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Complex Numbers

The document provides a comprehensive overview of complex numbers, including definitions, properties, and operations involving complex numbers and their conjugates. It covers integral powers of iota, the modulus of complex numbers, and various algebraic operations. Additionally, it discusses inequalities and the argument of complex numbers, along with examples and properties related to these concepts.

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Complex Numbers

The document provides a comprehensive overview of complex numbers, including definitions, properties, and operations involving complex numbers and their conjugates. It covers integral powers of iota, the modulus of complex numbers, and various algebraic operations. Additionally, it discusses inequalities and the argument of complex numbers, along with examples and properties related to these concepts.

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JEE-MAIN-SR-MATHS VOL-I COMPLEX NUMBERS

COMPLEX NUMBERS
SYNOPSIS z x
2  iy
2 
vii) z   x1  iy1  x 2  y 2
1

2 2 2
INTEGRAL POWERS OF IOTA where z1  x1  iy1 and z2  x2  iy2
 An imaginary number i(iota) is defined as 1
z1
i.e., i  1 hence i 2  1 , For example the value of z where z1  2  3i ,
2

i 3  i and i 4  1 z2  1  2i , is
In general , i  1 , i
4n
i, i  1 and
4 n 1 4n  2
z1 2  3i  2  3i 1  2i  8  i
i 4 n 3  i , where n is any integer   
z2 1  2i 1 4 5
Note: Sum of four consecutive powers of i is
Note:
always equal to zero.
2 2
200 i) 1  i   2i ii) 1  i   2i
n
For example i  i  i2  i3  i4  ......  i200  0
n1 1 1 i 1 i
iii)  i iv) i v)  i
i 1 i 1 i
COMPLEX NUMBER CONJUGATE OF A COMPLEX NUMBER:
 If x, y  R , then an ordered
pair  The conjugate of a complex number z  x  iy is
 x , y   x  iy is called a complex number. It denoted by z and it is defined as z  x  iy
is denoted by z. Where x is real part or Re(z) and y Note: The conjugate of a purely real number is
is imaginary part or Im (z) of the complex number. the number itself
i) If Re(z) = x = 0, then z is called purely imaginary
PROPERTIES OF CONJUGATE
number
OF A COMPLEX NUMBER
ii) If Im(z) = y  0 then z is called purely real number..
 If z  C then
Note: The set of all possible ordered pairs is called
complex number set, is denoted by C i)  z   z ii) z  z  2 Re  z  iii) z  z  2i Im  z 
PROPERTIES OF ALGEBRAIC If z1 , z2  C then
OPERATIONS : i) z1  z2  z1  z2 ii) z1  z2  z1  z 2
 Let z1  x1  iy1 and z2  x2  iy2 be two complex
z 
1 z1
numbers then iii) z1 z2  z1 .z2 iv)  z   if z2  0
 2  z2
i) z1  z2   x1  x2   i  y1  y2 
v) z1  z2  z1  z2
ii) z1  z2   x1  x2   i  y1  y2 
W.E-1: If  a  ib  3  5i  is the conjugate of
iii) z1 z2   x1 x2  y1 y2   i  x1 y2  x2 y1 
6  24i then the values of  a, b  is
iv) z1  z2 iff x1  x2 and y1  y2
Sol:  a  ib  3  5i    6  24i   6  24i
v) Additive inverse of z  x  iy is  z   x  iy
vi) Multiplicative inverse of z  x  iy is   3a  5b   i  5a  3b   6  24i
hence, 3a  5b  6 , 5a  3b  24
1 x  iy z
 2 2
 2 when x 2  y 2  0 by solving we get a  3, b  3
z x y z
  a, b    3, 3
Velammal Bodhi IIT Academy 1
COMPLEX NUMBERS JEE-MAIN-SR-MATHS VOL-I

SQUARE ROOT OF A COMPLEX  If z1 , z2  C then


NUMBER:
i) z1 z2  z1 z2
 Let z  x  iy then
z1 z
  | z | x | z | x  ii)  1
  i  if y  0 z2 z2
  2 2 
x  iy  
  | z | x
  i
| z | x 
 if y  0
iii)
2 2 2
z1  z2  z1  z2  2 Re z1 z 2  
  2 2 
 2 Re  z z 
2 2 2
iv) z1  z 2  z1  z2 1 2
Where | z | x 2  y 2
2 2 2 2
Note: v) z1  z2  z1  z2  2  z1  z2 
 
i) x  iy  x  iy  2 | z | 2 x vi)
2 2
z1  z2  z1  z 2  4 Re z1 z2  
ii) x  iy  x  iy  i 2 | z | 2 x 2 2 2 z1
vii) z1  z2  z1  z2  z is a purely imaginary
 1 i   1 i  2
iii) i    and i    
 2  2 when z2  0
W.E-2: 3i  3i 
W.E-3: If z1 , z2 , z3 are complex numbers such that
 1 i 
Sol: 3i   3   1 1 1
 2 | z1 || z2 || z3 |   1
z1 z2 z3
 1 i 
3i   3  
 2 then | z1  z2  z3 | is

 2  Sol: | z1 |2 | z 2 |2 | z3 |2  1
by adding, 3i  3i   3   6
 2  z1 z1  z2 z2  z3 z3  1
MODULUS OF A COMPLEX NUMBER 1 1 1
 z1  , z2  and z3 
 2 2
x  y is called modulus (or) absolute value of z1 z2 z3

the complex number z  x  iy is denoted by z 1 1 1


(or) r but 1  z  z  z | z1  z2  z3 |
1 2 3
Note:
 | z1  z2  z3 | | z1  z2  z3 |  | z1  z2  z3 | 1
i) z   z  z   z  x2  y 2
ii) Modulus of a complex number is the distance of W.E-4: If z is a complex number then the minimum
the point (x, y) from origin in argand plane. value of | z |  | z  1|  | 2 z  3 | is
PROPERTIES OF MODULUS OF A Sol: f  z  | z |  | z  1|  | 2 z  3 | has critical points
COMPLEX NUMBER:
 If z  C then  3
0,1,  , hence
n  2
i) z  0  z  0 ii) z n  z , n  N
  3 
iii) If z  1 , then z is called unimodulus min. of f  z   min of  f  0  , f 1 , f   
  2 
2
iv) z z  z v)  z  Re  z  , Im  z   z  min of 4, 2, 2  2
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 INEQUALITIES:  General argument : If  is the principal
If z1 , z2  C then argument of the complex number z then
2k   , k  I is the general argument of z .
i) z1  z2  z1  z2
Note: i) Argument of zero is not defined
ii) z1  z2  ......  zn  z1  z2  ........  zn ii) For a non zero complex number the principal
argument is unique, where as the general arguments
iii) z1  z 2  z1  z2 are infinitely many.
Note:  Principal value of the Argument for
1 different positions of Z in the complex
a  a 2  4 a  a2  4
i) If z  z  a then | z | plane:
2 2
Let z  x  iy   x, y  and
a
ii) If z   k then greatest value of z is
z r | z | x 2  y 2 ,   arg  z 

k 2  4a  k x y y
Such that cos   ,sin    tan  
2 r x x
iii) The least value of z  a  z  b is a  b y y
    tan 1   tan 1
x x
W.E-5:If z  1  3 then the maximum value of
Q(x,y) P(x,y)
z4
r
Sol: z  4  z  1  5  z  1  5  3  5  8 x  0, y  0 x  0, y  0

 maximum value of z  4  8 0
x  0, y  0 x  0, y  0
W.E-6: If | z1  1|  1,| z2  2 |  2,| z3  3 |  3
then | z1  z2  z3 | is R(x,y) S(x,y)
y y
Sol: | z1  1|  1  0  | z1 |  2     tan 1    tan 1
x x
| z 2  2 |  2  0  | z2 |  4
1 y
| z3  3 |  3  0  | z3 |  6 if Z  x  iy , and   tan then
x
Now | z1  z2  z3 |  | z1 |  | z2 |  | z3 |
 2  4  6  12  when x  0 , y  0
   when x  0 , y  0

 z1  z2  z3  12 arg  z   
   when x  0 , y  0
ARGUMENT (OR) AMPLITUDE  when x  0 , y  0
OF A COMPLEX NUMBER:
 Principal argument: Let P be any point which 0 when x  0 , y  0
represent the complex number z in Argand plane 
and the angle made by OP with positive  when x  0 , y  0
2
x-axis in anticlock wise direction is , then  is arg  z   
  when x  0 , y  0
called the principal argument of z or arg  z  when  2
 when x  0 , y  0
     
Velammal Bodhi IIT Academy 3
COMPLEX NUMBERS JEE-MAIN-SR-MATHS VOL-I

 Some important results involving i) ei  cis  cos   i sin 


argument: If z , z1 and z2 are complex numbers,
ii) ei  cis     cos  i sin 
then
0 if    ei  e i

arg  z   arg z   iii) cos    cosh i
i) 2
 2 if   
ei  e i
ii) 
arg z   arg z if    iv) i sin  
2
 sinh i

iii) arg  z1 z2   arg  z1   arg  z2   2k


1
v)  cis   
for some k  {1, 0,1} cis 
z 
iv) arg  z   arg  z1   arg  z2   2k
1
vi) cis1.cis 2  cis 1   2 
 2
for some k  {1, 0,1} cis1
vii) cis  cis 1   2 
2
v)  
arg z1 z2  arg  z1   arg  z 2 
Note:
 i) 1  cis 2  ei 2 ii)  1  cis  ei
vi) | z1  z 2 || z1  z 2 |  arg  z1   arg  z2  
2
 
vii) | z1  z 2 | | z1 |  | z 2 |  arg  z1   arg  z 2   i    i 2
e2
iii) i  cis iv)  i  cis     e
2  2
W.E-7: If z , w are two non-zero complex numbers
 General mod-amp form of a complex

such that | zw | 1 and arg  z   arg  w   number: Let z  x  iy be a complex number..
2
then zw is Then z  r cis  2k    , k  I is the general
mod-amp form of z
Sol: Given | zw | 1 | zw | 1
i) arg  z n   n arg  z   2k , for some k  {1, 0,1}

also, arg  z   arg  w  
2 z  z 
ii) arg  1    then arg  2   2k   , K  I
  z2   z1 
 
 arg zw 
2
and | zw | 1
 If z1  r1  cos 1  i sin 1  and
 
hence zw  i  zw  i  zw  i
z2  r2  cos  2  i sin  2 
 Principal modulus-amplitude form of a Then
complex number(polar form):
Let z  x  iy be a complex number then
i) | z1  z2 |2

z  r  cos  i sin    r cis


is called the = | z1 |2  | z2 |2 2 | z1 || z2 | cos 1   2 
principle mod-amp form or Polar form of z. = r12  r22  2r1r2 cos 1   2 
Where r  | z | x2  y2 and  is the principal 2
ii)  z1  z2   r12  r22  2r1r2 cos 1   2 
amplitude of z.
 Euler’s form of a complex number : The iii) | z1  z 2 |2  | z1  z 2 |2  2  r12  r22 
 
complex number z  r  cos   i sin   can be 2 2
iv) | z1  z2 |  | z1  z2 |  4r1r2 cos 1   2 
denoted by rei is known as Euler’s form of z.
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W.E-8:If z is a complex number of unit modulus LOGARITHM OF A COMPLEX


NUMBER :
 1 z 
and argument  , then arg  .
 1 z   If z  x  iy  C , then log z  log  x  iy 
1 1  y
Sol: z  1  z z  1  z  (Mains-2013)  log  x 2  y 2   i tan 1  
z 2 x
1 z 1 z
Now  z i.e., log  x  iy   log | z | i arg  z 
1  z 1  1/ z
Note:
 1 z 
 Arg    arg  z    
 1 z  i) log  i   i
2
W.E-9: The set of points in C satisfying the
 a  ib  1  b 
  ii) log    2i tan  
inequality arg  z    is  a  ib  a
2 2
  W.E-12: If i i i............  x  iy then x 2  y 2 
Sol: Given that arg  z   
2 2
Sol: x  iy  i i i............  i x iy
  
  arg  z   
2 2 2  
log  x  iy    x  iy  log i   x  iy   i 
 0  arg  z     2

 z lies in either Q1 (or) Q2 and hence  y y x


 log x 2  y 2  i tan 1     i
Im  z   0  x 2 2
comparing real parts on both sides
 the required set is  z / Im  z   0
2 2 y
then log x  y  
W.E-10: Find the principal Mod-Amp form of 2
tan   i 
y
2
 x y e 2 2  x 2  y 2  e  y
Sol: tan   i  sec   sin   i cos  

     SOME IMPORTANTGEOMETRICALRESULTS:
 sec  cos      i sin     
  2   2   Distance formula: Distance between A  z1 
     and B  z2  is given by AB  z2  z1
 sec  cis         sec  cis    
 2   2
 Section formula: The point P  z  which
 
W.E-11: If z  i log e 2  3 then cos z  divides the join of the segment AB in the ratio m:n
mz2  nz1

Sol: z  i log e 2  3    iz  log  2  3 
e is given by z 
mn
 e iz  2  3 and hence eiz  2  3
The midpoint M  z  of the segment AB is given
we have
1
eiz  e  iz 2  3  2  3 by M  z    z1  z2 
cos z   2 2
2 2
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 Condition (s) for four non-collinear  Triangle: Let ABC be a triangle with vertices
points : A  z1  , B  z2  , C  z3  and D  z4  to A  z1  , B  z2  and C  z3  then
represent vertices of a i) Centroid G  z  of the ABC is
i) Parallelogram  z1  z3  z2  z4
1
ii) Rhombus  z1  z3  z2  z4 and z  z1  z2  z3 
3
z2  z1  z4  z1 ii) Incentre I  z  of the ABC is
iii) Square  z1  z3  z2  z4 , az1  bz2  cz3
where,
z1  z3  z2  z4 and a b c
a  z2  z3 , b  z3  z1 , c  z1  z2
z2  z1  z3  z2  z4  z3  z1  z4
iii) Circumcentre S  z  of the ABC is
iv) Rectangle  z1  z3  z2  z4 and
z1 z1  z 2  z3 
z3  z1  z4  z2 z1  z2  z3 

