1 – bz2|2 + |bz1 + az2|2 = (a2 + b2) (|z1|2 + |z2|2), where a, b  R
ci
17. If a + ib = , where c is real, prove that
c i

b 2c
a2 + b2 = 1 and = 2
a c 1

18. Prove that, the sum and product of two complex numbers are real if and only if they are conjugate of each
other.

a  ib a  ib a 2  b2
19. If = x + iy, prove that = x – iy and 2 = x2 + y2
c  id c  id c  d2

1  iz
20. If z = x + iy and w = show that || = 1  z is purely real.
zi

PART - I : SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Section (A) : Algebraic manipulation, Argument, Modulus and conjugate

A-1. Find the real values of x and y for which the following equation is satisfied :

(1  i) x  2i ( 2  3i) y  i x y 5  6i
(i) + =i (ii) + =
3i 3 i 1  2i 3  2i 8i  1
(iii) x 2 – y 2 – i (2x + y) = 2i (iv) (2 + 3i) x 2 – (3 – 2i) y = 2x – 3y + 5i

(v) 4x 2 + 3xy + (2xy – 3x 2) i = 4y2 – (x 2/2) + (3xy – 2y2) i

A-2. Find the modulus, argument and the principal argument of the complex numbers.

18 18
(i) z = 1 + cos + i sin (ii) z = 2 (cos 30° + i sin 30°)
25 25

i 1
(iii) (tan 1 – i)2 (iv)
 2  2
i 1  cos   sin
 5  5

A-3. Simplify and express the result in the form of a + bi :

2
 4 i3  i  1
(i)  i (9 + 6 i) (2  i)1 (ii)   (iii)
 2i  1  (1  cos )  2 i sin 

(iv) i  i

Section (B) : Complex Equation

B-1. (i) Let z is a complex number satisfying the equation, z 3 – (3 + i) z + m + 2i = 0, where m  R.
Suppose the equation has a real root, then find the value of m.
(ii) a, b, c are real numbers in the polynomial, P(z) = 2z 4 + az3 + bz2 + cz + 3. If two roots of the
equation P(z) = 0 are 2 and i,then find the value of 'a'.
B-2. (i) Find the real values of x and y for which z 1 = 9y2 – 4 – 10ix and z 2 = 8y2 – 20i are conjugate
complex of each other.
(ii) Find the v alue of x 4 – x 3 + x 2 + 3x – 5 if x = 2 + 3i

B-3. Solve the following for z:

z2 – (3 – 2i) z = (5i – 5)

B-4. If z = x + iy is a complex number such that z = (a + ib) 2 then

(i) find z , (ii) show that x 2 + y 2 = (a2 + b2)2
4
B-5. If |z – 2| = 2 |z – 1|, where z is a complex number, prove |z| 2 = Re (z) using
3
(i) polar form of z, (ii) z = x + iy, (iii) modulus, conjugate properties

B-6. For any two complex numbers z 1, z 2 and any two real numbers a, b show that
|az1 – bz2|2 + |bz1 + az2|2 = (a2 + b2) (|z1|2 + |z2|2)

Section (C) : Geometry and Locus of Complex Number

C-1. Interpret the following locii in z  C.

(i) 1 < z  2i < 3 (ii) Im (z)  1
(iii) Arg (z  a) = /3 where a = 3 + 4i.

 z  2i 
(iv) Re    4 (z  2i) (v) Arg (z + i) – Arg (z – i) = /2
 iz  2 

C-2. If z  2 + i = 2, then find the greatest and least value of z.

C-3. If |z + 3|  3 then find minimum and maximum values of

(i) |z| (ii) |z – 1| (iii) |z + 1|

 3
C-4. Plot the region represented by Re (z)  2, m(z)  2 and  arg(z)  .
8 8

C-5. If |z1| = |z2| = ...... = |zn| = 1 then show that

1 1 1 1
(i) z1 = z (ii) |z1 + z2 + ..... + zn| = z  z  ......  z .
1 1 2 n

1 1 1
And hence interpret that the centroid of polygon with 2n vertices z 1, z2, ....... zn , z , z , ........ z
1 2 n

(need not be in order) lies on real axis.

 z  8i  
C-6. Let  Arg   =±
 z6  2

 z  8i 
 : Re   =0
 z6 
Show that locus of z in  or  lies on x 2 + y 2 + 6x – 8y = 0. Hence show that locus of z can also be
z  8i z  8i
represented by + = 0. Further if locus of z is expressed as |z + 3 – 4i| = R, then find R.
z6 z6
C-7. Show that z z + (4 – 3i)z + (4 + 3i) z + 5 = 0 represents circle. Hence find centre and radius.

Section (D) : Rotation

D-1. The three vertices of a triangle are represented by the complex numbers, 0, z 1 and z2. If the triangle
is equilateral, then show that z 12 + z22 = z 1z2 . Further if z 0 is circumcentre then prove that z 12 + z 22 =
3z02.

D-2. If O is origin and affixes of P, Q, R are respectively z, iz, z + iz. Locate the points on complex plane.
If PQR = 200 then find (i) |z| (ii) sides of quadrilateral OPRQ

D-3. Let z1 , z2 , z3 are three pair wise distinct complex numbers and t 1, t 2, t 3 are non-negative real numbers
such that t 1 + t 2 + t 3 = 1. Prove that the complex number z = t 1z1 + t 2z2 + t 3z3 lies inside a triangle with
vertices z1, z2, z3 or on its boundary.

D-4. Complex numbers z 1 , z2 , z3 are the vertices A, B, C respectively of an isosceles right angled triangle
with right angle at C, show that (z1 – z 2)2 = 2(z1 – z 3) (z3 – z 2)

D-5. Let z1 = 10 + 6i and z2 = 4 + 6i. If z is any complex number such that the argument of (z – z 1) / (z – z2)
is /4, then prove that |z – 7 – 9i| = 3 2 .

D-6. Dividing polynomial f(z) by z – i, we get the remainder i and dividing it by z + i, we get the remainder
1 + i. Find the remainder upon the division of f(z) by z 2 + 1.

Section (E) : DMoivre's Theorem, cube root of unity and nth root of unity.

E-1. If ( 3 + i)100 = 299 (a + ib), then find

(i) a2 + b2 (ii) b

E-2. If n is a positive integer, prove the following

 n
(i) (1 + cos i sin )n + (1 + cos – i sin )n = 2n + 1 cosn cos .
2 2
n n
1
(ii) (1 + i)n + (1 – i)n = 2 2 . cos
4

E-3. Solve (z – 1)4 – 16 = 0. Find sum of roots. Locate roots, sum of roots and centroid of polygon formed
by roots in complex plane.

   
E-4. If x r = cos   + i sin  r  , prove that x 1 x 2 x 3....... upto infinity = i.
r
3  3 

E-5. Find the value(s) of the following

3 3/ 4
 1 3  1 3
  
(i) (ii)   
2 2 
  2 2 

Hence find continued product if two or more distinct values exists.

E-6. If x = 1 + i 3 ; y = 1 – i 3 and z = 2, then prove that x p + y p = zp for every prime p > 3.

E-7. If a = ei, b = ei , c = ei and cos  + cos  + cos = 0 = sin  + sin  + sin , then prove the following
(i) a+b+c=0 (ii) ab + bc + ca = 0
(iii) 2 2
a +b +c =0 2 (iv)  cos 2 = 0 =  sin 2
(v)  sin2  =  cos2  = 3/2

PART - II : OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

* Marked Questions may have more than one correct option.