W.E.13: The complex numbers z , z ,  z ,  z form z1  sin 2 A   z2  sin 2 B   z3  sin 2C 


also
sin 2 A  sin 2 B  sin 2C
D(-z) A(z) iv) Orthocentre H  z  of the ABC is
2
z12  z2  z3    z1  z 2  z3 
0 also
  z1 z2  z1 z 2 
Sol:
C(-z) B(z) z
 tan A z1   tan B  z2   tan C  z3
tan A  tan B  tan C
Let z  x  iy , z  x  iy ,  z   x  iy   a sec A z 1
or z =
and  z   x  iy  a sec A
 If ABC is an equilateral then
AB | z  z | 2 | x | BC ; AC | z  z | 2 | z |
i) z12  z22  z32  z1 z2  z2 z3  z3 z1
BD | z  z | 2 | z |  AC  BD
2 2 2
Hence A, B, C , D form a squre ii)  z1  z2    z2  z3    z3  z1   0
1 1 1
 Collinear points : iii)   0
z1  z2 z2  z3 z3  z1
z1 , z2 , z3 are collinear points iff
iv) If z0 is circumcentre of ABC then
z1 z1 1
z3  z1 z12  z22  z32  3z02
z2 1  0
i ) z2 ii ) z  z is purely real
z3 z3 1 2 1 Note: i) If z12  z1 z2  z22  0 then the origin and
z1 , z2 form an equilateral triangle.
iii ) arg  z2  z1   arg  z3  z1 
ii) If z12  z1 z2  z22  0 then the origin and z1 , z2
iv ) Three complex numbers z1 , z 2 , z3 are in A.P..
form an isosceles triangle.
 Concyclic points : Four points
iii) If z1 , z2 , z3 are the vertices of an isosceles right
z1 , z 2 , z3 and z4 are concyclic if and only if
angle triangle and right angled at z2 then
 z1  z3  z2  z4 
is purely real. z12  z32  2 z2  z1  z3  z2 
 z1  z4  z2  z3 
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W.E-14: A z1  , B  z2  , C  z3  form right angled CB | z  iz  iz || z |


Isosceles triangle and right angled at C, then  
AB 2 | z  iz |2 | z |2  | iz |2 2 Re z . iz
the value of 2  z1  z 3  z3  z 2  is
| z |2  | z |2 2 Re  i | z |2 
B(z2)
 2 | z |2 0  2 | z |2  CA2  CB 2
 ABC is rightangled isosceles triangle

W.E-16: If | z1 || z2 || z3 |  1 and z1  z2  z3  0


Sol: then the area of triangle whose vertices are
z1 , z2 , z3 is
C(z3) A(z1)
Sol: If | z1 |  | z 2 |  | z3 |  1 and z1  z2  z3  0
z1 , z2 , z3 form a right angled isosceles triangle and 0 is circumcentre as well as centroid of the triangle
right angle is at z3 formed by z1 , z2 and z3 .
 It is an equilateral triangle
 z12  z22  2 z3  z1  z2  z3   2 z3 z1  2 z3 z2  2 z32 ...(1)
3 2
 now 2  z1  z3  z3  z2  Hence its area = a
4
 2 z1 z3  2 z1 z2  2 z32  2 z3 z2 Where a 2  | z  z |2
1 2
2
  z1  z2  2 2
 | z1 |  | z2 | 2 | z1 || z2 | cos 1   2 
 Area of a Triangle:  1
 1  1  2.1.1    3
i) The area of triangle whose vertices are z , iz, z  iz  2

1 2 3 3 3
is z .  Area of the triangle =  3 
2 4 4
ii) The area of triangle whose vertices are z , iz, z  iz
W.E.17: If the area of the triangle on the argand
3 2 plane formed by the complex numbers -z, iz,
isz .
2 z-iz is 600sq units then |z| is
iii) The area of triangle whose vertices are z,  z, z   z Sol: Area of the triangle on the argand plane formed
by the complex numbers
3 2
is z , where  is complex cube roots of unity 3 2 3 2
4 -z, iz, z-iz is z  z  600  z  20
2 2
W.E-15: The triangle formed by the points
represented by z, iz and z  iz is W.E-18: If z1, z2 are the roots of z 2  az  b  0
C(z  iz) and z1, z2 , origin be the vertices of an
equilateral triangle then a  3b  2

Sol: Sol: We know that z1  z2  a, z1 z2  b


A(z ) B(iz)  0, z1, z2 are vertices of an equilateral triangle
Let A  z  , B  iz  , C  z  iz  be vertices of  z12  z22  z1 z2
2
 ABC then CA | z  iz  z || iz || z |   z1  z2   3 z1 z2  a 2  3b  0
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LOCUS OF A COMPLEX NUMBER: Length of the perpendicular from a point


 Straight Line: to a line: The length of the perpendicular from a
i) Non-parametric form: An equation of a straight point z1 to the line az  az  b  0 is given
line joining the two points A  z1  and B  z2  is az1  az1  b
by 2a
z z 1  Circle:
z1 z1 1  0 or z  z1  z  z1 i) The equation of a circle having centre z0 and radius
z2  z1 z2  z1
z2 z2 1 r is z  z0  r or zz  z0 z  z0 z  z0 z0  r 2  0
ii) Parametric form: An equation of the straight line ii) The equation of the circle described on the line
joining the point s A  z1  and B  z2  is segment joining z1 and z2 as diameter is

z  tz1  1  t  z2 where t is a real parameter


 z  z1  z  z1    z  z2  z  z2   0 (or)
2 2 2
iii) General equation of a straight line is z  z1  z  z2  z1  z2
az  az  b  0 iii) The general equation of a circle is
 Complex Slope of Line: zz  az  az  b  0 where b is a real number..
The centre of the circle is ' a ' and its radius is
(i) If A  z1  and B  z2  are two points in the complex
aa  b .
z1  z 2
  1zz
plane, then complex slope of AB is __ __
iv) The equation z  z  k , k  1 represents a circle
z1  z 2 2

a z  z1
(ii) Complex slope of the line az  az  b  0 is , v) The equaiton  k , k  1 represents the
a z  z2
where ' a ' is non-zero complex number and ' b ' is
perpendicular bisector of line segment joining
a real number.
z1 , z2 .
 Parallel and perpendicular lines:Two lines
having complex slopes 1 and  2 which are  z  z1   z  z1
vi) Arg   or is purely
i) parallel iff 1   2  z  z2  2 z  z2
ii) perpendicular iff 1    2 (or ) 1   2  0 imaginary, represents a circle with z1 & z2 as ends
 Angle between two lines: If of a diameter.

A  z1  , B  z2  , C  z3  , D  z4  are four points in vii) A rg  z  z1   0,  (or) z  z1 is purely real,


 z  z2  z  z2
the Argand plane then the angle  between the lines
represents a straight line joining the points z1 & z2 .
 z1  z2 
AB and CD is given by   arg  z  z   z  z1 
 3 4
viii) Arg     (fixed angle) represents a
 Reflection of a line :  z  z2 
i) Reflection of the line az  az  0 in the real axis is part of the circle.
2 2
az  a z  0 ix) z  z1  z  z2  k  R represents a cirlcle if

ii) Reflection of the line az  az  0 in the imaginary 1


k z1  z2
axis is also az  a z  0 2

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 Ellipse: z  z1  z  z2  k represents W.E-21: The area of the circle


izz + (3 + 4i)z - (3 - 4i)z + 9i = 0 is
i) an ellipse if k  z1  z2 with z1 , z2 as its foci, k is
Sol: Given equation is
the length of major axis
i z z   3  4i  z   3  4i  z  9i  0
ii) an empty set if k  z1  z2
 z z  i  3  4i  z  i  3  4i  z  9  0
iii) a line segment if k  z1  z2
 z z   4  3i  z  i  4  3i  z  9  0
 Hyperbola: z  z1  z  z 2  k represents Now radius  aa  b
i) a hyperbola if k  z1  z2 with z1 , z2 as its foci   4  3i  4  3i   9  25  9  4
and k is length of transversal axis 2 2
 Area of the circle   r    4   16
ii) an empty set if k  z1  z2
W.E-22: The equation z  i  z  i  k representss
iii) two rays if k  z1  z2 a hyperbola if
Sol: | z  i |  | z  i | k represents hyperbola
W.E-19: If the lines az  az  b  0 and
If 0  k  | z  i   z  i  |  0  k  | 2i | 2
cz  cz  d  0 where b, d are real, are parallel
then, W.E-23: If   i   tan 1  z  , and  is a constant
then the locus of z is
a
Sol: Slope of az  az  b  0 is  1 Sol: Let z  x  iy , thus
a
  i   tan 1  x  iy   tan 1  z 
c
Slope of az  cz  d  0 is  2    i   tan 1  z 
c
 zz 
Since the lines are parallel   1   2 
 2  tan 1  z   tan 1 z  tan 1  
 1 z z 
 a c
  2x
a c  ac  ac  tan 2 
1   x 2  y 2   1   x  y   2 x cot 2
2 2

 ac is a purely real number  Im ac  0    x 2  y 2  2 x cot 2  1


W.E-24: The number of solutions for z 3  z  0 is
W.E-20: If | z  2 | min | z  1|,| z  5 | Sol: Let z  x  iy then (EAM - 2014)
3
where z is a complex number then Re  z  is z 3  z  0   x  iy    x  iy   0
Sol: Case(i): if | z  2 || z  1| when | z  1|| z  5 |  x3  3xy 2  x  i  y 3  3x 2 y  y   0
Then locus of z is perpendicular bisector of
 x 3  3 xy 2  x  0
(2, 0) and (1, 0)
 x  0  or  x 2  3 y 2  1  0........ 1
3
 Re  z   and y 3  3 x 2 y  y  0
2
Case(ii): if | z  2 || z  5 | when  y  0  or  y 2  3x 2  1  0..........  2 
| z  5 || z  1| , z is perpendicular bisector of 1
by solving (1) , (2) x  y  
(2, 0) and (5, 0) 2
 1 1 
 Re  z  
7  possible solutions are (0, 0) and   2 ,  2 
2  number of possible solutions = 5
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 Coni’s Theorem: If z1 , z2 , z3 are affixes of the W.E.26: If z1 , z2 , z3 are vertices of an equilateral triangle
vertices of a triangle ABC described in anticlock which is inscribed in a circle | z | 2 and if
wise sense, then
z1  1  i 3 , then z2 , z3 are respectively
z3  z1 z3  z1 i
 e z2
z2  z1 z2  z1

C(z3) z3 /3 2
y 0 3
Sol:
B(z2)
 z1
2
z2 i 1  i 3
A(z1) by coni theorem, e 3 
z1 2
0 x

2 z2  z1 1  i 3 
From diagram
z3  z1 CA
 
 1  i 3  1  i 3   4  z 2  2 
  cos   i sin   2
z2  z1 BA z3 i
3
1  i 3
similarly  e 
z2 2
z3  z1 z3  z1
(or) z  z  z  z  cos   i sin   
 2 z3  2 1  i 3  z3  1  i 3 
2 1 2 1

z3  z1 z3  z1 i DEMOIVRE’S THEOREM:
  e
z2  z1 z2  z1  Demoivre’s theorem for integral index :
If n is an integer,then
n
W.E-25: The point represented by the complex i)  cos   i sin    cos n  i sin n  cis  n 
number 2-i is rotated about origin through an n
ii)  cos   i sin    cos n  i sin n  cis   n 

angle in the clockwise direction,what is n
2 iii)  cos   i sin    cos n  i sin n  cis   n 
the new position of the point n
iv)  cos   i sin    cos n  i sin n  cis  n 
Sol: Let z  2  i

z1 be the required complex number  Demoivre’s theorem for rational index:


If n is a rational number, then one of the values of

z |z |  i n


 1  1 e 2  | z1 || z | 2 2  12  5
z |z|   cos   i sin   is cos n  i sin n
p
If n  then one of the values of
      q
 z1   2  i   cos     i sin    
  2  2  p/ q p p
 cos   isin  is cos   i sin 
q q
  2  i  0  i     2i  i 2   2i  1

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 Some Standard Results: vi) sin 2n   sin 2n   sin 2n   0
n n
i)  a  ib    a  ib   2r n cos n vii) cos 2   cos 2   cos2   3 / 2
n n
 2ir n sin n viii) sin 2   sin 2   sin 2   3 / 2
ii)  a  ib    a  ib 
ix) cos      cos       cos      0
1 b
where r  a 2  b 2 ,   tan x) sin      sin       sin      0
a
For example: xi) cos  2       cos  2      
n n  n / 2  1  n  cos  2       3
a) 1  i   1  i   2 cos  
 4 
xii) sin  2       sin  2      
n n  n 

b) 1  i 3   1  i 3  2 n 1
cos 
 3 
 sin  2       0
n
n n  n   If 1  x   c0  c1 x  c2 x2  ..........  cn xn then
c)  3 i   3 i  2 n 1
cos 
 6 

n
m/ n m/n i) c0  c2  c4  c6  ..........  2n / 2 cos
iii)  a  ib    a  ib  4
n
m /2 n m b ii) c1  c3  c5  c7  ..........  2n / 2 sin
 2 a b  2 2
 cos  tan 1 
n a
4

n
W.E-27: If a  cis 2 , b  cis 2  then cos     is
 1  cos  i sin  
  cis n
2
iv)  Sol: a  cis 2   cis   a  cis 
 1  cos   i sin  
2
n b  cis 2   cis    b  cis 
 1  sin   i cos   
v)    cis n     Hence
 1  sin   i cos  2 
a b
vi) 1  cos   i sin  n  1  cos   i sin  n   cis     and  cis     
b a
   n 
2n 1 cos n   .cos   a b a b
2  2   2 cos       
b a ab
vii) If x  cis then,
ab
1 1  cos     
a) x   2 cos  , x   2i sin  , 2 ab
x x
n 1 1  Extraction of nth roots of a Complex
b) x  n
 2 cos n , x n  n  2i sin n
x x number: Let z  x  iy  r  cos   i sin  
 If cos   cos   cos   0  sin   sin   sin  then
 z  r cis  2k    then
i) cos 3  cos3  cos3  3cos      
1 1
ii) sin 3  sin 3  sin 3  3sin        2k 
 