Section (A) : Algebraic manipulation, Argument, Modulus and Conjugate

5
A-1. If z is a complex number such that |z| = 4 and arg(z) = , then z is equal to
6

(A) – 2 3 + 2i (B) 2 3 + i (C) 2 3 – 2i (D) – 3 +i

6  6 
A-2. The argument of the complex number sin + i 1  cos  is
5  5 

6 5 9 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 6 10 5

  1  i   i   |z| 
A-3. If z = (1 + i)4   , then   equals
4   i 1   i   amp ( z) 
 
(A) 1 (B)  (C) 3 (D) 4

A-4. The complex numbers sin x + i cos 2x and cos x – i sin 2x are conjugate to each other, for
n
(A) x = n (B) x = 0 (C) x  (D) no value of x
2
A-5. If z = (3 + 7i) (p + iq), where p, q   – {0}, is purely imaginary, then minimum value of |z| 2 is
3364
(A) 0 (B) 58 (C) (D) 3364
3

A-6. Let i =  1 . Define a sequence of complex number by z 1 = 0, zn+1 = z n 2 + i for n  1. In the complex
plane, how far from the origin is z 111?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 100

A-7*. POQ is a straight line through the origin O . P and Q represent the complex number a + i b and c + i
d respectively and OP = OQ. Then
(A) |a + i b| = | c + i d| (B) a + c = b + d
(C) arg (a + i b) = arg (c + i d) (D) none of these

A-8*. If |z1 + z2|2 = |z1|2 + |zz|2 then

z1 z1
(A) is purely real (B) is purely imaginary
z2 z2

z1 
(C) z1z 2  z 2 z1 = 0 (D) amp may be equal to
z2 2
Section (B) : Geometry and Locus of Complex Number

B-1. The curve represented by Re(z 2) = 4 is

(A) a parabola (B) an ellipse (C) a circle (D) a rectangular hyperbola
B-2. The inequality |z – 4| < | z – 2| represents :
(A) Re(z) > 0 (B) Re(z) < 0 (C) Re (z) > 2 (D) Re(z) > 3

B-3. The number of solutions of the system of equations Re (z 2) = 0, |z| = 2 is

(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1

z 1
B-4. If z ( – 1) is a complex number such that is purely imaginary, then |z| is equal to
z 1
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 5

z  5i
B-5. The complex number z = x + iy which satisfy the equation  1 lie on :
z  5i
(A) the x-axis (B) the straight line y = 5
(C) a circle passing through the origin (D) the y-axis

B-6. If Arg (z – 2 – 3i) = , then the locus of z is
4

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

i
B-7. The locus of z which lies in shaded region is best represented by
  
(A) |z|  1,  arg z  (B) |z|  1,  arg z  0 1
2 2 2

  –i
(C) |z|  0, 0  arg z  (D) |z|  1,  arg z 
2 2

| z  1  i |  2
B-8. The system of equations  , where z is a complex number has :
Re z  1
(A) no solution (B) exactly one solution
(C) two distinct solutions (D) infinite solution

B-9. If z1, z2, z3 are vertices of an equilateral triangle inscribed in the circle |z| = 2 and if z 1 = 1 + i 3 , then

(A) z 2 = – 2, z 3 = 1 + i 3 (B) z 2 = 2, z 3 = 1 – i 3

(C) z 2 = – 2, z 3 = 1 – i 3 (D) z 2 = 1 – i 3 , z3 = – 1 – i 3
B-10. The equation |z – 1| 2 + |z + 1|2 = 2 represents
(A) a circle of radius '1' (B) a straight line
(C) the ordered pair (0, 0) (D) none of these

B-11. The region of Argand diagram defined by |z – 1| + |z + 1|  4 is :

(A) interior of an ellipse (B) exterior of a circle
(C) interior and boundary of an ellipse (D) none of these
B-12. Let z1 and z2 be two non real complex cube roots of unity and |z –z 1|2 + |z – z2|2 = be the equation of
a circle with z 1, z 2 as ends of a diameter then the value of  is

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

B-13. The points z1, z2, z3, z4 in the complex plane are the vertices of a parallelogram taken in order if and
only if :
(A) z 1 + z 4 = z 2 + z3 (B) z 1 + z3 = z 2 + z4 (C) z 1 + z2 = z 3 + z4 (D) none

B-14*. The equation |z – i| + |z + i| = k, k > 0, can represent

(A) an ellipse if k > 2 (B) line segment if k = 2
(C) an ellipse if k = 5 (D) line segment if k = 1

B-15*. The equation ||z + i| – |z – i|| = k represents

(A) a hyperbola if 0 < k < 2 (B) a pair of ray if k > 2
(C) a straight line if k = 0 (D) a pair of ray if k = 2

B-16*. If z satisfies the inequality |z – 1 – 2i|  1, then

3 
(A) min (arg (z)) = tan–1   (B) max (arg(z)) =
4 2

(C) min (|z|) = 5 –1 (D) max (|z|) = 5 +1

Section (C) : DMoviers Theorem, cube root of unity and nth root of unity.
C-1. If (cos + i sin) (cos 2 + i sin 2) ... (cos n + i sin n) = 1, then the value of  is

3m 2m  4m  m
(A) ,mZ (B) ,mZ (C) ,mZ (D) ,mZ
n (n  1) n (n  1) n (n  1) n (n  1)

C-2. If x = a + b + c, y = a + b + c and z = a + b + c, where  and  are imaginary cube roots of unity,

then xyz =
(A) 2(a3 + b3 + c 3) (B) 2(a3 – b3 – c 3) (C) a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc (D) a3 – b3 – c3

  2   3    4
C-3. If 1, 1, 2, 3, 4 be the roots of x 5  1 = 0, then find the value of   1 . . .
2 2 2 2
  1    2    3    4
(where  is imaginary cube root of unity.)
(A)  (B)  (C) 1 (D) – 1

C-4*. If |z1| = |z2| = |z3| = 1 and z1, z2, z3 are represented by the vertices of an equilateral triangle then
(A) z 1 + z 2 + z 3 = 0 (B) z 1z2z3 = 1
(C) z 1z2 + z 2z3 + z 3z1 = 0 (D) none of these
 PART - III : ASSERTION / REASONING
1. Let z1, z2, z3 represent vertices of a triangle.
1 1 1
STATEMENT-1 : z  z  z  z  z  z = 0, when triangle is equilateral.
1 2 2 3 3 1

STATEMENT-2 : |z1|2 – z1 z0 – z1 z0 = |z2|2 – z2 z0 – z2 z0 = |z3|2 – z3 z0 – z3 z0, where z0 is circumcentre

of triangle.
(A) STATEMENT-1 is true, STATEMENT-2 is true and STATEMENT-2 is correct explanation for
STATEMENT-1
(B) STATEMENT-1 is true, STATEMENT-2 is true and STATEMENT-2 is not correct explanation for
STATEMENT-1
(C) STATEMENT-1 is true, STATEMENT-2 is false
(D) STATEMENT-1 is false, STATEMENT-2 is true
(E) Both STATEMENTS are false

2. Let 1, 1, 2, 3,......., n  1 be the n, nth roots of unity,

 2 3 ( n  1)  n
STATEMENT-1 : sin . sin . sin ........ sin = n1 .
n n n n 2
STATEMENT-2 : (1 1) (1 2) (1 3)........ (1  n  1) = n.
(A) STATEMENT-1 is true, STATEMENT-2 is true and STATEMENT-2 is correct explanation for
STATEMENT-1
(B) STATEMENT-1 is true, STATEMENT-2 is true and STATEMENT-2 is not correct explanation for
STATEMENT-1
(C) STATEMENT-1 is true, STATEMENT-2 is false
(D) STATEMENT-1 is false, STATEMENT-2 is true
(E) Both STATEMENTS are false

3. STATEMENT-1 : Roots of the equation (1 + z) 6 + z6 = 0 are collinear.

STATEMENT-2 : If z1, z2, z3 are in A.P. then points represented by z 1, z2, z3 are collinear
(A) STATEMENT-1 is true, STATEMENT-2 is true and STATEMENT-2 is correct explanation for
STATEMENT-1
(B) STATEMENT-1 is true, STATEMENT-2 is true and STATEMENT-2 is not correct explanation for
STATEMENT-1
(C) STATEMENT-1 is true, STATEMENT-2 is false
(D) STATEMENT-1 is false, STATEMENT-2 is true
(E) Both STATEMENTS are false

PART - I : SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. Given that, z  1 = 1, where ' z ' is a point on the argand plane. Show that
z2
= i tan (arg z).
z

p q r
2_. If q r p = 0; where p, q, r are the modulus of non-zero complex numbers u, v, w respectively,,
r p q

2
w  w u
prove that, arg = arg   .
v  v u 
 
3. If z1 & z2 both satisfy the relation, z + z = 2 z  1 and arg (z1  z2) = , then find the imaginary part
4
of (z1 + z2).