zn  r n cis
  ; K  0,1, 2,...n  1
 n 
iii) cos 2  cos 2   cos 2  0
th
Note: Product of n roots of a complex number
iv) sin 2  sin 2  sin 2  0
n 1
‘z’ is  1 z
v) cos 2 n  cos 2n   cos 2 n   0
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 nth roots of Unity: The roots of the equation W.E-28: If  be the nth root of unity then the sum
z n  1  0 are called n roots of unity denoted by
th
of the series 1  2  3 2  ....  n n 1 is
2 Sol: Let S denote the sum of given series
i2
2 n1 where   e n  cis
1,  ,  ,....
n S  1  2  3 2  43  ...   n  1  n 2  n n1
th
i) n roots of unity form a G.P. with common ratio
S    2 2  33  ...   n  2   n 2 
2
i .
 e n  n  1  n1  n n
ii) The sum of nth roots of unity is zero
n1 2k   S 1     1     2  ...   n1  n n
i.e.,  cis n  0
k 0
1  n
 a 1  r n  
n1 n  S  
iii) The product of n roots of unity is  1
th
  n  n 1  r 
1   
n 1 2k  n 1
i.e.,  cis   1
k 0 n S 1     n n  n
 1
iv) The sum of Pth powers of nth roots of unity is
n
zero, if P is not a multiple of n  S
1 
v) The sum of Pth powers of nth roots of unity is n,
if P is a multiple of n  Cube roots of unity: The roots of the
vi) Modulus of each of nth roots of unity is 1 and all equation z 3  1  0 are called cube roots of unity
the nth roots of unity lie on unit circle centre at
origin and they are equally spaced at the centre of
 
 z 3  1   z  1 z 2  z  1  0

2  z  1,  ,  2 are roots, where


the circle with angular distance radians.They
n
will be vertices of a ‘n’ sided regular polygon 1  i 3 2 1  i 3
 , 
vii) The length of side of polygon 2 2
  i) 1     2  0 and   1
3
  i   i1  2 sin  
n
ii)  3n  1 ,  3n1   ,  3n 2   2 and
n  2 
viii) The area of polygon  2 sin  n 
   3n   3n 1   3n 2  0 where n  N
ix) If z1 , z2 ,....zn be the vertices of a regular polygon iii)
  2 , 2  
having n sides & z0 be it s centroid 2
2 2 2 2
iv)  2   ,   
then z1  z2  ....  zn  n. z0
v) 2  1  3i , 2 2  1  3i
Note: If 1, 1 ,  2 , 3.... n 1 are nth roots of unity then
vi) 2i   3  i , 2i 2  3  i
i) 1   1   1    ... 1     n
1 2 3 n1

ii) 1  1 1   2 1  3  ... 1   n1  vii) Cube roots of unity lie on a circle z  1 and divide
its circumference into a three equal parts
1, If n is odd
 viii) In the Argand plane cube roots of unity form an
0, If n is even
1 1 1 n 1 3 3
  ...   equilateral triangle with area sq. units
iii) 1  1 1   2 1   n1 2 4

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 Use of Complex Cube roots of unity in 3. The smallest positive integer n for which
factorization: 2n 2n
1  i   1  i  is
i) x 2  y 2   x  iy  x  iy  1) 4 2) 8 3) 2 4) 12
ii)
2
x  x 1   x    x    2
 CONJUGATE OF A COMPLEX NUMBER
4. The multiplicative inverse of z is
iii) 
x 2  xy  y 2   x  y  x  y 2  z z z z
1) z 2 2) z 2 3) z 4) z
iv) x 2  xy  y 2   x  y   x  y 2 
5. If z  z  0 then
v)  x3  y3    x  y  x   y   x   2 y 
1) Im  z   0 2) Re  z   0
vi) x 2  y 2  z 2  xy  yz  zx
3) Im  z   1 4) Re  z   1

 x  y  z 2  x  y 2  z  6. z z  0 if and only if
3 3
vii) x  y  z  3xyz 3
1) Re  z   0 2) z  0
 
  x  y  z  x   y  2 z x   2 y   z  3) Im  z   0 4) Re  z   Im  z 
3 i 101 103
W.E.29: If z 
2

then i101  z  equals to 7. The conjugate of z  2 z is
1) 2 z  z 2) z  2 z
3 i
Sol: Given z   z  i 2 3) z  2 z 4) 2z  z
2
103 101 103 8. The complex number z = 1 + i represented by
i101
 z101   i101   i 2   the point P in argand plane and OP is rotated
 
  i  i 
103
 i103   2 
103
 i   2   i 2  z 
an angle of in counter clock wise direction
2
 Fourth roots of unity: The roots of the then the resulting complex number is
equation z 4  1  0 are called fourth roots of unity.. 1) z 2)  z 3)  z 4) z
i) The roots are 1,  i 9. log  a  ib  when a>0, b<0 is
ii) Sum of 4th roots of unity is 0 1 b
iii) Product of 4th roots of unity is 1 1) log  a 2  b 2   i tan 1  
2 a
iv) In the complex plane the roots form a square.
1 b
2) log  a 2  b 2   i tan 1  
Conceptual 2 a

COMPLEX NUMBERS 1 b


log  a 2  b 2   i tan 1  
3)
AND THEIR PROPERTIES 2 a
1. i n  i n1  i n 2  i n3 , when n  N is equal to 1 b
4) log  a 2  b 2   i tan 1  
1) 1 2) -1 3) 0 4) 2 2 a
2. z1  a  ib and z2  c  id are two complex
MODULUS OF A COMPLEX NUMBER
numbers then z1  z2 is meaningful if
1) a > c and b > d 2) a+c > b + d  
10. Im z z 
3) a = c = o and b > d 4) a > c and b = d = o 1) 1 2) 0 3) -1 4) can’t say
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11. If | z | 1 then | z  z |2 is 21. log  i i  


1) 4 2) 2 3) 0 4) 1
 
12. The minimum value of z  z  1 is 1) 2) 3)  4) 
2 2
1) 0 2) 1 3) 2 4) 3
GEOMETRICAL APPLICATIONS
SQUARE ROOT OF A COMPLEX NUMBER 22. If a, b, c are real and a + b + c = 0
13. (for at least one of a, b, c non zero )
3 75 
1) 15 2) 15i 3) -15 4) -15i and az1  bz 2  cz3  0 then z1 , z2 , z3 are
14. 8  6i = 1) vertices of equilateral triangle
2) vertices of an isosceles triangle
1) 3  4i 2) 3  2i 3) 3  i 4) 3  4i 3) vertices of right angled triangle
ARGUMENT OF A COMPLEX NUMBER 4) collinear points
15. If z1 , z2 are two complex numbers such that 23. Let z1 and z2 be two non - zero complex
z1  z2 and arg z1  arg z2  0 then z1 , z2 are z1 z2
numbers such that z  z  1 , then the origin
1) equal 2) not equal 2 1
3) conjugate to each other and points represented by z1 and z2
4) need not be conjugate 1) lie on a straight line 2) form a right triangle
16. If z1 , z 2 and z3 , z 4 are two pairs of conjugate 3) from an equilateral triangle
4) form an isosceles triangle
 z1   z 2  24. The necessary and sufficient condition for the
complex numbers, then arg  z   arg  z 
 4  3 points z1 and z 2 represented by P,Q are such
equals that OP is perpendicular to OQ is
 3 1) z1 z2  z1 z2  0 2) z1 z2  z1 z2  0
1) 0 2) 3) 4) 
2 2 3) z1 z2  z1 z2  0 4) z1 z2  z1 z2  0
MODULUS AMPLITUDE FORM 25. The region represented by z  a  z  a  4a
 is .....
17. If z  2, Arg z  then z= 1) Ellipse 2) Parabola
6
3) Interior of Ellipse 4) Outer of Ellipse
1) 3 i 2) 3i 3) 1  3i 4) 1  3i
26. The equation z  i  z  i  k represents a
18. For a < 0, arg  ia  is hyperbola if
1) –3 < k < 2 2) k > 2 3) 0 < k < 2 4) k > 4
 
1) 2)  3)  4)  27. The equation z  i  z  i  k, k > 0, can
2 2
represent an ellipse if k2 is
19. The value of e 2 i is
1) < 1 2) < 2 3) > 4 4) < 3
1) e  cos1  i sin1 2) e 2  cos1  i sin1 28. If z = x+iy and z  ai  z  ai then the locus
3) cos1  i sin1 4) e 2  cos1  i sin1 of z is
1) x - axis 2) y - axis 3) x = y 4) x 2  y 2  1
LOGARITHEM OF A COMPLEX NUMBER
20. Let m be a Positive real number then log(-m)= 29. The curve represented by
2
  Im  z   c  c  0  is
1) log m  i 2) log m  i 1) circle 2) hyperbola 3) ellipse
2 2
3) log m  i 4) log m  i 4) rectangular hyperbola

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z 1  nth ROOTS OF A COMPLEX NUMBER


30. If Arg  then the locus of z is
z 1 2 36. If z1 and z2 are two nth roots of unity, then
1) circle with radius 2 2) circle with radius 1
3) straight line 4) pair of lines z 
arg  1  is a multiple of
31. If z ¹ 0 then the area of the quadrilateral  z2 
formed by the points z, z,- z,- z is 3 2 
1) n 2) 3) 4)
1) z
2
2) 4 z
2 2
3) z + z
2 2
4) z - z
2 n n n
37. Let p be a multiple of n and let 1,  ,      n 1
DEMOIVRE’S THEOREM be the nth roots of unity. Then the value of
p p
1   p   2        n 1  
3 5
 cos 2  i sin 2   cos 3  i sin 3  
32. 2 3
 cos 3  i sin 3   cos 4  i sin 4  1) n 2) 1 3) 2 n 4) n 2
38. Let p be not multiple of n and let
1) 0 2) cis  27 
1,  ,      n 1 be the nth roots of unity. Then
3) cis  27  4) cis  27  p p
the value of 1   p   2        n 1  
33. The value of
n n
1) 0 2) 2 n
3) n 2 4) 2 n 2
1  cos  i sin    1  cos   i sin   
39. The product of all the values of 11/ 4 is
n n  n n 1 n   1) 1 2) 2 3) -1 4) -2
1) 2 .cos .cos 2) 2 .cos .cos
2 2 2 2 CUBE ROOTS OF UNITY
n 1 n  n n n   40. If  ,  are the complex cube roots of unity
3) 2 .cos .cos 4) 2 .cos .cos
2 2 2 2 1
100
34. If n is an integer and then    100  100

   100
n n
1) -1 2) 1 3)  4) 0
1  i 3   1  i 3   2n 1 cos  then  
2 2 2 2
41. a  b   a  b
 b      a 2

n n n n
1) 2) 3) 4) 1) 6ab 2) 3ab 3) 12ab 4) ab
3 2 4 6
42. If  is a cube root of unity and ‘n’ is a positive
35. Let n be a positive integer. Then the value of
integer satisfying 1   n   2 n  0 then ‘n’ is
1/ n 1/ n
 a  ib    a  ib   of the type
1
1) 3m 2) 3m + 1 3) 3m + 3 4) 2m + 3
1 1 b 

1) 2 a  b
2

2 2n
cos  tan
n a

43. If a  cos
4
 i sin
4
then the value of
3 3
1
 b 3n
1  a  is
2) 2 a2
 b 
2 n
cos  tan 1 
 a
n
1) -1 2) 0 3) 1 4)  1
1
1 b
3) 2 a 
2
 b 
2 n
cos  tan 1 
n a  1  3i 
3n
 1  3i 
3n

44. The value of      


 2   2 
2 n 1 1 b 
4) 2  a  b  cos  tan
2
 1) 0 2) i 3) 2 4) 1
n a

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Conceptual - KEY 
18. arg  ia   
1) 3 2) 4 3) 3 4) 2 5) 2 6) 2 7) 2 2
8) 3 9) 3 10) 2 11)1 12) 2 13) 3 14) 3 19. e 2 i  e 2ei  e 2  cos1  i sin1
15) 3 16) 1 17) 2 18) 2 19) 2 20) 3 21) 1
20. log  ( m )( 1)   log( m )  log e i
22) 4 23) 3 24) 3 25) 3 26) 3 27) 3 28) 1
i 
29) 4 30) 2 31) 4 32) 2 33) 3 34) 1 35) 1 21. i log i  i 
2 2
36) 3 37) 1 38) 1 39) 3 40) 4 41) 1 42) 2
22. az1  bz2  cz3  0 
43) 4 44) 3
az1  bz2   a  b  z3  0
Conceptual - HINTS
1. Put n = 1 verify az1  bz2
 z3 
2. z1  z2  a  ib  c  id is meaning ful of b = d = ab
0 and a > c  z1 , z2 , z3 are collinear
n n
3.  2i    2i  , at n = 4 23. z12  z22  z1 z2

1 z z
Hence z1 , z2 , z3 form an equilateral triangle
4. Multiplicative inverse of z is z  z z  z 2
Q(z2)
5. let z  x  iy  z  x  iy
6. let z  x  iy  x 2  y 2  0
7. z  2z  z  2z 24.
8. New position = 1  i  i  1  i   z
O
P(z1)
1 b
9. log  a  ib   log  a 2  b 2   i tan1  
2 a
Slope of OP + Slop of OQ = 0
if b < 0
z1 z2
10. z z | z |2 is a real number  im z z  0     0
z1 z2
11. | z  z |2  2 | z |2 2 Re | z |2   z1 z 2  z 2 z1  0
 2 1  2 1  4 25. | z1  z2 || a  a | 2a  4a
 The locus of z is interior of ellipse
12. z  z  1  z   z  1  1
26. | z1  z2 || i  i | 2
2
 locus of z is hyperbola if 2 > k and k > 0
13. a b   1  ab   ab
27. k  | z1  z2 || i  i | 2
14. Using square root formula
28. let z  x  iy
15. arg  z1    arg  z2  and | z1 || z2 | z1  z 2
2 2
z  ai  z  ai
2
 z1 z 2   | z1 | 
16. arg  z z   arg  | z |2  = arg ( +ve real) = 0  y0
 3 4  3 
29. let z  x  iy  Im  x 2  y 2  2ixy   0
where z2  z1 , z4  z3
30. Locus of z is a circle having (-1, 0) and (1, 0) as its
i
17. z  rei  2e  3  i 3
ends of diameter

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-z (-x, y) z (x, y) LEVEL-I : EXERCISE-I

2x INTEGRAL POWERS OF ‘i’