4. Prove that, with regard to the quadratic equation z 2 + (p + ip) z + q + iq = 0; where p, p, q, q are all
real.
(a) if the equation has one real root then q 2  pp  q + qp 2 = 0.
(b) if the equation has two equal roots then p 2  p2 = 4q & pp = 2q .
State whether these equal roots are real or complex.

5. If a and b are positive integer such that N = (a + ib) 3 – 107i is a positive integer. Find the value of N.

6. If the biquadratic x 4 + ax 3 + bx 2 + cx + d = 0 (a, b, c, d  R) has 4 non real roots, two with sum 3 + 4i
and the other two with product 13 + i. Find the value of 'b'.

7. Let z1, z2, z3 be three distinct complex numbers satisfying, z11 = z21 = z31. Let A, B & C be
the points represented in the Argand plane corresponding to z 1, z2 and z3 respectively. Prove that
z1 + z2 + z3 = 3 if and only if  ABC is an equilateral triangle.

8. If a1, a2, a3.... an, A1, A2, A3..... An, k are all real numbers, then prove that
2 2 2
A1 A2 An
  ......  = k has no imaginary roots.
x  a1 x  a 2 x  an

n1
r n
9. If  is imaginary nth (n  3) root of unity then show that  (n  r ) 
r 1
=
1 

n1
2r n 
Hence deduce that  (n  r ) sin
r 1
n
= cot .
2 n

10. Prove that :

x  n  2
(a) cos x + nC1 cos 2x + nC2 cos 3x +..... + nCn cos (n + 1) x = 2n. cosn . cos   x
2  2 

x  n  2
(b) sin x + nC1 sin 2x + nC2 sin 3x +..... + nCn sin (n + 1) x = 2n. cosn . sin   x
2  2 

11. Find the locus of mid-point of line segment intercepted between real and imaginary axes, by the line
a z  a z  b  0 , where ‘b’ is real parameter and ‘a’ is a fixed complex number such that Re(a)  0,
m(a)  0.

12. Find the real values of the parameter ‘a’ for which at least one complex number
z = x + iy satisfies both the equality z  ai = a + 4 and the inequality z  2 < 1.

13. Let z 1 & z2 be any two arbitrary complex numbers then prove that

z1 z2
(i) |z1 + z2| = | z | | z 2 |  | z | | z1 |
1 2

1 z1 z
(ii) z1 + z2 
2
z 1  z2  z1
 2 .
z2
14. The points A, B, C represent the complex numbers z 1, z 2, z3 respectively on a complex plane & the

1
angle B & C of the triangle ABC are each equal to (   ) . Show that
2


(z2  z 3)² = 4 (z3  z 1) (z1  z 2) sin2 .
2

PART - II : OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Single choice type

1. The set of values of a  R for which x 2 + i(a – 1) x + 5 = 0 will have a pair of conjugate imaginary roots
is
(A) R (B) {1}
(C) {a : a2 – 2a + 21 > 0} (D) none of these

1 
2. sin–1  (z  1)  , where z is nonreal, can be the angle of a triangle if
 i 
(A) Re(z) = 1, m(z) = 2 (B) Re(z) = 1, 0 <m (z)  1
(C) Re(z) + m(z) = 0 (D) none of these

 11    11  
3. The principal value of the arg(z) and z of the complex number z = 1 + cos   + i sin   are
 9   9 
respectively :

11  7 7 2 7  
(A) , 2 cos (B)  , 2 cos (C) , 2 cos (D)  ,  2 cos
18 18 18 18 9 18 9 18

4. If z1 =  3 + 5 i; z2 =  5  3 i and z is a complex number lying on the line segment joining

z1 & z 2, then arg(z) can be :
3   5
(A)  (B)  (C) (D)
4 4 6 6
1
5. In G.P. the first term & common ratio are both
2
 
3  i , then the absolute value of its nth term is :

(A) 1 (B) 2n (C) 4n (D) none

x y
6. If z = x + iy and z 1/3 = a  ib then
a b

  k a 2  b 2 where k = 
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

7. Let A, B, C represent the complex numbers z 1, z2, z3 respectively on the complex plane. If the
circumcentre of the triangle ABC lies at the origin, then the orthocentre is represented by the complex
number :
(A) z 1 + z 2  z3 (B) z 2 + z 3  z1 (C) z 3 + z1  z2 (D) z 1 + z 2 + z3
n
 1 i 
8. The least value of n (n  N), for which   is real, is
 1 i 
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

9. If (a + ib)5 =  + i , then (b + ia)5 is equal to

(A)  + i (B)  – i (C)  – i (D) –  – i
10. If |z| = max {|z – 1|, |z + 1|}, then
1
(A) |z + z | = (B) z + z = 1 (C) |z + z | = 1 (D) z  
2

11. If |z1 – 1| < 1, |z2 – 2| < 2, |z3 – 3| < 3, then |z 1 + z 2 + z3|

(A) is less than 6 (B) is more than 3
(C) is less than 12 (D) lies between 6 and 12

12. The vector z =  4 + 5i is turned counter clockwise through an angle of 180º & stretched 1.5 times.
The complex number corresponding to the newly obtained vector is :
15 15 15
(A) 6  i (B)  6  i (C) 6  i (D) none of these
2 2 2

13. Points z1 & z2 are adjacent vertices of a regular octagon. The vertex z 3 adjacent to z2 (z3  z1) is
represented by :
1 1
(A) z 2 + (1 ± i) (z1 + z2) (B) z 2 + (1 ± i) (z1  z2)
2 2
1
(C) z 2 + (1 ± i) (z2  z1) (D) none of these
2

z1  z 2 
14. If z1 & z2 are two complex numbers & if arg = but z1  z 2  z1  z 2 then the figure formed
z1  z 2 2
by the points represented by 0, z 1, z2 & z 1 + z 2 is :
(A) a parallelogram but not a rectangle or a rhombous
(B) a rectangle but not a square
(C) a rhombous but not a square
(D) a square

n
 1  i tan   1  i tan n
15. The expression    when simplified reduces to :
 1  i tan   1  i tan n
(A) zero (B) 2 sin n  (C) 2 cos n  (D) none

16. If p = a + b + c2; q = b + c + a2 and r = c + a + b2 where a, b, c  0 and  is the non-real

complex cube root of unity, then :
(A) p + q + r = a + b + c (B) p2 + q2 + r 2 = a2 + b2 + c 2
2 2 2
(C) p + q + r = 2(pq + qr + rp) (D) none of these

17. If x 2 + x + 1 = 0, then the numerical value of

2 2 2 2 2
 1  2 1   3 1  4 1  27 1 
 x     x  2    x  3    x  4   ......   x  27  is equal to
 x  x   x   x   x 
(A) 54 (B) 36 (C) 27 (D) 18

18. If  is non real and  = 5 1 then the value of 2|1     2   2   1| is equal to
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) none of these
6
 2 k 2  k
19. The value of   sin  i cos  is :
k 1  7 7 
(A)  1 (B) 0 (C)  i (D) i
 z1  z 2
20. If 1  z z < 1, then z1, z2 both lie inside or both lie out side the circle | z | = R, then find value of R
1 2

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

21. Number of roots of the equation z 10  z5  992 = 0 with real part negative is :
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

22. The points z1 = 3 + 3 i and z2 = 2 3 + 6 i are given on a complex plane. The complex number lying
on the bisector of the angle formed by the vectors z 1 and z 2 is :

(3  2 3 ) 3 2
(A) z =  i (B) z = 5 + 5 i
2 2
(C) z =  1  i (D) none

23. The points of intersection of the two curves z  3 = 2 and z = 2 in an argand plane are:

1 1 3 7 7 3
(A)
2
7  i 3  (B)
2
3  i 7  (C)
2
±i
2
(D)
2
±i
2

24. The equation of the radical axis of the two circles represented by the equations,
z  2 = 3 and z  2  3 i = 4 on the complex plane is :
(A) 3iz – 3i z – 2 = 0 (B) 3iz – 3i z + 2 = 0
(C) iz – i z + 1 = 0 (D) 2iz – 2i z + 3 = 0
1 1 1
25. If A1, A2, ......., An be the vertices of an n-sided regular polygon such that = + ,
A1A 2 A1A 3 A1A 4
then find the value of n
(A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9

 z1  4 
26. If log1/2   > 1, then find locus of z

 3 z  1  2 
(A) Exterior to circle with center 1 + i0 and radius 10
(B) Interior to circle with center 1 + i0 and radius 10
(C) Circle with center 1 + i0 and radius 10
(D) None of these

27. If (1 + i)z = (1 – i) z then z is

t
(A) t(1 – i), t  R (B) t (1 + i), t  R (C) , t  R+ (D) none of these
1 i
28. Consider the following statements :

5  12 i  5  12 i  
S1 : If z = , then principal value of argument z is    .
5  12 i  5  12 i  2
S2 : If (2 + i)(2 + 2i) (2 + 3i) ...... (2 + ni) = x + iy, then 5.8.13. .......(4 + n2) = (x 2 + y2)2
S3 : Locus of z such that Arg (z + i)  Arg (z  i) = /2 is
semicircle x 2 + y2 = 1 in first and fourth quadrants.
2r 2r
S4 : If z r = cos + i sin , r = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ... then the value of z 1. z2. z 3. z 4. z5 is 1
5 5
State, in order, whether S1, S2, S3, S4 are true or false
(A) FTFT (B) TTTT (C) FFTT (D) TFTF
More than one choice type

29. If z is a complex number then the equation z 2 + z z + z2 = 0 is satisfied by

( and 2 are imaginary cube roots of unity)
(A) z = k  where k  R (B) z = k 2 where k is non negative real
(C) z = k  where k is positive real (D) z = k 2 where k  R.

1 1
30. If 2 cos = x + and 2 cos  = y + , then
x y

1 x y
(A) x n + = 2 cos (n) (B)  = 2 cos ( –  )
x n y x

1
(C) xy + = 2 cos ( +  ) (D) none of these
xy

31. The value of i n + i n, for i = 1 and n   is :

2n (1  i) 2n (1  i) 2n (1  i) 2n
(A) + (B) +
(1  i) 2 n 2n 2n 2n

(1  i) 2n 2n 2n 2n
(C) + (D) +
2n (1  i) 2 n (1  i) 2n (1  i) 2 n

PART - III : MATCH THE COLUMN

3
1. Let ,   R such that cos ( – ) + cos ( – ) + cos ( – ) = –
2
Column –  Column – 

(A)  sin (+ ) =  cos (+ ) = (p) 0

(B)  sin 3 = (q) 3 sin (+ + )

(C)  cos 3  = (r) 3 cos ( +  + )

 cos 3 (   )
(D) If   R then = (s) 3
 cos(    )

2. Let z1 lies on | z | = 1 and z2 lies on | z | = 2.

Column –  Column – 

(A) Maximum value of | z 1 + z2 | (p) 3

(B) Minimum value of | z 1 – z2 | (q) 1

(C) Minimum value of | 2z 1 + 3z2 | (r) 4

(D) Maximum value of | z 1 – 2z2| (s) 5

 PART - IV : COMPREHENSION
Comprehension # 1 (Q. No. 1 to 3)

Let (1 + x)n = C0 + C1x + C2x2 + .......+ Cnxn. For sum of series C0 + C1 + C2 + ........., put x = 1. For sum of
series C0 + C2 + C4 + C6 + ........, or C1 + C3 + C5 + ........ add or substract equations obtained by putting x =
1 and x = – 1.
For sum of series C0 + C3 + C6 + ........ or C1 + C4 + C7 + ....... or C2 + C5 + C8 + ....... we subsitute x = 1,
x = , x = 2 and add or manupulate results.
Similarly, if suffixes differe by ‘p’ then we substitute pth roots of unity and add.

1. C0 + C3 + C6 + C9 +........ =
1  n n  1  n n 1  n n  1  n n 
(A)
3 2  2 cos 3  (B) 2  2 cos 3  (C)
3 2  2 sin 3  (D)
3 2  2 sin 3 
  3      

2. C1 + C5 + C9 +.... =
1  n n  1  n n 
(A)  2  2n / 2 2 cos  (B)  2  2n / 2 2 cos 
4  4 4  4

1  n n/ 2 n  1  n n/2 n 
(C)
4 2  2 2 sin 4  (D)
4 2  2 2 sin 4 
   

3. C2 + C6 + C10 +..... =
1  n n/ 2 n  1  n n/2 n 
(A)
4 2  2 2 . cos 4  (B)
4 2  2 2. cos 4 
   

1  n n/2 n  1  n n/2 n 
(C)
4 2  2 2 . sin 4  (D) 2  2 2 . sin 4 
  4  

Comprehension # 2 (Q. No. 4 to 6)

ABCD is a rhombus. Its diagonals AC and BD intersect at the point M and satisfy BD = 2AC. Let the points
D and M represent complex numbers 1 + i and 2 – i respecetively.
If  is arbitary real, then z = rei  R  r  R2 lies in annular region formed by concentric circles
| z | = R1, | z | = R2.

4. A possible representation of point A is

i i 3 3
(A) 3 – (B) 3 + (C) 1 + i (D) 3 – i
2 2 2 2

5. eiz =
(A) e– r cos (cos (r cos ) + i sin (r sin )) (B) e– r cos (sin (r cos ) + i cos (r cos ))
(C) e– r sin (cos (r cos ) + i sin (r cos )) (D) e– r sin (sin (r cos ) + i cos (r sin ))

6. If z is any point on segment DM then w = eiz lies in annular region formed by concentric circles.
1
(A) | w |min = 1, | w |max = 2 (B) | w |min = , | w |max = e
e

1 1
(C) | w |min = 2 , | w |max = e2 (D) | w |min = , | w |max = 1
e 2
 PART - I : IIT-JEE PROBLEMS (PREVIOUS YEARS)
* Marked Questions may have more than one correct option.
z 1
1. If |z| = 1 and  = (where z  –1), the Re() is [IIT-JEE-2003, Scr, (3, – 1), 84]
z 1
1 z 1 2
(A) 0 (B)  (C) . (D)
| z  1| 2
z  1 | z  1 |2 | z  1 |2
1  z1z2
2. If z 1 and z 2 are two complex numbers such that |z 1| < 1 < |z2| then prove that < 1.
z1  z 2
[IIT-JEE-2003, Main, (2, 0), 60]
n
1 r
3. Prove that there exists no complex number z such that | z | <
3
and a z
r 1
r = 1 where |ar| < 2.