31. 1. The value of i2  i 4  i6    2n 1 terms =
2x 1) -1 2) 0 3) - i 4) i
-z (-x, -y) z (x, -y)  n
 2i 
2 2.    
area   2 x  2 y   4 xy | z 2  z |  n 0  3 

(cis 6 )(cis  (15 )) 9  6i 9  6i


 cis  27  1) 2) 3) 9 + 6 i 4) 9 - 6 i
32. 13 13
cis (6 ) cis (12 )
200 50
k
33. 1  cos   2 cos  / 2  2
3. If i   i p  x  iy then  x, y  is
k 0 p 1

sin   2 sin  / 2  cos  / 2  1) (0,1) 2) (1,-1) 3) (2,3) 4) (4,8)


34. Put n = 1and verify 2 3
4. The value of 1  1  i   1  i   1  i  
35. let a  ib  r  cos   i sin   1) 0 2) 5 i 3) 4 i 4) 3 i
a  ib  r  cos   i sin   1 i  1 i 
8n 8n

5. n N ,  2    2  
2 b 2 1    
where r  a  b ,   tan  
a 1) 0 2) 1 3) 2 4) -2

n 2k ALGEBRAIC PROPERTIES OF


36. 1  cis , k= 0, 1, 2......n-1 COMPLEX NUMBERS
n
6. The condition for the cube of a + ib to be a real
2 number is
Let z1  1, z2  cis
n
1) a  0 or a   3b 2) a  0 or b   3a
37. Let p = nk
nk nk 3) b  0 or b   3a 4) b  0 or a   3b
1   nk   2   ........  n 1 
7. If z =3+5i, then z 3  z  198  ...
n n
2k n
1   k
    
 ........   n 1k
 1) -3-15i 2) -3 + 15i 3) 3 - 15i 4) 3 + 15i
1 + 1 + 1 + .......+ 1 ( n times ) = n x  3i
8. If  1  i then the value of  5 x  7 y  2 
38. p  nk , k  z 2  iy
p p 1) 1 2) 0 3) 2 4) 4
1   p   2   ....   n 1   0
9. If  x  iy  2  cis   3 then x 2  y 2  4 x  3 
n1 3
39. Product of roots =  1   1  1 1) 0 2) 1 3) 3 4) 4
10. The non zero Complex number Z satisfying
40.    ,    2
Z  iZ 2 is
41. Put a = b = 1, verify 1) i 2) i 3) 1  i 4) 1  i
2
42. 1   n     n   0 , if n is not a multiple of 3 CONJUGATE OF A COMPLEX NUMBER
1
1 3i 11. The conjugate of a complex number is then
43. a     2 ; 1  a   i 1
2 2
the complex number is (AIEEE 2008)
1  3i 1  3i 1 1 1 1
44. ;  2 1) 2) 3) 4)
2 2 i 1 i 1 i 1 i 1
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100
1  2i 20. If 1  i   249  x  iy  then x 2  y 2 
12. The complex number lies in the
1 i 1) 0 2) 4 3) 8 4) 16
Quadrant number
1) I 2) II 3) III 4) IV lz 2
21. If mz is purely imaginary number then
13. If sin x  i cos 2 x , cos x  i sin 2 x are 1

conjugate to each other then x =  z1   z2


  z1   z2 is equal to
1) n , n  I 2)  n  1 , n  I
2
l  
3)  4)  2n  1  , n  I 1) 2)

3)

4) 1
m
14. Z1 , Z 2 are two complex numbers such that
22. The minimum value of z  z  1  z  2 is
Z1  Z 2 is a complex number and Z1Z 2 is real 1) 0 2) 1 3) 2 4) 4
number then 23. If | z  2i | 2 , then the greatest value of
1) Z 2  Z1 2) Z1   Z 2 3) Z1  Z 2 4) Z1Z 2  1
| z  3  i | is
15. The real value of ' ' , for which the expression
1) 3 2) 5 3) 1 4) 4
1  i cos 
is a real number is 4
1  2i cos  24. If z   2 , then the maximum value of z is
z
3 3
1) 2n  ,n I 2) 2n  ,n I 1) 5 2) 5 1 3) 5 1 4) 1  5
2 2
  25. If z1  1  2, z2  2  1, then z1  z2
3) 2n  ,n I 4) 2n  ,n I
1) >1 2) >2 3) <2 4) <6
2 4
SQUARE ROOT OF A COMPLEX NUMBER ARGUMENT OF A COMPLEX NUMBER
3  4i  3  4i 26. If z1 and z2 are two non-zero complex numbers
16. 
3  4i  3  4i such that | z1  z 2 || z1 |  | z 2 | , then
1) 2i 2) 2 3) - 2i 4) -2 arg z1  arg z2 is equal to
3  4i 2  
17. If x + iy = then 169  x 2  y 2   1) 0 2)  3) 4) 
5  12i 2 2
1) 5 2) 10 3) 25 4) 50 2
27. The principal amplitude of  2  i 1  2i  is in
 4 2 
18. Im  a  i a  a  1   the interval
 
         
a2  a 1 a2  a 1 1)  0, 2  2)   2 , 0  3)   ,  2  4)   2 , 2 
       
1) 2)
2 2 
28. If z1  z2 and arg  z1   arg  z2   , then
1 2 1 2 2
3) a  a 1 4) a  a 1
2 2 1) z1z2 is purely real
MODULUS OF A COMPLEX NUMBER 2) z1z2 is purely imaginary
19. If  a1  ib1  a2  ib2      an  ibn   A  iB then
3)  z1  z2  2 is purely real
a 1
2
 b1
2
 a 2
2 2
 
 b2    an  bn
2 2
 
1) A  B 2 2 2) A  B 3) A  B
2 2 3) A  B
1
 
4) arg z1  arg z2
1
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  GEOMETRICAL APPLICATIONS
29. If and are arguments of z1 and z 2 then 36. The points 9 + i , 4 + 13i , -8 + 8i, -3-4i in the
3 4
Argand diagram represent a
the value of arg  z1 z2  is (EAM -2010) 1) rhombus 2) square
5  7  3) rectangle 4) parallelogram
1) 2) 3) 4) 37. Vector z  3  4i is rotated at 1800 angle in anti
12 12 12 12
clock wise direction and its length is increased
MODULUS-AMPLITUDE FORM to two and half times. In new position z is
30. The mod - amp form of 1  cos  i sin  is 15 15
1)  10i 2)   10i
    2 2
1) cos cis 2) 2 cos cis
2 2 2 2 15
    3) 15  10i 4)   10i
3) 3 cos cis 4) 4 cos cis 2
2 2 2 2
2 i 6 2 i 2 2 i 56
 3 38. Let A  e , B  e , C  e be
31. If   then the modulus argument 3 3 3
2 2
three points forming a triangle ABC in the
form 1  cos 2   i sin 2 is Gussain plane then triangle ABC is
1) equilateral 2) isosceles
1) 2 cos   cos      i sin    
3) scalene 4) Right angled
2) 2 cos   cos   i sin   39. The area of the triangle whose vertices are
represented by o, z, z e i  0      equals
3) 2 cos   cos     i sin    
1 2 1 2
4) 2 cos  cos      i sin      1) | z | cos  2) | z | sin 
2 2
32. The mod - amp form of 1  i 2 is 1 2 1 2
3) | z | SinCos 4) | z |
1)   2 
3 cis tan 1  1
2) cis tan  2   2 2
40. Area of triangle formed by the vertices z ,  z
3) 3 cis  tan   2  
1
4) cis  tan 1  2   4
and z   z is ,  is complex cube roots
3
LOGARITHM OF COMPLEX NUMBER
of unity then | z | is
33. log  log i  =
4 3 4
  1) 1 2) 3) 4)
1) log 2) log i 3 4 3
2 2
41. The number of complex numbers z such that
 i   | z  1|  | z  1|  | z  i | is (AIEEE-2010)
3) log  4) log  i
2 2 2 2 1) infinitely many 2) 0 3) 1 4) 2
  a  ib 

34. tan  i log  a  ib    LOCUS OF A COMPLEX NUMBER
  
42. If Re z 2  0 then the locus of z is
2 2
2ab a b 2ab 1) circle 2) parabola
1) ab 2) 3) 4)
a  b2
2
ab a  b2
2
3) pair of lines 4) pair of perpendicular lines
43. The locus of the point z=x+iy satisfying the
 1 i 3 
35. log  1  i 3  z 1
  equation  1 is given by
z 1
 2  
1) i 2) i 3) i 4) 2i 1) x=0 2) y=0 3) x = y 4) x+y=0
3 3 3 3
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 zi  53. If p  cos 2  i sin 2 , q  cos 2   i sin 2


44. If Im    0 then the locus of z is
 2i  p q
1) x-axis 2) y- axis then the value of  
q p
3) the line x=y 4) the line x  y  1 =0
1) 2cos     2) 2sin    
45. If z  2  3i  5 then the locus of z is
3) 2i sin     4) 2i sin    
1) a circle with centre  2,3 and radius 25

2) a circle with centre  2, 3 and radius 25 a 3b 3


54. If a  cis , b  cis  , c  cis then 
c2
3) a circle with centre  2,3 and radius 5
1) cis  3  3  2  2) cis  3  3  2 
4) a circle with centre  2, 3 and radius 5
3) cis  3  3  2  4) cis  3  3  2 
 z 1  
46. If Arg    then the locus of z is 55. If x  cis , y  cis  , z  cis and
 z 1 2
1) circle with radius 2 2) circle with radius 1 1 1 1
3) straight line 4) pair of lines x  y  z  0 then   
x y z
47. If ‘p’ represents z = x + iy in the Argand plane
2 2
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 0
and z  1  z  1  4 then the locus of ‘p’ is
z 2n  1
56. If z  cos  i sin  then the value of 
z 2n  1
1) x 2  y 2  2 2) x 2  y 2  1
1) i tan n 2) tan n
3) x 2  y 2  4 4) x 2  y 2  3
3) i cot n 4)  i tan n
48. If z = x +iy is a complex number satisfying
1 i
2 2 57. One value of 1  i  2 is 4 2e 8 the other value is
i i
z  z , then the locus of ‘z’ is ...
2 2  i i 5i 9 i
1) 4
2e 8 2) 4
2e8 3) 4
2e 8 4) 4
2e 8
1) x - axis 2) y - axis 3) y = x 4) 2y = x
49. In Argand diagram all the complex numbers z 1 1
satisfying z  4i  z  4i  10 lie on a 58. If 2cos   x  , 2 cos   y  ,
x y
1) straight line 2) circle 3) ellipse 4) parabola
1 1
50. If z + z + z - z = 2 ,then z lies on 2 cos   z  then xyz  
z xyz
1) A strainght line 2) A square
3) A circle 4) Parabola 1) cos        2) 2cos       
51. If z is a complex number, then z 2  z 2  2 3) sin        4) 2sin       
represents
1) a circle 2) a straight line 59. If xn  cos  / 4 n   i sin  / 4 n  , then
3) a hyperbola 4) an ellipse
x1 .x2 . x3 .........
DEMOIVRE’S THEOREM
52. 3  cos 400  i sin 400  4  cos800  i sin 800   1 i 3 1  i 3
1) 2)
2 2
1) 1  3i 2) 2  1  3i 
1 i 3 1  i 3
3) 4)
3) 4  1  3i  4) 6  1  3i  2 2

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60. The continued product of the four values of 68. If   1 is a cube root of unity and
 
3
   4 1   
7
 A  B , then A and B aree
 cos  i sin  is .........
 3 3 respectively the numbers
1) 1 2) -1 3) 2 4) 0 1) 0, 1 2) 1, 1 3) 1, 0 4) -1, 1
 69. If  is a non-real root of x 6  1 then
61. If   then the 10th term of the series
6  5  3   1
=
1
1   cos   i sin     cos   i sin    ....
2  2 1
1)  2 2) 0 3) -  2 4) 
1 3i
1) -1 
2) -i 4) 1 3) LEVEL-I: EXERCISE-I - KEY
2 2
62. The no.of common roots of 15th roots of unity 1) 1 2) 1 3) 2 4) 2 5) 3 6) 3 7) 4
which are also 25th the roots of unity is 8) 2 9) 1 10) 2 11) 3 12) 2 13) 3 14) 2
1) 4 2) 3 3) 5 4) 2 15) 3 16) 3 17) 3 18) 2 19) 2 20) 2 21) 4
63. The common values of 6th roots of unity and 22) 3 23) 4 24) 2 25) 4 26) 1 27) 3 28) 2
cube roots of unity are 29) 2 30) 2 31)1 32) 3 33) 3 34) 2 35) 2
1  i 3 1  i 3 1 i 3 1  i 3 36) 2 37) 2 38) 1 39) 2 40) 4 41) 3 42) 4
1) 1, , 2) 1, ,
2 2 2 2 43) 1 44) 2 45) 4 46) 2 47) 2 48)1 49) 3
1  3i 1  3i 1  3i 1  3i 50) 2 51) 3 52) 4 53) 3 54) 2 55) 4 56) 1
3) 1, , 4) 1, ,
57) 4 58) 2 59) 1 60) 1 61) 2 62) 3 63) 1
2 2 2 2
64) 2 65) 1 66) 4 67) 3 68) 2 69) 3
CUBE ROOTS OF UNITY
64. If  is a complex cube root of unity then the LEVEL-I : EXERCISE-I - HINTS
1. n =1,and verify
value of 1    1   2 1   4 1   8  ...2n
a 2i
terms = 2. Expand, S   ,where a  1 ,and r 
1 r 3
1) 0 2) 1 3) 2 4) 3
65. If  is a complex cube root of unity then 3. 1  i  i 2
 i3  ........i 200    ii2i3 .....i50 
   1  0   i3  1  i
sin  10   23      (EAM- 2008)
 4
4. 1  1  i    2i    2i  2   5i
1 1 3
1) 2) 3) 1 4) 5. put n  0 and verify
2 2 2 3
6. Let  a  ib   x + iy
66. If x  x 1 0 ,
2 then the value of
2 2 2   a 3  3ab 2   i  3a 2b  b 3   x + iy
 1  2 1   27 1 
 x     x  2   ....   x  27  is  y=0
 x  x   x 
 b  3a 2  b 2   0
1) 27 2) 72 3) 45 4) 54
15 15  b  0  or  b   3a
 1  i 3    1  i 3  7. Find z3 and substite in z 3  z  198
67. 20 20 is equal to
1  i  1  i  8. x  3i  1  i  2  iy   2  y  i  y  2 
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9. put   0 then  x  iy  3  3 4 4 4 4 4
24. z  z  z  z  z  z  z  2  z
 x  1, y  0
2 2
1  z  2 z  4   z  1  5
10. z 1  iz   0  z   i  z  0 
i
 z  5 1
1 1 1
11. conjugate of   25. z1  z2  z1  1  z2  2  3
i  1 1  i 1  i
12. Rationalising and convert into a + ib form  z1  1  z2  2  3
13. sin x  i cos 2 x  cos x  i sin 2 x
 z1  z2  2  1  3  6
sin x  i cos 2 x  cos x  i sin 2 x
26. z1  z2  z1  z 2
sin x  cos x | cos 2 x  sin 2 x
 no value for x  arg  z1   arg  z2   0
14. z1 z2 is a real  z1  z2 (or) z1   z2 but z1  z2 27. (2  i )(1  2i )2  10  5i
is a complex number   x, y    10, 5   Q3
 z1   z2 
28. arg  z1 z2    z1 z 2 is purely imaginary
1  i cos 1  2i cos   2
15. is real number
1  4cos2 
  