[IIT-JEE -2003, Main, (2, 0), 60]

4. If  ( 1) be a cube root of unity and (1 +4)n = (1 + 2)n then the least positive integral value of n is
[IIT-JEE-2004, Scr, (3, –1), 84]
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 6

z
5. Find the centre and radius of circle given by = k, k  1 where, z = x + iy and
z 
 = 1 + i2,  =  1 + i 2 are fixed complex numbers. [IIT-JEE-2004, Main, (2, 0), 60]

6. The locus of z which lies in shaded region (excluding the boundaries) is best represented by
[IIT-JEE-2005, Scr, (3, –1), 84]

(A) z : |z + 1| > 2 and |arg (z + 1)| < /4 (B) z : |z – 1| > 2 and |arg (z – 1)| < /4
(C) z : |z + 1| < 2 and |arg (z + 1)| < /2 (D) z : |z – 1| < 2 and |arg (z – 1)| < /2
7. a, b, c are integers, not all simultaneously equal and  is cube root of unity (  1), then minimum
value of |a + b + c2| is [IIT-JEE-2005, Scr, (3, –1), 84)]
3 1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) (D)
2 2
8. If one of the vertices of the square circumscribing the circle |z – 1| = 2 is 2 + 3 i. Find the other
vertices of the square. [IIT-JEE-2005, Main, (4, 0), 60]
 z
9. Let  =  + i,  0 and z  1, If is purely real, then the set of values of z is
1 z
[IIT-JEE-2006, Main, (3, –1), 184]
(A) {z : |z| = 1} (B) {z : z = z} (C) {z : |z|  1} (D) {z : |z| = 1, z  1}
10. A man walks a distance of 3 units from the origin towards the north-east (N 45 º E) direction. From there, he
walks a distance of 4 units towards the north-west (N 45 º W) direction to reach a point P. Then the position
of P in the Argand plane is [IIT-JEE-2007, Paper-I, (3, – 1), 81]
(A) 3 ei/4 + 4i (B) (3 – 4i) ei/4 (C) (4 + 3i)ei/4 (D) (3 + 4i)ei/4

z
11. If |z| = 1 and z  ± 1, then all the values of lie on [IIT-JEE-2007, Paper-II, (3, – 1), 81]
1 z2
(A) a line not passing through the origin (B) |z| = 2
(C) the x-axis (D) the y-axis

Comprehension

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

A = {z : m z  1}
B = {z : |z – 2 – i| = 3}
C = {z : Re ((1 – i) z) = 2}

12. The number of elements in the set A  B  C is [IIT-JEE-2008, Paper-I, (4, – 1), 163]
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 

13. Let z be any point in A  B  C. Then, |z + 1 – i|2 + |z – 5 – i|2 lies between

[IIT-JEE-2008, Paper-I, (4, – 1), 163]
(A) 25 and 29 (B) 30 and 34 (C) 35 and 39 (D) 40 and 44

14. Let z be any point A  B  C and let w be any point satisfying |w – 2 – i| < 3. Then, |z| – |w| + 3 lies between
[IIT-JEE-2008, Paper-I, (4, – 1), 163]
(A) – 6 and 3 (B) –3 and 6 (C) – 6 and 6 (D) – 3 and 9
15
2m1
15. Let z = cos  + i sin  . Then the value of  m ( z
m 1
) at  = 2º is [IIT-JEE-2009, Paper-I, (3, – 1), 80]

1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
sin 2º 3 sin 2º 2 sin 2º 4 sin 2º

16. Let z = x + iy be a complex number where x and y are integers. Then the area of the rectangle whose
vertices are the roots of the equation zz 3  zz 3  350 is [IIT-JEE-2009, Paper-I, (3, – 1), 80]
(A) 48 (B) 32 (C) 40 (D) 80

17*. Let z1 and z2 be two distinct complex numbers and let z = (1 – t) z1 + tz2 for some real number t with
0 < t < 1. If Arg(w) denotes the principal argument of a nonzero complex number w, then
(A) |z – z1| + |z – z2| = |z1 – z2| (B) Arg (z – z1) = Arg (z – z2)
z  z1 z  z1
(C) z  z z  z = 0 (D) Arg (z – z1) = Arg (z2 – z1)
2 1 2 1

[IIT-JEE-2010, Paper-1, (3, 0)/84]

2 2
18. Let  be the complex number cos + i sin . Then the number of distinct complex numbers
3 3

z 1  2
 z  2 1
z satisfying = 0 is equal to [IIT-JEE-2010, Paper-1, (3, 0)/84]
2 1 z
19. Match the statements in Column-I with those in Column-II. [IIT-JEE-2010, Paper-2, (8, 0)/79]
[Note : Here z takes values in the complex plane and Im z and Re z denote, respectively, the imaginary part
and the real part of z.]
Column-I Column-II
4
(A) The set of points z satisfying (p) an ellipse with eccentricity
5
|z – i| z|| = |z + i|z|| is contained in or equal to
(B) The set of points z satisfying (q) the set of points z satisfying Im z = 0
|z + 4| + |z – 4| = 10 is contained in
or equal to
1
(C) If |w| = 2, then the set of points z = w – (r) the set of point z satisfying |Im z|  1
w
is contained in or equal to
1
(D) If |w| = 1, then the set of points z = w + (s) the set of points z satisfying |Re z|  2
w
is contained in or equal to
(t) the set of points z satisfying |z|  3

20. If z is any complex number satisfying |z – 3 – 2i|  2, then the minimum value of |2z – 6 + 5i| is
[IIT-JEE 2011, Paper-1, (4, 0), 80]
2i
21. Let  = e , and a, b, c, x, y, z be non-zero complex numbers such that
3

a+b+c=x
a + b + c2 = y
a + b2 + c = z.
| x |2  | y |2  | z |2
Then the value of is
| a |2  | b |2  | c |2
22. Let z be a complex number such that the imaginary part of z is non zero and a = z2 + z + 1 is real. Then a
cannot take the value [IIT-JEE 2012, Paper-1, (3, –1), 70]
1 1 3
(A) –1 (B) (C) (D)
3 2 4

PART - II : AIEEE PROBLEMS (PREVIOUS YEARS)

1. Let z1 and z2 be two roots of the equation z2 + az + b = 0, z being complex. Further, assume that the origin,
z1 and z2 form an equilateral triangle. Then : [AIEEE 2003]
(1) a2 = b (2) a2 = 2b (3) a2 = 3b (4) a2 = 4b
2. If z and  are two non-zero complex numbers such that |z| = 1, and

arg (z) – arg() = , then z  is equal to : [AIEEE 2003]
2
(1) 1 (2) – 1 (3) i (4) – i
x
 1 i 
3. If   = 1, then [AIEEE 2003]
 1– i 
(1) x = 4 n, where n is any positive integer (2) x = 2 n, where n is any positive integer
(3) x = 4 n + 1, where n is any positive integer (4) x = 2n + 1, where n is any positive integer

1 n 2n
4. If 1, , 2 are the cube roots of unity, then  = n 2n 1 is equal to- [AIEEE 2003]
2n n
 1 
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3)  (4) 2
5. Let z,w be complex numbers such that z  iw  0 and arg zw = . Then arg z equals : [AIEEE 2004]
  3 5
(1) (2) (3) (4)
4 2 4 4
 x y 2 2
6. If z = x – iy and z1/3 = p + iq, then    (p  q ) is equal to : [AIEEE 2004]
 p q 
(1) 1 (2) – 1 (3) 2 (4) – 2

7. If |z2 – 1| = |z2| + 1, then z lies on : [AIEEE 2004]

(1) the real axis (2) the imaginary axis (3) a circle (4) an ellipse

8. If the cube roots of unity are 1,,2, then the roots of the equation (x – 1)3 + 8 = 0, are : [AIEEE 2005]
(1) – 1, 1 + 2, 1 + 22. (2) – 1, 1 – 2, 1 – 22 (3) – 1, – 1, – 1. (4) –1, –1 + 2, – 1 –22.
9. If z1 and z2 are two non-zero complex numbers such that |z1 + z2| = |z1| + |z2|, then arg z1 – arg z2 is equal
to: [AIEEE 2005]
 
(1) – (2) 0 (3) –  (4) .
2 2
z
10. If w = 1 and |w| = 1, then z lies on : [AIEEE 2005]
z– i
3
(1) a parabola (2) a straight line (3) a circle (4) an ellipse.
10
 2k 2k 
11. The value of   sin 11  i cos 11  is : [AIEEE 2006]
k 1
(1) 1 (2) – 1 (3) – i (4) i
12. If z2 + z + 1 = 0, where z is complex number, then the value of [AIEEE 2006]
2 2 2 2
 1  2 1   1   6 1 
 z   +  z  2  +  z 3   z   is :
3  +.......+ 
 z   z   z   z6 
(1) 54 (2) 6 (3) 12 (4) 18
13. If |z + 4|  3, then the maximum value of |z + 1| is [AIEEE 2007]
(1) 4 (2) 10 (3) 6 (4) 0
1
14. The conjugate of a complex number is . Then, that complex number is- [AIEEE 2008]
i–1
1 1 1 1
(1) – (2) (3) – (4)
i–1 i1 i1 i–1
4
15. If z  = 2, then the maximum value of |z| is equal to : [AIEEE 2009]
z

(1) 5 1 (2) 2 (3) 2  2 (4) 3 1

16. If  and  are the roots of the equation x2 – x + 1 = 0, then 2009 + 2009 = [AIEEE 2010]
(1) – 1 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) –2

17. The number of complex numbers z such that | z – 1| = | z + 1| = |z – i| equals [AIEEE 2010]
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3)  (4) 0

18. If (1) is a cube root of unity, and (1 + )7 = A + B . Then (A, B) equals [AIEEE 2011]
(1) (0, 1) (2) (1, 1) (3) (1, 0) (4) (–1, 1)
19. Let , be real and z be a complex number. If z2 + z +  = 0 has two distinct roots on the line Re z = 1, then
it is necessary that : [AIEEE- 2011]
(1)   (0, 1) (2)  (–1, 0) (3) || = 1 (4)   (1, )
 1 z 
20. If z is a complex number of unit modulus and argument , then arg   equals :
 1 z 

(1) – (2)   (3)  (4) – 
2
[AIEEE - 2013, (4, –¼),360]
 BOARD LEVEL : HINT AND SOLUTIONS 9. (1 + i)y2 + (6 + i) = (2 + i)x
 (y2 + 6) + i(y2 + 1) = 2x + ix
 y2 + 6 = 2x ...(i)
1 1 and y2 + 1 = x ...(ii)
1. (i) (i4)114 .i = (1) i = i (ii) 4 14 2
 = –1
(i ) , i (1)(1) From (i) and (ii), we get
(iii) (i4)7 i2 + (i4)10 + (i4)15 y2 + 6 = 2(y2 + 1)  y2 = 4  y = ±2
= (1) (–1) + (1) + (1) =1 Now, x = y2 + 1  x = 5 when y = ±2
Thus, x = 5 and y = 2 or, x = 5 and y = –2
z1 1  1  1 2 
2. = z1. = (2 + 3i)   = (2 + 3i)   i 
z2 z2  1  2 i  5 5 
(1  i)2 1  2i  i2 3i 2i 3i
10. z = = × = ×
2 6  4 3 8 1 3i 3i 3  i 3  i 3i
=    + i    =  i .
5 5  5 5 5 5 6 i  2 i2
=
1 1 3  4i 3  4i 9  i2
3. (i) We have : 4  4 i = 3  4 i . 3  4 i =
9  16 i2 6i  2 1 3 1 3
= =– + i  z =– – i
3  4i 3 4 10 5 5 5 5
= = + i
9  16 25 25  a1a 2  b1b 2 
z1 a1  ib1  
1
11. We have : z = a  ib =  2 2 
1 2 2 2  a2  b 2 
(ii) We have : =
2 3 2i 3
 a 2b1 – a1b 2 
 
1 2i 3 + i 2 2 
= .  a2  b2 
2i 3 2i 3
 a1a 2  b1b 2   
z    i  a 2b1  a1b 2 
2i 3 2 3   1  =  2 2  –  2 2  ...(i)
= = – i  z2   a2  b 2   a2  b2 
4  3 i2 7 7
z1 a1  ib1
1 Now, z = a  ib = (a1 – ib1)
4. Let z = . Then, 2 2 2
3  4i
 a2 b 
1 3  4i 3  4i 3 4  i 2 2 2 
z = 3  4 i . 3  4i = =  i a b
2 2
a 2  b 2 
9  16 25 25  2 2

3 4  a1a 2  b1b 2   
 z =  i   i  a 2b1 – a1b 2 
25 25 =  2 2  –  2 2  ...(ii)
 a2  b 2   a2  b2 
1 1 i 1 i
5.  =
1– i 1 i 2  z1  z1
From (i) and (ii), we get :   = z
1 i  z2  2
= 
2 2
12. Let 5  12 i = x + iy. Then,
6. We have, in + in+1 + in+2 + in+3 = in + in × i + in+i2 + in × i3
= in [1 + i + i2 + i3] = in[1 + i – 1 – i] = in(0) = 0 5  12 i = x + iy. Then,
 5 + 12i = (x + iy)2
7. =

i584 1  i2  i4  i6  i8   5 + 12i =(x2 – y2) + 2ixy
i574 1  i
2
 i4  i6 i 8
 x2 – y2 = 5 ...(i)
= i10 = i2 = – 1 and 2xy = 12 ...(ii)
Now (x 2 + y2)2 = (x2 – y2)2 + 4x2y2
8. We have :  (x2 + y2)2 = 52 + 122 = 169
 2  3i   2  3i  (2  3i) (2  3i) 4  9 i2  x2 + y2 = 13 [ x 2 + y2 > 0] ...(iii)
    = = On solving (i) and (iii), we get
 3  4i   3  4i  (3  4i) (3  4i) 9  16 i2
x2 = 9 and y2 = 4  x = ±3 and y = ±2
13 From (ii), 2xy is positive, So, x and y are of the same
= , which is purely real. sign.
25
  (x = 3 and (y = 2) or, (x = –3 and y = –2)
ci (c  i)(c  i)
Hence, 5  12 i = ±(3 + 2i). 17. We have, a + ib =  a + ib =
c i (c  i)(c  i)

z1 z 2 (1  i) ( 2  4i) (c  i )2 c 2  2ic  i 2
13. We have : =  a + ib =  a + ib =
z1 (1  i) 2
c i 2
c 2  i2
( 2  4)  i(2  4 ) c2 1 i 2c c2 1
=  a + ib = + a= and
1 i c2  1 c2  1 c2  1
2  6i 2  6 i 1 i (2  6)  i ( 6  2)
= = × = = 4 + 2i 2c
1 i 1 i 1 i 1 i b= 2
c 1
 z1 z 2 
 Im  z  = 2  c 2  1
2
4c 2 b
 1   a2 + b2 =  2  +
 2 2 and
 c  1  (c  1) a
14. (x4 + 2xi) – (3x2 + iy) = (3 – 5i) + (1 + 2iy)
 (x4 – 3x2) + i(2x – y) = 4 + i(2y – 5)  2c 
 x4 – 3x2 = 4 and 2x – y = 2y – 5  2 
 c  1
 x4 – 3x2 – 4 = 0, 2x – 3y + 5 = 0 =
Now, x 4 – 3x2 – 4 = 0  (x2 – 4) (x2 + 1) = 0  c 2 – 1
 
 x 2 – 4 = 0  x = ±2 [ x2 + 1  0 for any  c 2  1
 
real x]
putting x = ±2 in 2x – 3y + 5 = 0, we get (c 2  1)2 2c
b
y = 3 when x = 2 and y = 1/3 when x = –2  a2 + b2 = 2 2 = 1 and = 2
Thus, x = 2 and y = 3 or , x = –2 and y = 1/3 (c  1) a c 1