 3cos  0  cos   0 29. arg  z1 z 2   arg  z1   arg  z2    
3 4 12
16. Using square root formula
 
3  4i  2  i and 3  4i  2  i 30. 1  cos  i sin   2cos2  / 2  i 2sin cos
2 2
17. Using square root formula
 3  
3  4i  2  i and 5  12i  3  2i 31.            
2 2 2 2
18. Put a  1 and find square root
19. Taking modulus to both sides.
1
32. | z | 3, arg  z   tan  2  
20. |1  i |100  249 | x  iy | 
33. log i  i
100
2
  2  2 49 x 2  y 2  
log  log i   log  i   log i  log

 2 2
 2  x2  y 2
 
lz2 z2 imy i  log
21. Let mz  iy then z  l 2 2
1 1
 a  ib  1 b
22. Critical points are z = 0, 1, 2 34. log    2i tan
 a  ib  a
min f  z   min  f (0), f (1), f (2) 
 i 3 
 1 i 3  e 
23. z  3  i  z  2i  3  i 35. log  1  i 3   log    
  e 3 
 

  z  2i    3  i 
 i 23  2 i
 log  e  
 z  2i   3  i  2  2  4   3

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36. A   9,1 , B   4,13 ,  x  i  y  1 


44. Im  0
 2i 
C   8,8 , D   3, 4 
Verification by lengths of sides.  ix  y  1 
 Im  0
 2 
 25 
  45. | x  2  i  y  3 | 5
37. z2   2  ei (by Coni’s theorem) 2 2
z1 5   x  2    y  3  25
46. Locus of z is a circle having (-1,0) and (1, 0) as its
5 ends of diameter
 z 2     3  4i  (-1)
2 47. let z  x  iy
Then | x  1  iy |2  | x  1  iy |2  4
2 i 6 3 i 2i  3 i
38. A  e  , B ,C  2 2
3 3 3 3  21 2  1
48. z = x + iy  x   y    x   y  
Now | A  B || B  C || C  A | 2  2  2
 2y  0  y  0
 triangle is equilateral
49. | z1  z2 |  | 4i  4i |  8  10
0
 then locus of z is ellipse
 50. z + z + z - z = 2

39. Û x + y = 1, Û z lies on square


51. Let z  x  iy , then
A(z) B(zeia)
2 2
z 2  z 2  2   x  iy    x  iy   2
Area of the triangle OAB
 x2  y 2  1
1
=  OA OB  sin 
2 52.  3cis 40  4cis80   12cis120
o o o

1 p  cos   i sin   cis 


= z zei sin 
2 53.
q  cos   i sin   cis 
2
z a 3b3 cis3 cis3
= sin    cis  3  3  2 
2 54.
c2 cis 2
3 4 4 1 1 1
40. area  | z |2  | z | 55.  
4 3 3 x y z

41. A 1, 0  , B  1, 0  , C  0, 1 form a triangle,  cis     cis     cis     0

hence z is circumcentre of  ABC n 1


z 2n  1 z  z n
42. let z  x  iy 
56. z 2 n  1 1
zn  n
Re ( z 2 )  0  x 2  y 2  0 z

43. put z  x  iy cis  n   cis   n 


  i tan n
then | x  1  iy || x  1  iy | cis  n   cis   n 

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57. 2  cis   4 2 cis  
 4  8 
INTEGRAL POWERS OF i
where k  0,1
1. The value of i  i 3  i 5  ......2n terms 
58. x  cis    , y  cis     , z  cis    1) 1 2) 1 3) 0 4) i
13
1 1 1 
59. x1 x2 x3 ........  cis  1  2  3  ..... 
4 4 4 
2.  i
n 1
n
 i n 1  

1) i 2) i-1 3) -i 4) 0
3
 6k    

60. k 0 cis   3. If n is any positive integer, then the value of
 4 
i 4n 1  i 4n 1
  7 13 19  equals
 cis      2
4 4 4 4  1) 1 2) -1 3) i 4) -i
cis 10   1 4. If ‘n’ is an odd integer, then

9  1  i 6n  1  i 6n is equal to


61. T10   cos   i sin   substitute   1) 0 2) 2 3) -2 4) 2i
6
62. G..C.D of {15,25} ALGEBRAIC PROPERTIES OF
63. Common roots are the roots of cube roots of unity COMPLEX NUMBERS
64. Put n = 1 and verify
5. If 2i  1  ai then a=
65. w10  w, w23  w2 1) 4 2) 3 3) 2 4) 1
2
66. x   or  6. If z  2  i 3 then z 4  4 z 2  8 z  35 is
G.E = 1) 6 2) 0 3) 1 4) 2


2
1  2 1   3 1 
2 2
1/ 3 x y
7. If  x  iy   a  ib then  
        2      3   ........ a b
       
= (1 + 1 + 4 ) 9 = 54 1) a 2  b 2 2) 2  a 2  b 2 
67. Use 1  i 3  2
3) 3  a 2  b 2  4) 4  a 2  b 2 
1  i 3  2 2 8. The real and imaginary parts of
(1  i )2  2i 2
 a  ib   a  ib 
2

    are
(1  i) 2  2i  a  ib   a  ib 

68.    2 7
 A  B 8 ab  a 2  b 2  8ab  a 2  b 2 
1) 1, 2 2) 0, 2
 1    A  B a 2
 b2  a 2
 b2 
 A 1 , B 1
8ab  a 2  b 2  8ab  a 2  b 2 
69.  6  1  0 3) 0, 2 4) 1, 2
 a 2  b2  a 2
 b2 
  1  5   4   3   2    1  0
x
5 4 3 2
9. The integral solution of 1  i   2 x is
          1  0   1
1) x = 1 2) x = -1 3) x = 2 4) x = 0
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x
 1 i  i
10.    1 is (EAM-2014) 19. Let z  a  2 ; a  R , then | i  z |2  | i  z |2 
 1 i 
1) x  2n, n  N 2) x  4n  1, n  N 1) 2 2) -2 3) 4 4) -4 (EAM-2011)

3) x  2n  1, n  N 4) x  4n, n  N 20. If z  z  1  2i then z=

CONJUGATE OF A COMPLEX NUMBER 3 3


1) 2  i 2)  2i 3) 3  4i 4) 3  4i
11. If Z  3  4i is turned 900 in anti clock direction 2 2
then new position of Z is 21. The minimum value of | z  1|  | z  3 | is
1) 3  4i 2) 4  3i 3) 4  3i 4) 3  4i 1) 4 2) 2 3) 0 4) 3
12. Z1 , Z 2 are complex numbers such that 22. If z  3  2 then the maximum value of z  2
is
Z1  Z 2 , Z1Z 2 are real numbers then
1) 3 2) 5 3) 7 4) 9
1) z2  z1 2) z1  z2 23. If | z  4 |  3 , then the maximum value of
3) z1  z2  0 4) z1  2 z2  0 | z  1| is (AIEEE 2007)
13. The number of solutions of the equation 1) 4 2) 10 3) 6 4) 0
z 2  z is 24. If z  2  2i = 1, then the least value of z is
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
1) 8  1 2) 6  1 3) 6  1 4) 8  1
1  i cos 
14. If is purely imaginary then  = 25. The maximum value of
1  2i cos 
3 z  9  7i if z  2  i  5 is
 
1) 2n  , n  I 2) 2n  , n  I 1) 10 2) 15 3) 20 4) 5
2 2
 
ARGUMENT OF A COMPLEX NUMBER
3) 2n  , n  I 4) n  , n  I 26. If arg  z   0 , then arg   z   arg  z  is equals to
2 4
SQUARE ROOT OF A COMPLEX NUMBER  
1)  2)  3)  4)
2 2
15. The square root of 4ab  2i  a 2  b 2 
27. If z1  z2  z1  z2 then the difference
1)   a  b   i  a  b   2)   a  b   i  a  b  
between the arguments of z1 and z2 is
3)   a  b   i  a  b   4)  a  b   i  a  b 
  
16. If a  ib  i then 1) 0 2) 3) 4)
2 3 4
1) a  0, b  0 2) a  0, b  0 2

3) a  b 4) a  b z 
1  i 3 
28. If then z and arg z are
4i 1  i 3 
MODULUS OF A COMPLEX NUMBER
17. a, b, c, d  R are such that a 2  b 2  4 and 1  1  1 
2 2
1) 1,  , 3) ,
2) 4) ,
c 2  d 2  2 and if  a  ib    c  id   x  iy  2 2 8 2 4 2
29. For n an integer, the argument of
then x 2  y 2  (EAM-2012) 4 n 1

1) 4 2) 3 3) 2 4) 1 z
 3 i
4n is
5 z1 2 z1  3z2 1  i 3 
18. If 7 z is purely imaginary then 2 z  3 z 
2 1 2    2
1) 5/7 2) 7/5 3) 1 4) 3/5 1) 2) 3) 4)
6 3 2 3
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30. The mod- amp form of -4i is 38. If Im z 2  1 then the locus of z is
      1) parabola 2) hyperbola
1) cis 2) 2cis 3) 3cis 4) 4cis   3) rectangular hyperbola 4) ellipse
2 2 2  2 
31. The principal mod-amp form of 2  3  i is 39. If z 2  1 | z |2 1 , then z lies on (EAM-2013)
1) the real axis 2) an ellipse
5 
1)  
6  2 cis
12
2) 2 3cis
12
3) a circle 4) the imaginary axis
40. The locus of z satisfying the inequality
5 5
3) 3 2cis 4) 2 2cis z  2i
12 12  1 , where x  x  iy is (EAM-2009)
2z  i
LOGARITHM OF A COMPLEX NUMBER 1) x 2  y 2  1 2) x 2  y 2  1
 1 i 
32. The value of log   is 3) x 2  y 2  1 4) 2 x 2  3 y 2  1
 1 i 
z 1
  41. If is purely imaginary then
1) 0 2) i 3) i 4) 1 z 1
2 2
1) z  1 2) z  1 3) z  1 4) z  2
33. If m is a -ve real number then log  mi  is
42. If z 2  2 Re  z  then the locus of z is
 
1) log   m   i 2) log  m   i
2 2 1) a circle x 2  y 2  2 x  0
  2) a circle x 2  y 2  2 x  2 y  0
3) log   m   i 4) log  m   i
2 2
3) a circle x 2  y 2  2 x  0
GEOMETRICAL APPLICATIONS 4) a circle x 2  y 2  0
34. The complex numbers z1 , z2 and z3 satisfying 43. In the Argand diagram P denotes z.

z1  z3 1  i 3 z  4i
 are the vertices of a triangle If  2 then the locus of P is
z2  z3 2 z2
which is 1) The perpendicular bisector of P1 P2 where
1) of area zero 2) right-angled isosceles
3) equilateral 4) obtuse-angled isosceles P1  4i and P2  2
35. If A,B,C represents complex numbers 2) a line perpendicular to PP
1 2
cutting it in the
Z1 , Z 2 , Z1  Z 2 then the diagram OACB is ratio 2 : 1
1) Parallelogram 2)Rectangle 3) a circle 4) a line parallel to PP
1 2
3) Square 4) Rhombus
36. The area of the triangle with vertices 44. 
If arg  z  2  3i   then the locus of z is
4
z, iz, z  iz is 50 then z =
1) stright line 2) an ellipse
1) 0 2) 5 3) 10 4) 15 3) a circle 4) a parabola
37. If z1 and z2 are purely real then
45. If z  x  iy, 3 z  1  3 z  2 and then locus of
z1 , z2 , z1 , z2 form z is
1) Parallelogram 2) square 1) x = 0 2) x 2  y 2  3
3) rhombus 4) straight line
3) x = y 4) 6x = 7
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46. If the equation z  z1 2  z  z2 2  k represent  
the equation of a circle, where 54. If xr  cis  r  , r  1, 2,3...... then
3 
z1  2  3i , z 2  4  3i are the extremities of a
x1 .x2 .x3 ........ 
diameter, then the value of k is
1) 1/4 2) 4 3) 2 4) 1 1) 1 2) -1 3) i 4) i
55. The number of common roots of the equations
47. The equation z  1  i  z  i  1 represents a 3
x  1  0 and x 6  1  0 is
1) striaght line 2) circle
3) parabola 4) hyperbola 1) 0 2) 3 3) 2 4) 1
48. The points in the 56. The common roots of equations x12  1  0
  z2    and x 4  x 2  1  0 are
 z  C : Arg   
  z  6i  2  1)  2)  2 3)  ,   2 4)  ,  2
lie on the curve which is a (where C denotes
the set of all complex numbers) (EAM-2008) CUBE ROOTS OF UNITY
1) Circle 2) Pair of Straight lines 57. If  is a complex cube root of unity, then the
3) Parabola 4) Hyperbola value of the expression
z i 1(2  )(2  2 )  2(3  )(3  2 )  ... ....
49. If is purely imaginary then the locus of z
z 1
is + (n  1)(n  )(n  2 )  n  2  is
1) x 2  y 2  x  y  0 2) x 2  y 2  x  y  0 n 2  n  1
2
n2  n  1
2