18. First, let the two complex numbers be conjugate of

15. We have, x = 1 + 2i  x – 1 = 2i  (x – 1)2 = 4i2
each other. Let complex numbers be z1 = a + ib and
 x 2 – 2x + 1 = –4  x2 – 2x + 5 = 0
z2 = a – ib. Then,
Now, x3 + 7x2 – x + 16
z1 + z2 = (a + ib) + (a – ib) = 2a, which is real.
= x(x2 – 2x + 5) + 9(x2 – 2x + 5) + (12x – 29)
And, z1 z2 = (a + ib) (a – ib) = a2 – i2 b2 = a2 + b2,
= x(0) + 9(0) + 12x – 29 [ x2 – 2x + 5 = 0]
which is real.
= 12(1 + 2i) – 29 [ x = 1 + 2i]
Conversely, let z1 and z2 be two complex numbers
= –17 + 24i
such that their sum z1 + z2 and product z1 z2 both
Hence, the value of the given polynomial when
are real. Then, we have to prove that z1 and z2 are
x = 1 + 2i is –17 + 24i.
conjugate of each other.
16. We have, Let z1 = a1 + ib1 and z2 = ib2. Then,
z1 + z2 = (a1 + a2) + i(b1 + b2) and z1 z2
|az1 – bz2|2 = (az1 – bz2)( az1  bz 2 ) = (a1 a2 – b1 b2) + i(a1 b2 + a2 b1)
Now, z1 + z2 and z1 z2 are real
= (az1 – bz2) a z1  bz 2 )
 (a1 + a2) + i(b1 + b2) and, (a1 a2 – b1 b2) +
= a2 z1 z1 – az1 b z 2 – bz1a z1 + b2z2 z 2 i(a1 b2 + a2 b1) are real
 b1 + b2 = 0 and a1 b2 + a2 b1 = 0
= a2|z1|2 – ab(z1 z 2 + z1 z2) + b2|z2|2 [ z is real  Im (z) = 0]
 b2 = –b1 and a1 b2 + a2 b1 = 0  b2 = –b1
= a2|z1|2 – ab(z1 z 2 + ( z1 z 2 )) + b2 |z2|2 and –a1 b1 + a2 b1 = 0
 b2 = –b1 and (a2 – a1)b1 = 0  b2 = –b1
= a2 |z1|2 – ab(2Re(z1 z 2 )) + b2|z2|2 and a2 – a1 = 0
 b2 = –b1 and a2 = a1  z2 = a2 + ib2 = a1 – ib1
[ z1 z 2 + ( z1 z 2 ) = 2Re(z1 z 2 ]
 z2 = z 1
= a2|z1|2 – 2ab Re(z1 z 2 ) + b2 |z2|2  z1 and z2 are conjugate of each other.
a  ib
Similarly, |bz1=az2|2=b2 |z1|2+ a2 |z2|2 + 2ab Re(z1 z ) 19. We have, = x + iy
2 c  id
 |az1 – bz2|2 + |bz1 + az2|2
= a2|z1|2 – 2ab Re(z1 z 2 ) + b2 |z2|2 + b2|z1|2 + a2|z2|2  a  ib  a  ib
   = x  iy  = x  iy
 c  id  c  id
+ 2ab Re(z1 z 2 )
a  ib
= |z1|2 (a2 + b2) + |z2|2 (b2 + a2)  = x – iy
= (a2 + b2)(|z1|2 + |z2|2) c  id
 a  ib a  ib
Now, = x + iy and = x – iy 
c  id c  id  cot
1 2
(iii) + i
a  ib a  ib   
 . = (x + iy) (x – iy) 2 1  3 cos 2  1  3 cos2
c  id c  id  2 2

(a  ib) (a  ib) (iv) ± 2 + 0i or 0 ± 2 i

 (c  id) (c  id) = (x + iy) (x – iy)

Section (B) :
a 2  b2 2 2 2
 =x +y [ z z = |z| ]
c 2  d2 11
B-1. (i) – 2 (ii) –
2
20. We have, || = 1 B-2. (i) [(–2, 2) ; (–2, –2)] (ii) – (77 + 108 i)
1  iz | 1  iz |
 =1  =1 B-3. z = (2 + i) or (1 – 3i)
zi | z i|
 |1 – iz| = |z – i|
 |1 – i(x + iy) = |x + iy – 1)|, where z = x + iy B-4. (i) (a – ib)2
 |1 + y – ix| = |x + i(y – 1)|
Section (C) :
 (1  y )2  ( x )2 = x 2  ( y  1)2
 (1 + y)2 + x2 = x2 + (y – 1)2 C-1.(i) The region between the coencentric circles
y=0 with centre at (0, 2) & radii 1 and 3 units
 z = x + i0 = x, which is purely real. (ii) The part of the complex plane on or above
the line y = 1
EXERCISE # 1 (iii) a ray emanating from the point (3 + 4i)
directed away from the origin & having
Section (A) :
equation, 3 x  y + 4  3 3 = 0, x > 3
A-1. (i) 3, –1 (ii) x = 1 and y = 2; 1
(iv) Region outside or on the circle with centre
2
 2 2 5
(iii) (–2, 2) or  – , –  (iv) (1, 1)  0,  1
 3 3  2 + 2i and radius
2
3K (v) Semi circle (in the 1st and 4th quadrant)
(v) x = K, y = ,KR x 2 + y2 = 1
2
C-2. 5 +2& 5 2
9 9
A-2. (i) z = 2 cos Principal Arg z = , arg z
25 25
C-3. (i) 0, 6 (ii) 1, 7 (iii) 0, 5
9
= + 2k, k 
25
m(z) = 2 2+2i
5
(ii) Modulus = 2, Arg = 2 k  – , k , Principal
6 
8
5
Arg =  
6 C-4. 8
(iii) Modulus = sec21, arg = 2k + (2 – ), Principal
Arg = (2 – )
1  11 Re(z) = 2
(iv) Modulus = cosec , arg z = 2k + ,
2 5 20
C-6. 5
11
Principal Arg = C-7. – 4 – 3 i, 2 5
20

21 12
A-3. (i)  i (ii) 3 + 4 i
5 5
Section (D) : 15. (A) 16. (C) 17. (A) 18. (A) 19. (D) 20.(A)21. (C)
22. (B) 23. (B) 24. (B) 25. (B) 26. (A) 27.(A)28. (C)
D-2. (i) |z| = 20 (ii) OP = OQ = PR = QR = 20
iz 1 29. (BC) 30. (ABC) 31. (BD)
D-6. + +i
2 2
Section (E) PART - III
E-1. (i) 4 (ii) 3 1. (A)  (p), (B)  (q), (C)  (r), (D)  (s)
E-3. z = – 1, 3, 1 – 2 i, 1 + 2 i
Sum = 4 2. (A)  (p), (B)  (q), (C)  (r), (D)  (s)
centroid = 1
PART - IV
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (A) 5. (C) 6. (B)
1 + 2i

–1 1 3 4
EXERCISE # 3
PART - I
1 – 2i
 k 2    k (   )
 
1. (A) 4. (B) 5.  k 2  1  , 1  k 2 6. (A)
  
( 6n1) i
E-5. (i) – 1 (i i ) e 4 , n = 0, 1, 2, 3.
7. (B) 8. – i 3 , 1 – 3 + i, 1 + 3 – i 9. (D)10. (D)
Continued product = 1
11. (D) 12. (B) 13. (C) 14. (BCD) 15. (D) 16. (A)
PART - II 17*.(ACD) 18. 1
Section (A) :
A-1. (A) A-2. (C) A-3. (D) A-4. (D) 19. (A)  (q,r) ; (B) (p) ; (C)  (p,s,t) ; (D)  (q,r,s,t)
A-5. (D) A-6. (B) A-7*. (AB)A-8*.(BCD)
20. 5
Section (B) : i / 3
21. Bonus (w = e is a typographical error, because
B-1. (D) B-2. (D) B-3. (A) B-4. (A)
of this the answer cannot be an integer.)
B-5. (A) B-6. (A) B-7. (A) B-8. (B)
B-9. (C) B-10. (C) B-11. (C) B-12. (B) 22. (D)
B-13. (B) B-14*. (ABC)B-15*.(ACD)
B-16*. (ABCD) PART - II
Section (C) : 1. (3) 2. (4) 3. (1) 4. (1) 5. (3) 6. (4) 7. (2)
C-1. (C) C-2. (C) C-3. (A) C-4*. (AC)
8. (2) 9. (2) 10. (2) 11. (3) 12. (3) 13. (3)14. (3)
PART - III
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (B)
15. (1) 16. (2) 17. (1) 18. (2) 19. (4) 20. (3)

EXERCISE # 2
PART - I
3. 2 5. 1986. 51 11. a z  az  0

 21 5 
12.   ,  
 10 6 
PART - II

1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (D) 7. (D)

8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (D) 11. (C) 12. (A) 13.(C)14. (C)
 PART - I : OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Single choice type

1. If a variable circle S touches S1 : |z – z1| = r1 internally and S2 : |z – z2| = r2 externally while the curves S1 &
S2 touch internally to each other. Then the eccentricity of the locus of the centre of the curve S is equal to
r1 r2 r1  r2 r1  r2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
r2 r1 r1  r2 r1  r2

z  z1
2. Mirror image of the curve z  z = a, a  R+ a  1 about the line |z – z1| = |z – z2| is given by
2

z  z2 z  z2 z  z1
(A) z  z = a (B) z  z = a (C) z  z = a (D) none of these
1 1 2

3. If | z |2  A z 2  A z 2  B z  B z  c  0 represents a pair of intersecting lines with angle of

intersection ‘  ’ then the value of |A| is
sec 
(A) tan  (B) cos  (C) sec  (D)
2
4. If |z – z1| = |z1| and |z – z2| = |z2| be the of two circles if the two circles touch each other then
 z1   z1 
(A) Re (z1 z2) = 0 (B) Re  z  = 0 (C) Im (z1 z2) = 0 (D) Im  z  = 0
 2  2

5. If z = x + iy satisfies amp (z – 1) = amp (z + 3) then the value of (x – 1) : y is equal to

(A) 2 : 1 (B) 1 : 3 (C) – 1 : 3 (D) does not exist
n 1
6. If w  1 is nth root of unity, then value of |z 1  w k z 2 |2 is
k 0

|2
(A) n(|z1 + |z2 |2) |2
(B) |z1 + |z2 |2 (C) (|z1| + |z2|)2 (D) n(|z1| + |z2|)2

7. If |z1| = 2, |z2| = 3, |z3| = 4 and |2z1 + 3z2 + 4z3| = 4, then absolute value of 8z 2z3 + 27z3z1 + 64z1z2
equals
(A) 24 (B) 48 (C) 72 (D) 96

8. If z = x + i y then the equation of a straight line Ax + By + C = 0 where A, B, C  R, can be written on

the complex plane in the form a z  a z  2 C = 0 where 'a' is equal to :

A  i B A  iB
(A) (B) (C) A + i B (D) none
2 2

9. The set of points on an Argand diagram which satisfy both z  4 & Arg z = is :
3
(A) a circle & a line (B) a radius of a circle
(C) a sector of a circle (D) an infinite part line
10. If z = 2 + 3 i, then the expression z 4  z 3 + 10 z 2 + 3 z  5 reduces to a real number equal to:
(A) 122 (B)  122 (C) 160 (D)  160

11. The number of solutions of the equation in z, z z  (3 + i) z  (3  i) z  6 = 0 is :

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinite
More than one choice type

12. ABCD is a square, vertices being taken in the anticlockwise sense. If A represents the complex
number z and the intersection of the diagonals is the origin then
(A) B represents the complex number iz (B) D represents the complex number i z
(C) B represents the complex number i z (D) D represents the complex number – iz
3
13. The curve represented by z = ,  [0, 2)
2  cos   i sin 
(A) never meets the imaginary axis (B) meets the real axis in exactly two points
(C) has maximum value of |z| as 3 (D) has minimum value of |z| as 1

PART - II : SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. Show that all the roots of the equation a 1z3 + a2z2 + a3z + a4 = 3, where |ai|  1, i = 1, 2, 3, 4 lie outside
the circle with centre origin and radius 2/3.

2. Given z 1 + z 2 + z3 = A, z 1 + z2  + z 3 2 = B, z 1 + z2 2 + z 3  = C, where  is cube root of unity,

(a) express z 1, z 2, z3 in terms of A, B, C.
2 2 2 2 2 2
(b) prove that, A + B + C = 3  z1  z2  z 3  .
(c) prove that A3 + B 3 + C3 – 3ABC = 27z1 z2 z3

3. The points represented by the complex numbers a, b, c lie on a circle with centre O and radius r. The
a 1  b 1  2c 1
tangent at c cuts the chord joining the points a, b at z. Show that z =
a 1b 1  c 2
20
2 i k
4. If  =
e 7
and f(x) = A0 + A x
k 1
k , then find the value of,

f(x) + f(x) + ..... + f(6x) independent of .

2 2
5. Given, z = cos + i sin , ‘n’ a positive integer, find the equation whose roots are,
2n  1 2n  1
 = z + z3 + ...... + z2n – 1 and  = z2 + z4 + ..... + z2n.

 z  1  2i  
6. Find the radius and the centre of the circle which follows Arg 
 z3i  3

7. Show that for the given complex numbers z1 and z2 and for a real c the equation
(z1  z 2 )z  ( z1  z 2 )z  c  0
represents a family of concurrent lines and and also find the fixed point of the family.

8. If z 2  z    0 ( ,  are complex numbers) has a real root then prove that

             2
 z1 
9. Let z1 and z2 are the two compelx numbers satisfying |z – 3 – 4i| = 3. Such that Arg  z  is maximum
 2
then find the value of |z1 – z2|.
 z1  
10. If z1 and z2 are the two complex numbers satisfying |z – 3 – 4i| = 8 and Arg z   2 then find the
 2
range of the values of |z1 – z2|.
11. If z  1  z  3  8 then find the range of values of z  4 .

a b c
12. Let a, b, c be distinct complex numbers such that = = = k, (a, b, c  1). Find the
1 b 1 c 1 a
value of k.

13. If Z r , r = 1, 2, 3, ......, 2m, m  N are the roots of the equation

2m
1
Z 2m + Z 2m–1 + Z 2m–2 + ....... + Z + 1 = 0, then prove that 
r 1
Zr  1
=–m

 2   4   6   2n  1
14. Prove that cos   + cos   + cos   +..... + cos   =  When n  N.
 2 n  1  2 n  1  2 n  1  2 n  1 2

15. Prove that

z
(i)  1  | arg z|. (ii) |z – 1|  ||z| – 1| + |z| |arg z|.
|z|

PART - I : OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (D) 6. (A) 7. (D) 8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (B) 11. (D) 12. (AD)
13. (ABCD)

PART - II : SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

ABC A  B 2  C  A  B  C  2
2. (a) z 1 = , z2 = , z3 =
3 3 3

4. 7 A0 + 7A7 x7 + 7A14x14

sin 2 n 2
5. z2 + z + = 0, where  =
sin 2  2n  1

 2   1 3  Cz 2 24
6.   1 

  i 
3  2 

2 

7. z
z1z 2  z 2 z1
9.
5
10. z 1

 z 2   3 2 , 13 2 
11. [0, 9] 12. –  or – 2