1) n 2) n
3) x 2  y 2  2 x  3 y  0 4) x 2  y 2  x  3 y  0 4 4

DEMOIVRE’S THEOREM n2  n  1 n  n  1
2

3) n 4) n
50. If a  cos   i sin  , b  cos   i sin  then 4 4
cos      a  b  c 2 a  b  c 2
58.  
1 1 c  a  b 2 b  c  a 2
1) ab  2) ab  1) 1 2) 0 3) 2 4) -1
ab ab

3)
1 1 
 ab   4)
1 1 
 ab  

59. The value of 1     1       
2 ab  2 ab 
1) 0 2) 1 3)  4)  2
1 11
      2 2 60. If  is a complex cube root of unity, then value
51. One of the values of  cis    cis  is of expression
 6  6 
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 0   

cos  1   1  2   ...  10   10  2 
 900 

1 1 x10 y12
52. If 2 cos   x  x , 2 cos   y  y then 12  10 
y x
1) -1 2) 0 3) 1 4) 3
1) 2cos 10  12   2) 2i sin 10  12   2
334 365
3) 2cos 10  12   4) 2i sin 10  12    1 i 3  1 i 3
61. 4  5      3     
 2 2   2 2 
 2r   2r 
53. If zr  cos    i sin  , where
 5   5  1) 1  i 3 2) 1  i 3
r  1,2,3, 4,5 then z1 z2 z3 z4 z5 is equal to
3) i 3 4)  i 3
1) 1 2) 0 3) 1 4) 2
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LEVEL-I : EXERCISE-II - KEY 9. Verification by x = 0


1) 3 2) 2 3) 3 4) 1 5) 4 6) 2 7) 4 1 i 
x
x
8) 3 9) 4 10) 4 11) 3 12) 1 13) 4 14) 4 10.   1 i 1
 1 i 
15)1 16) 3 17) 1 18) 3 19) 2 20) 2 21)2
 x  4 n, n  N
22) 3 23) 3 24) 4 25) 3 26) 1 27) 2 28) 2
i
29) 1 30) 4 31) 1 32) 3 33)3 34) 3 35) 1 11. New position of z  z.e 2  iz
36) 3 37) 4 38) 3 39)4 40) 3 41) 1 42) 3 12. z1 , z2 are conjugate to each other
43) 3 44) 1 45) 4 46) 2 47) 1 48) 1 49) 1
13. z 2  z  z 3 | z |2
50) 3 51) 4 52) 2 53) 3 54) 3 55) 2 56) 3
57) 1 58) 4 59) 1 60) 2 61) 3 z  0 , is a solution

LEVEL-I : EXERCISE-II - HINTS and if z  0, z 3  k  k  R   has 3 solutions


1. Put n = 1 and verify 1  i cos 
14. =
n
13 1  2i cos 
2. The sum  1  i   i  1  i  i   i  1
n 1 1  i cos  1  2i cos 
x
1  2i cos  1  2i cos 
i 4n1  i 4 n1 i 4 n .i  i 4 n .i 1
3. We have 
2 2 1  2i cos   i cos   2 cos2 

1  4 cos2 
i 2  1 1  1 2 1
    i now real part = 0  1  2cos 2   0
2i 2i 2i i
2 2
4. 1  i 6n  1  i 6n 15. a  b  i  a  b    2i  a  b  a  b 

  2i 
3n
  2i 
3n
, as n odd    a  b   i  a  b  

  2i 
3n
  2i 
3n
0 1 i 
16. a  ib  i    
 2
5. Squaring on both sides and equating real &
imaginary 1
a b
2 2
6.  z  2
2

 i 3   z2  4z  7  0
17. | a  ib |2 | c  id |2 | x  iy |
 z2  4z  7
 a 2  b2   c 2  d 2  x 2  y 2
3
7. x  iy   a  ib 
 4  2 x2  y2  x2  y2  4
=  a  3ab   i  3a b  b 
3 2 2 3

z2
2
(a  ib) (a  ib) 2 18. Let z  ib
1
8. 
(a  ib) 2 (a  ib)2
z2
23
4 4 2 z1  3 z2 z1 2  3ib

 a  ib    a  ib  
z
 1
2  2 z1  3z2 2  3 2 2  3ib
a 2
 b2  z1

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2 2
19. i  z  i  z  1 i 
32. log    log  i 
2 2
 1 i 
1 1
 ia  ia 
2 2  log  e i / 2   i
2
2 2
1 3i 33. m  0, let m  n , where n > 0
 a  a 
2 2
log  mi   log  ni   log n  log  i 
 1  9
  a 2     a 2    2 
 4  4 log   m   i
2
20. By verification from options.
z2
21. z  1  z  3   z  1   z  3   2
22. | z  2 || z  3  5 |  | z  3 | 5  2  5 | 7
23. | z  1|  | z  4  3 |  | z  4 | 3  3  3  6 34.
600
z3 z1
24. 1 | z   2  2i  |  | z |  8

 1  | z |  8  1 | z1  z3 | |1  i 3 |
 1
| z 2  z3 | 2
25. 3 z  6  3i  3  4i  3z  6  3i  3  4i
 z z   
 3 z  2  i  3  4i  15  5  20 arg  1 3     or 
 z2  z3  3 3
26 arg   z   arg  1  arg  z     arg  z 
 z1 , z2 , z3 form an equilateral triangle
 arg   z   arg  z   
35. O(origin), A  z1  , B  z 2  , C  z1  z2 
27. | z1  z 2 |2  | z1  z 2 |2  0
OA  z1 , OB  z2 and OC  z1  z2

 cos 1   2   0  1   2 
2
B C
2
1  i 3   1  i 3
28. z 
4i 1  i 3  2  3  i  Z1  Z 2
Z2
2 1
| z | 
2  2 2
O Z1 A

arg  z   arg 1  i 3  arg   3i 
29. Put n = 0 find its argument  OABC is a parallelogram

30. r | z | 4 , arg  z     z
2
2 36.  50  z 2  100  z  10
2
31. 2  3  i 37. z1 , z2 are purely real
2
r 2  3   (1)2  6  2  z1  z1 and  z2  z2

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38. Let z = x + iy  Im  z2   2xy 1    11 


51. cis    cis  0
 12   12 
39. | z 2  1|| z |2 1
52. Let x  cis , y  cis 
| x 2  y 2  2 xyi  1| x 2  y 2  1
2 x10 y12 cis10 cis12 
  x  y  1  4 x y   x  y  1
2` 2 2 2 2 2   
y12 x10 cis12 cis10
 x4  y 4  1  2x 2 y 2  2 x2  2 y 2  4 x2 y 2 53. z1 z2 z3 z4 z5  cis  6   1
4 4 2 2 2 2
 x  y 1  2 x y  2x  2 y
1 1 1 
2
 4x  0  x  0 54. x1 x2 x3 ........  cis  1  2  3  ..... 
3 3 3 
40. | x  i  y  2  |  | 2 x  i  2 y  1 |
2 2 55. G.C.D of (3, 6) is 3
 x 2   y  2   4 x 2   2 y  1
56. x 4  x 2  1  0
41. Let z = x + iy 
 x 2    or   2
 z 1  2 2
Re    0  x  y 1  z 1
 z 1   x   2  or   
2
42. let z  x  iy  z 2  z 57. Put n = 2, verify

43. z  4i  2 z  2 1  a  b  c 2  1  a  b  c 2 
58.   a  b  c 2    2  a  b  c 2 
squaring and expand we get    

3 x 2  3 y 2  16 x  8 y  0   2    1
2
y 3 59. 1   
2
     2     0
44. let z  x  iy  1
x2
45. let z  x  iy then | 3x 1  3iy |  3| x  2  iy | 60. (1   )(1   2 )       (10   ) 10   2 

46. k | z1  z2 |2  4  12  22  33    10 2   1  2    10 


47. let z  x  iy
 1  1    10times 
| x 1  i  y 1 |  | x 1 i  y 1 |
= 450
48. Locus of z is a circle
61. 4  5 334  3 365  4  5  3 2
49. Let z = x + iy

 zi  2 2
 1  2  3 1     2   1  2  i 3
 Re   0 x  y x y 0
 z 1 
50. a  cis , b  cis 

1
ab  cis (   ),  cis  (   ) 
ab
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8. If iz 3  z 2  z  i  0 , then z 
LEVEL-II : EXERCISE-I
1) 1 2) 2 3) -1 4) - 2
9. If z1 , z2 are roots of equation z 2  az  a 2  0 ,
COMPLEX NUMBERS &
THEIR PROPERTIES z1
4 4
then z 
1 i   1 i  2
1.      (EAM-2013)
 1  i   1 i  1) a 2 2) a 3) 2a 4) 1
1) 0 2) 1 3) 2 4) 4 10. If z is a complex number such that | z | 2 then
2 2 1  b  ia 1
2. If a  b  1, then 
the minimum value of z  is (Main-2014)
1  b  ia 2
1) 1 2) 2 3) b+ia 4) a+ib 1) is strictly greater than 5/2
3. The sum of the series i  2i 2  3i3  ... up to 2) is strictly greater than 3/2 but less than 5/2
200 terms equals 3) is equal to 5/2 4) lies in the interval (1, 2)
1) 100  i  1 2) 100 1  i  11. If | z  1|  | z  3 | 8 , then the range of values
of | z  4 | is
3) 200 i 4) 100 1  i  1) (0, 8) 2) [0, 8] 3) [1, 9] 4) [5, 9]
1  12. For all complex numbers z1 , z2 such that
4. sin 1   z  1  , where z is non-real, can be
i  z1  12 and z2  3  4i  5 the minimum
the angle of a triangle, if
value of z1  z2 is
1) Re  z   1, Im  z   2
1) 0 2) 2 3) 7 4) 10
2) Re  z   1,  1  Im  z   1 13. The range of real number  such that the
equation z   z  1  2i  0, z  x  iy has a
3) Re  z   Im  z   0
solution is
4) Re  z   1, Im  z   2
 5 5   5 5
2 3 2 1)   ,  2)   2 , 2 
5. If a  ib  ci  di   x  iy  then  2 2  
a  ib  ci 2  di 3 is equal to  3 3   3 3
1)  x  iy 2)  x  iy 3) x  iy 4) x  iy 3)   ,  4)   2 , 2 
 2 2  
MODULUS OF A COMPLEX NUMBER
ARGUMENT OF A COMPLEX NUMBER
6. z is a complex number. If a  x  y and 2 4

b  2 x  iy then which of the following is



14. If z 2  2 3i  i  
3  i , then arg  z  =

true 5   7
1) 2)  3) 4)
1) a  b 2) a  b 6 6 6 6
3) a  b  2 4) a  b  2 15. If ‘z’ lies on the circle z - 2i = 2 2 , then the
 æz - 2 ö÷
7. If z  6 e i 3 then eiz  value of arg çççè ÷is equal to
z+2 ø÷
1 1 1 1 p p p p
1) 3 2) 2 3 3) 3 3 4) 4 3 1) 2) 3) 4)
e e e e 3 4 6 2
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24. The area bounded by the curves arg z =  / 3
z1
 
16. If z  1 and arg z1 z2  0 , then
2
and arg z = 2 / 3 and arg (z - 2 - 2i 3 ) = 
in the argand plane is (in sq units)
1) z1  z2 2) z2 2  z1z2
1) 16 2) 5 2 3) 27 4) 4 3
3) z1z2  1 4) z1   z2
LOCUS OF A COMPLEX NUMBER
17. In Argand diagram, O, P, Q represent the
origin, z and z + iz respectively. then  OPQ  25. If z  3 , then the points representing the
    complex numbers 1  4z lie on a
1) 2) 3) 4)
4 6 2 3 1) line 2) circle 3) parabola 4) hyperbola
18. Vector z  3  4i is rotated at 1800 angle in anti
 z2  
clock wise direction and its length is increased 26. If Amp    then the locus of z  x  iy
 z  4i  2
to two and half times. In new position z is
is
15 15 15
1)  10i 2)   10i 3) 15  10i 4)   10i 1) x 2  y 2  3 x  2  0, y  0
2 2 2
2) x  0 such that y  2 / 3
GEOMETRICAL APPLICATIONS
19. The triangle with vertices at the points 3) x2  y2  2x  4y  0 such that y  0, x2  y2 1
4) x2  y2  2x  4y  0 such that 2x  y  4  0
z1, z2 , 1  i  z1  iz2 is
1) right angled but not isosceles 27. If z     3  i 5   2 then the locus of z is
2) isosceles but not right angled
3) right angled and isosceles 4) equilateral 1) z  3  5 2) z  3  5
20. The complex number z having least positive
argument which satisfy the condition 3) z  3  5 4) z  3  5

z  25i  15 is 28. Locus of z such that z  a 2  z  b 2   real is


1) 25i 2) 12  5i 3) 16  12i 4) 12  16i 1) circle 2) parabola 3) ellipse
21. If a and b are real numbers between 0 and 1 4) pair of straight lines
such that the points z1  a  i z2  1  bi and z2
29. The locus of z such that is always real is
z3  0 form an equilateral triangle then a, b are z 1

1) 2  3, 2  3 2) 2  3, 2  3 1) y  0, x 2  y 2  2 x  0 [AIEEE-2012]

3) 2  3, 2  3 4) 2  2, 2  2 2) x  0, x 2  y 2  2 x  0

22. If the circles z  1  3 and z  z0  4 3) y  0, x 2  y 2  2 x  0


intersect orthogonally , then 4) x  0, x 2  y 2  2 x  0
1) z0  3 2) 3  z0  5 2
z  z 1
3) 4  z0  6 4) 2  z0  4 30. If log 3
 2 then locus of z is
z 2
23. If z1  8  4i , z2  6  4i and 1) a circle 2) a straight line
 z  z1   3) interior of the circle 4) ellipse
arg    , then ‘z’ satisfies 31. The locus of the center of a circle which touches
 z  z 2 4 the circles |z - z1| = a, |z - z2| = b externally will
1) z  7  4i  1 2) z  7  5i  2 be
1) an ellipse 2) a hyperbola
3) z  4i  8 4) z  7i  18 3) a circle 4) a parabola
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32. If z  4i  z  4i  10 then the equation of the nth ROOT OF A COMPLEX NUMBER


10
locus of z is  2k  2k
40. The value of k1 sin 11  i cos 11  is [AIE -06]
x2 y2 x 2
y 2  
1)  1 2)  1
25 9 5 9 1) -1 2) -i 3) i 4) 1
x2 y 2 x2 y2 6
 2k 2k 
3) 
25 9
1 4) 
9 25
1 41. The value of k 1  sin 7  i cos 7
 
 
DEMOIVRE’S THEOREM 1) -1 2) 0 3) i 4) i
33. If 2cos A  3cos B  5cos C  0 42. If 1, a1 , a2 ,......an 1 are nth roots of unity then
 2 sin A  3sin B  5sin C then
1 1 1
8cos3 A  27 cos3B  125cos3C    ... 
1  a1 1  a2 1  an 1 equals
k cos  A  B  C  then k=
1) 70 2) 80 3) 90 4) 60 2n  1 n 1 n n
1) 2) 3) 4)
n 2 n 1 n 1
34. If  cos A  0   sin A then value of 43. The solutions of the equation
sin  2 A B C  sin  2 B C  A sin  2C  A B 
x x x is
x6  x5  x 4  x2  x  1  0; x  C is
1) 1 2) 0 3) 3 4) -3
35. If  ,  are the roots of x  2 x  4  0 then
2 1) 0,1, i 2) 0, 1, i
n  n   1 
n n
3) 1, i,  2  2

4) 1, i, 1  i 3 


n 1 n
1) 2 cos 2) 2 cos
3 2 CUBE ROOTS OF UNITY
n 1 n n 1 n 44. If  ,  are the roots of x 2  x  1  0 then
3) 2 cos 4) 2 sin
3 3
1/ 3
 28   28 
36. All the values of  8i  are 1) 1 2) -1 3) 0 4) 2
1) 2i, 3  i 2) 2i,  3  i 45. If x  p  q , y  p  q 2 and z  p 2  q
where  is a complex cube root of unity then
3) 2i,3  i 4) 2i,  1  i 3   xyz  (EAM-2014)
n
37. If  3 i   xn  iyn and n is a positive 1) p 2  pq  q 2 2) 1  p 3  q 3

integer then the value of xn 1 yn  xn yn 1  3) p3  q3 4) p3  q3


46. The roots of the cubic equation
1) 2n2 3 2) 22 n 2 3) 22 n 2 3 4) 22 n 2 3

n
 z      ,   0 represent the vertices of
3

38. 1  x   p0  p1 x  p2 x 2      pn x n then a triangle of sides of length


the value of p1  p3  p5      1 1
1)  2) 3  3) 3  4) 
3 3
n/2 n n/2 n
1) 2 sin 2) 2 sin 47. If  is the complex cube root of unity then
2 4
n n n n 1 1 i  2 2
3) 2 sin 4) 2 sin
2 4 1 i 1  2 1 
39. If  ,  are the roots of the equation
i i    1 1
5 5
x 2  2 x  4  0 and then    
1) 64 2) 32 3) -32 4) -64 1) 0 2) 1 3) i 4) 2i
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3 i 59 3. i 1 5  9  ...50 terms  


48. If z  then  iz  
2
i 2  2  6  10  ...50 terms  
1 3i i  3
1) 2) 1 3) 4) -1 i3  3  7  11  ...50 terms  +
2 2
49. If the cube roots of unity are 1, , 2 , then the i 4  4  8  12  ...50 terms 
3 i  50  99   50 100  i50 101  50 102  100 1  i 
roots of the equation  x  1  8  0 , are
z 1
1) 1,1  2,1  22 2) 1,1  2,1  22 4. must be real
i
3) 1,  1  2,  1  22 4) 1,  1,  1
z  1 x  1  iy
Now   y   x  1 i , is real
i i
50. The value of 1  1  1........to  =
 x  1  0 then
1)  ,  2 2)  ,  2 3)  ,  2 4) 1,  1 
sin 1   z  1   sin 1 y , so 1  y  1
51. If a,b,c are integers not all equal and  is a i 
cube root of unity   1 , then the minimum 5. a  ib  c(1)  d (i)  ( x  iy )2
2 2 a  ib  c  di  ( x  iy )2
value of a  b  c is
(a  c )  i(b  d )  ( x  iy )2
3 1 2
1) 0 2) 1 3) 4)   a  c   i  b  d    x  iy 
2 2
6. Put x = 1 and y = 2, verify
LEVEL-II : EXERCISE-I - KEY i

1 i 3
3
7. z  6e  6     3  3 3i
1) 3 2) 3 3) 2 4) 2 5) 3 6) 1 7) 3 2 
2
8) 1 9) 4 10)4 11) 3 12) 2 13) 2 14) 2
 iz  3i  3 3
15) 2 16) 2 17) 3 18) 2 19) 3 20) 4 21) 1
e 3i 1
22) 3 23) 2 24) 4 25) 2 26) 4 27) 3 28) 1 eiz  e 3i 3 3
 
e3 3
e3 3

29) 1 30) 3 31) 2 32) 4 33) 3 34) 1 35) 1


36) 2 37) 2 38) 2 39) 2 40) 2 41) 1 42) 2 8. iz 3  z 2  z  i  0
43) 4 44) 2 45)4 46) 2 47) 1 48) 1 49) 1  iz 3  z 2  i 2 z  i  0
50) 1 51) 2  iz  z 2  i    z 2  i   0
1
LEVEL-II : EXERCISE-I - HINTS   z 2  i   iz  1  0  z 2  i, z  i
i
4 4
 1 i   1  i  4 4
1.      i   i   1  1  2 a  a 2  4a 2 ai  3a
 1 i   1 i  9. z 
2 2
2. Given that a 2  b 2  1 ,therefore
 z1 

a 1 i 3  and z2 

a 1 i 3 
1  b  ia 1  b  ia 1  b  ia  2 2

1  b  ia 1  b  ia 1  b  ia  1 1 1 1
10. 2  | z | z  2  2  z  2  2
2b 2  2b  2ia 1  b 
  b  ia 1 1 3
2 1  b   z  2 
2 2 2
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11. Locus of z is an ellipse 16. arg  z1 z2   0

Q(4,0)  arg  z1   arg  z2   0 and | z1 || z2 |


S C S
A(-5,0) (-3,0) (-1,0) (1,0) A(3,0)  z1  z2
0
AA'  2a  8  a  4
Let p  z  be a point on ellipse and Q   4, 0

 | z  4 |  | PQ |
P(z) Q(ziz)
Min of PQ  1 and Max of PQ = 9
 0z   z 
12. z1  z 2  z1   z2  3  4i   3  4i 17.   arg  z  iz  z   arg  iz 
   
z1  z 2  z1  z 2  3  4i  3  4 i 
 arg  i  
z1  z2 12 55  2 2
13. Let z  x  iy  25 
 
2 18. z 2   2  ei (by Coni’s theorem)
x  i  y  2    x  1  y2 z1 5
2
x   x  1  y 2 and 5
 z 2     3  4i  (-1)
y  2  0  y  2 2
15
 x 2   2  x2  2 x  5  z2   10i
2
  2  1 x 2  2 x 2  5 2  0 has a solution 19. Let P  z1 ; Q  z2 ; R  1  i  z1  iz2
b 2  4ac  0  4 2  5  0 PQ  z2  z1 , QR  2 z1  z2
14. arg z  2arg 2  2 3i   RP  i  z2  z1   z 2  z1
 arg  i   4 arg  3i  PQ  RP and QR 2  PQ 2  RP 2
11  20. The required complex number is the point of contact
 arg z   or 
6 6 P as shown in the figure.
15.
y
X
p(z)
(0,25) 15
 P(z)
C(2i)

B 0 A  x
0
CA = CB = 2 2, OC = 2
Þ OA = OB = 2 Þ A = 2 + 0i, B = - 2 + 0i C(0, 25) is the centre and r = 15. now
p | z | OP  20 .
Clearly ÐBCA =
2 amp ( z )    XOP  OCP ;
p æz - 2 ö÷ p
Þ ÐBPA = Þ arg çç ÷= 3 4
4 çè z + 2 ø÷ 4 cos   3 ;sin   4 ; z  20   i   12  16i
5 5 5 5
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21. z12  z22  z1 z2 29. Let z = x + iy  z 2  x 2  y 2  i 2 xy


and simplify
z2
22. We know that is real , 2 xy  x  1  y  x 2  y 2   0
z 1
 z0  1  32  42  5
2
z  z 1
z0  z0  1  1  z0  1  1  6 30. 3
z 2
z0  z0  1  1  z0  1  1  4 2
23. z 4 z 5  0 ; z 5

Z 31. | z  z1 |  | z  z2 | a  b
 SP-S1P=constant
 4
 the locus of p is a hyperbola
C 32. Let S denote the sum of given series
 S  1  2  3 2  43  ...   n  1  n 2  n n1
2
A(z1) B(z2) S    2 2  33  ...   n  2   n 2 

 n  1  n1  n n
CA i z1  C  S 1     1     2  ...   n1  n n
e2 i ; i
CB z2  C
1  n a 1  r n 
z  iz2   n n using S n 
C  1  7  5i radius = CA= 2 1  1 r
1 i
24. Req area is the area formed by the lines S 1     n n
y  3 x, y   3 x & y= 2
n
25. 2 2
z  3  x  y  9      (1)  S
1 
 n  1

Let   i  1  4  x  iy  33. 2cos A  2i sin A  3cos B


3i sin B  5cos C  i5sin C  0  i.0
   1  4 x ,   4 y
2  cos A  i sin A  3 cos B  i sin B 
 1 
x ,y
4 4 34. cos A  cos B  cos C  sin A  sin B  sin C
2
from (1),   1   2  9 16   cos A  i sin A cos B  i sin B 
1  4z lies on a circle  cos C  i sin C   0  i.0
 z2  a+b+c = 0 where a = cis A, b = cis B, c = cis C
26. R.P    0 and Impart is +ve
 z  4i  35. x 2  2 x  4  0

27. z     3  5   2 2  4  16 2  2i 3
x   1 i 3
0 2 2

z 3  5   1  i 3,   1  i 3
28. Let z = x + iy 3 3 
1/ 3
1/ 3 1/ 3 
| x  iy  a |2  | x  iy  a |2   36. (8) ( i )  2 cos  i sin 
 2 2 
37. Put n = 1 and verify
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38. (1  x ) n  P0  P1 x  P2 x 2  .....  Pn x n
Put x = i LEVEL-II : EXERCISE-II
 (1  i) n  P0  Pi
1  P2 ( 1)  .....  Pn i
n

COMPLEX NUMBERS & PROPERTIES


n
  n 2011
  2cis   P0  Pi
1  P2  .....  ( i ) Pn 1  i 
 4  
1. 2009 (EAM-2011)
39. x 2  2 x  4  0    2 ,   2 2 1  i 
10
 2 k  
1) -1 2) 1 3) 2 4) -2
40. i  cis  11   i  sum of roots  1
k 1   3
2. If x  iy  then the value of
 i  0  1  i 2  cos   i sin 

6
6
 2k   6 6
 x  3 x  1  y 2 
41.  i  k1  cis    i   1  1 1) 0 2) 1 3) -1 4) 2
 7 
42. put n  3 and verify  1 
43. Verifying options 3. Im   is equals to
 1  cos   i sin  
44.    ,    2
1  1 
45. xyz   p  q   p  q 2  p 2  q  1) tan 2) cot
2 2 2 2
 p  q   p 2 3  pq 2  pq 4  q 2 2  1  1 
3)  tan 4)  cot
2 2 2 2
  p  q   p 2  pq  q 2   p3  q3
46. z     ,  ,  2
1  i  x  i  1  2i  y  i  1 
4.  x, y  
2i 2i
A  z1      (EAM-2013)
B  z2       7 7  7 7   7 7  7 7 
1)  3 , 15  2)  3 , 15  3)  5 , 15  4)  5 , 15 
C  z3    2          
5. The smallest positive integer n for which
47. Applying R1   R1  R3   R2 and simplify n /2

1  i 3
1  3i  is real is
59
48. iz    ;  iz    59 1) 3 2) 0 3) 6 4) 12
2
49. x  1  3 8  2, 2 , 2 2 x 2 y 2 1  x y  31
6. If the square root of y 2  x 2  2i  y  x   16
 
50. x  1  x  x  1  x 2

x y i 
 x2  x 1  0 is      then m is
2  y x m
51. a  b  c 2
1) 2 2) 3 3) 4 4) 5
  a  b  c 
2
  a  b  c 2
MODULUS OF A COMPLEX NUMBER
 a 2  b 2  c 2  ab  bc  ca 7. If Z1 , Z 2 are two complex numbers satisfying
1 2 2 2
  a  b    b  c    c  a    0 Z1  3 Z 2
2  1 z1  3 then z2 =
 a, b, c are integers (not all equal )
3  Z1 Z 2
 Min value = 1 1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
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z1  z2 z1
GEOMETRICAL APPLICATION
8. If z  z  1 then z is 17. Two points P and Q in the Argand diagram
1 2 2
represent z and 2z + 3 + i. If P moves on a
1) positive real 2) negative real circle with centre at the origin and radius 4,
3) purely imaginary 4) 0 then the locus of Q is a circle with centre
2
z2 1) (3, 1) 2) (0, 0) 3) (2, - 3) 4) (- 3, 1)
9. If z  t  3  i 5  t , t  5 then
2 2 
z2 2
18. If z lies on the circle z  1 then lies on
1) 4 2) 6 3) 8 4) 5 z
10. If  ,  ,  and a,b,c are complex numbers such 1) a straight line 2) a circle
   a b c 3) a hyperbola 4) parabola
that    1  i and    0 then 19. ABC is an isosceles triangle and B=900 . If B
a b c   
and the midpoint P of AC are represented by
2 2  2 3 + 2i and 1–i then the other vertices are
the value of 2  2  2 is equal to
a b c 1) 4 + i, –2 –3i 2) 4–3i, –2 + i
1) 0 2) -1 3) 2i 4) -2i
3) 4–i, –2 –i 4) 4 + 3i, –2 –i
2
11. If z  3  1 then z  2 z cos  is 20. If q is real and z1 , z2 are connected by
1) less than 2 2) 3 1 z12 + z22 + 2 z1 z2 cos q = 0 , then triangle with
3) 3 1 4) less than 3 vertices 0, z1, z2 is

12. If z1  1  2, z2  2  1, then z1  z2 1) Equilateral


2) Right - angled
3) Isosceles
4) Scalane
1) >1 2) >2 3) <2 4) <6
13. Let  ,  be real and z be a complex number if 21. If the roots of z 3  iz 2  2i  0 represent the
z 2   z    0 has two distinct roots on the line vertices of a ABC in the Argand plane, then
the area of the triangle is
Re  z   1 then it is necessary that (MAIN-11)
3 7 7 7
1)   1,   2)    0,1 1) 2) 3) 2 4)
2 4 2
3)    1, 0  4) |  | 1
LOCUS OF A COMPLEX NUMBER
ARGUMENT OF A COMPLEX NUMBERS 22. If | z | 2 , then locus of 1  5z is a circle
50
whose centre is
14. If z  0 , then  arg   z  dx equals
0 1) (-1, 0) 2) (1, 0) 3) (0, -1) 4) (0, 0)
1) 50 2) not defined 3) 0 4) 50  2  z 
23. If Arg   and z  x  iy, then the
p 2  z  6
2 pi cot 1 x  1  ix 
15. If p and x real, then e    locus of z is
 ix  1 
1) a straight line 2) a circle
1) 1 2) p 3) eix 4) eipx 3) a parabola 4) an ellipse
16. z1 and z2 be two complex numbers with a and
24. If z  i  3 then the locus of z is
b as their principal arguments, such that
2 2
a+b>  , then principal Arg  z1 z2  is 1)  x  1  y2  3 2)  x  1  y2  9
1) a  b   2) a  b   2 2
3) x 2   y  1  9 4) x 2   y  1  3
3) a  b  2 4) a  b
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25. If z  i  2 z  2 then locus of z is 32. All the values of  64  are
16 2 1) 2  2  i  2) 2  i 3) 2  1  i  4) 1  i
1) inside the circle x 2  y 2  x y5 0
3 3 n
33. If x n  iyn  1  i   n  0  and n is an integer
2 2 16 2
2) inside the circle x  y  x y5  0
then the value of xn 1 yn  xn yn 1 
3 3
16 2 1) 2n1 2) 22 n 2 3) 22 n 2 3 4) 22 n 2
3) exterior of the circle x 2  y 2  x y5 0
3 3
34. If  ,  are the roots of x 2  2 x  4  0 then
16 2
4) exterior of the circle x 2  y 2  x y50 for  n   n 
3 3
n n
26. If log 1 z  2  log 1 z then n 1
1) 2 cos
n
2) 2 cos
2 2 3 2
1) x  1 2) x  1 3) x  2 4) x  2
n 1 n n 1 n
2 2 3) 2 cos 4) 2 sin
27. If z  1  z  1 , then z lies on 3 3
16
1) An ellipse 2) The imaginary axis  2 r 2 r 
3) A circle 4) The real axis 35. The value of  sin
r 1 17
 i cos
17 
is
28. If ‘z’ be any complex number such that 1) 1 2) i 3) - i 4) -1
3z - 2 + 3z + 2 = 4 then locus of ‘z’ is 8 8
1) A circle 2) An ellipse 36. If   cos  i sin then
11 11
3) A line segment 4) hyperbola
Re     2   3   4   5  equals
z  2i
29. The locus of z such that  1 where
2z  i 1 1
1) 0 2)  3) 4) 1
z  x  iy is 2 2
37. If   1 be any nth roots of unity then
1) x 2  y 2  1 2) x 2  y 2  1
1  3  5 2     n terms =
3) x 2  y 2  1 4) 2 x 2  3 y 2  1
2n 2n n n
DEMOIVRE’S THEOREM 1) 2) 3) 4)
1  1 1  1
30. If a  cis , b  cis  , c  cis and 38. The common difference of the argument of the
15
 b  c  c  a  a  b   
values of 1  i 3  is
abc
 2 3 4
            1) 2) 3) 4)
k cos   cos   cos   then k = 5 5 5 5
 2   2   2  10
1) 2 2) 22 3) 23 4) 24  1  3i 
39. The value of   
1/ 4  1  3i 
31. The values of 1  i 3   are
1  i 3
 1) 1  i 3 2) 3) 1  i 3 4) 1  i 3
1)
1/ 4
2 cis  3k  1 , k  0,1, 2,3 2
6 40. If p,q,r are distinct cube roots of complex
 number z (  0) and a,b,c are complex numbers
2) 21/ 4 cis  3k  1 , k  0,1, 2,3
12 such that then
ap  bq  cr  0

3) 21/ 4 cis  6k  1 , k  0,1, 2,3  aq  br  cp  ar  bp  cq  
6 2
  ap  bq  cr 
4) 21/ 4 cis  6 k  1 , k  0,1, 2,3
12 1) 1 2) -1 3) abc 4) pqr
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41. If  is a complex cube root of unity, then 1 1  cos   i sin 

 x  1 x    x    1  (EAM-2010) 3. 1  cos   i sin  1  cos   2  sin 2 
1) x 3  1 2) x 3  1 3) x3  2 4) x3  2
1  cos  i sin 
1 1 
4
42. If z   1 then z  4  2 1  cos  
z z
 1   sin  1 
1) 1 2) -1 3)  4) 2 Im     cot
 1  cos   i sin   2 1  cos   2 2
x 1  2
4. 1  i  x  i   2  i 
 x 2 1 0
43. If then x=
2 1 x   1  2i  y  i   2  i   5
comparing real and imaginary parts
1) 2 2) w 3) w2 4) 0
n/2
5
 n 1 
2 5. 1  3i 
44. The value of   x   where x 2  x  1  0
xn 
n 1 n
 2n / 2 cis is real
is 6
1) 8 2) 10 3) 12 4) 16
n
45. If a,b,c are the roots of x3  3x 2  3x  26  0  sin 0 n6
6
and  is cube root of unity then the value of
2
a 1 b  1 c 1 x y i  x 2 y 2 1  x y  31
  equals 6.      2  2     
b 1 c  1 a 1  y x m y x 2i  y x  16
1) 3 2 2) 3 2 3)  2 4) 2 2
L.H .S 

LEVEL-II : EXERCISE-II - KEY  x y  2i  x y  1
       2
1) 4 2) 1 3) 4 4) 1 5) 3 6) 3 7) 1  y x m y x m
8) 3 9) 4 10) 3 11) 1 12) 4 13) 1 14) 4 x2 y2 4 1  x y 1
15) 1 16) 3 17) 1 18) 2 19) 2 20) 3 21) 3 = 2  2  2 .    2
y x m 2i  y x  m
22) 1 23) 2 24) 3 25) 4 26) 1 27) 2 28) 3
m=4
29) 3 30) 3 31) 4 32) 3 33) 1 34) 1 35) 3
36) 2 37) 2 38) 2 39) 2 40) 1 41) 2 42) 2 7. z1  3 z2  3  z1 z2
43) 4 44) 1 45) 2
   
  z1  3z 2  z1  3z 2  3  z1 z2 3  z1 z2 
LEVEL-II : EXERCISE-II- HINTS
2009  z1 
1 i  2 2009   1
1.   1  i  i .  2i   2  z2   1
 1 i 
8.  z1 
3 (2  cos )  i sin   1
2. x  iy  x  z2 
(2  cos )  i sin (2  cos )  i sin
6  3cos   3i sin  z1
x  iy  1
(2  cos  )2  sin 2  z2 z
  1 1
Equating real and imaginary parts z1 z2 is purely imaginary
1
z2
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9. Put t = 0 19.
   C
10.    1  i S.O.B.S
a b c
2  2  2    a b c P(1, -1)
2
 2  2 2      2i
a b c a b c    
2 2
11. consider z  2 z cos   z  2 z cos 

2
 z 2 z A
B
2
  3 1  2  3 1  2  (3, 2)
By Coni’s theorem
12. z1  z2  z1  1  z2  2  3  
PB i PC i
 e 2  i and e 2 i
 z1  1  z2  2  3 PA PB
20. z12 + z22 + 2 z1 z2 cos q = 0
 z1  z2  2  1  3  6
2
æz ö æz ö
13 Let z  1  iy  Re  z   1 Þ çç 1 ÷ ÷
÷ + 2çç 1 ÷ ÷cos q + 1 = 0
çè z2 ø÷ çè z2 ø÷
÷
2
 1  iy    1  iy     0 2
æz ö
   2 and   y  1 2 Þ çç 1 + cos q÷
÷
÷ = - (1 - cos 2 q)= - sin 2 q
çè z2 ÷
ø
   y 2  1  1    1,  
z1 z
Þ = - cosq ± i sin q  1  1  z  z
14. Since z is positive real  A rg   z    z2 z2 1 2

p
 1  ix   x  i 
p 21. By solving the equation
15.     z1   0,1 , z2  1, 1 , z3  1, 1
 ix  1   x  i 
p   1  i

 e 2i cot
1
x
  e2 ip cot
1
x
22. 1  5z    i   z 
5
16.   a  b  2    a  b  2  0
 z  z1  
 arg  z1 z2   a  b  2 23. Arg     where  
 z  z 2  2
17. Let 2 z  3  i  z1  Locus of z represents major arc of a circle
 2 z  z1   3  i  & z  4 24. | z  i | 3
Let z = x + iy
 z1   3  i   4
| x  i( y  1) | 3
Locus of z1 is z   3  i   8
2 2
x2   y  1  3  x2   y  1  9
2
18. Let z = x + iy and    i 
z 25. put z = x + iy, | z  i | 2 | z  2 |

2 | zi|
 | z | 1 2 Let z = x + iy
  i | z 2|

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37. Let S  1  3  5 2  .......  (2n  1) n1


26. log 1 | z  2 | log 1 | z |  z2  z
2 2
 S    3 2  5 3  .......  (2n  1) n
27. let z  x  iy , get the locus
S   S  1  2  2 2  .......  (2n  1) n
2 2 4
28. 3z - 2 + 3z + 2 = 4 Þ z - + z+ = S (1   )  1  2    2  ....... n 1   (2 n  1) n
3 3 3
2 2 4 S 1     1  2  0  1   2n  1  n
| z1  z2 |  
3 3 3
S 1     1  2 n  1   n  1
 Locus of z is a line segment
29. | z  2i |  | 2 z  i | 2n 2n
S 
Let z  x  iy then 1  1
15
| x  i  y  2  |  | 2  x   i  2 y  1 |  1 3  1  
15

2 2 38.  2  2  i 2    2 5
 cis 3 
 x 2   y  2   4 x 2   2 y  1  x 2  y 2  1    
30. let       0 39. 1  3i  2 2 and 1  3i  2
1/ 4
1/ 4
  1 3   1/ 4    40. Take p  1, q   , r   2
31.  2  2  i 2   2 cos 3  i sin 3 
    41.  x  1 x    x    1
1/ 4
32. (64)1/ 4  2 2(1)1/ 4  2 2 cos   i sin    x 2  x  x     x    1
33. Put n = 1 and verify
34. x 2  2 x  4  0  x 3  x  2    1    2     x 3  1

2  4  16 2  2i 3 42. z 2  1  z  z 2  z  1  0
x   1 i 3
2 2
1 1 4 1 i 3
z    ,  2
  1  i 3,   1  i 3 2 2
16
 2 r  43. R1  R1  R2  R3
35.  c i s 
i   i  0  1  i
r 1  17 
x     2 1 x 1     2 x 1     2
zz   x 2 1
36. We know that Re( z )  =0
2 2 1 x 
 Re     2   3   4   5  
1 1 1
   2
 3   4  5       2  3   4  5  x  x 2 1 0 x0
2 2 1 x 
1  2 3 4 5 1 1
 1 1 1 44. x 2  x  1  0
= 2               2  3   4  5 
 
x   ,  2
1 6 7 8 9 10 4 3 2
= 2  5                    1 1
if x      2
1 x
 1    ....  10   5 
2 5  45.  x  13  27  x  1  3,3 ,3 2
1 1
5 
 o  5     a  2, b  1  3 , c  1  3 2
2 2
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6. The distance of the roots of the equation
LEVEL-III
sin q1 z 3 + sin q2 z 2 + sin q3 z + sin q4 = 3 , from
r ip z = 0 are
1. If e
p 1
 1 where  denotes the continued
1) Greater than 2/3 2) Less than 2/3
3) Greater than
product, then the most general value of  is
4) Less than sin q1 + sin q2 + sin q3 + sin q4
2n 2n
1) r  r  1 2) r  r  1 7. Let ' a ' be a complex number such that a  1
and z1, z2 ... be vertices of a polygon such that
4n 4n
3) r  r  1 4) r  r  1 zk  1  a  a 2  ...  a k 1 then the vertices of
the polygon lie within a circle
2. z 2   z    0 (  ,  are complex numbers) 1
1) z  a  a 2) z   1 a
has a real root, then 1 a
2
1 1
 
1)               0 3) z  1  a  1  a 4) z  1  a   1  a
2
8. If at least one value of the complex number

2)         0
z=x+iy satisfy the condition
2
 
3)               z  2  a 2  3a  2 and the inequality

2 z  i 2  a , then

4)                1) a  2 2) a  2 3) a  2 4) a  3
3. If z1 and z2 be complex numbers such that 9. 1,  2 ,  3...100 are the 100th roots of unity..
z1 ¹ z 2 and z1 = z2 . If z1 has positive real part 5
and z2 has negative imaginary part, then The numerical value of 2  i j  is
1i  j 100
(z1 + z2 )
1) 20 2) 0 3)  20 1/ 20 4) 100
(z1 - z2 ) may be
10. The centre of regular polygon of n sides is
1) Purely imaginary 2) Real and positive located at Z  0 and one of its vertices is Z1 .
3) Real and negative 4) zero
If Z 2 is the vertex adjacent to Z1 then Z 2 =
4. The condition that xn + 1 - x n + 1 shall be
 2 2    
divisible by x 2 - x + 1 is that 1) Z1  cos n  i sin n  2) Z1  cos n  i sin n 
   
1) n = 6 k + 1 2) n = 6 k - 1
       
3) n = 3k + 1 4) n = 3k - 1 3) Z1  cos 2n  i sin 2n  4) Z1  cos 3n  i sin 3n 
   
5. A(z1 ), B (z2 ), C (z3 ) are the vertices of an 
11. P is a point satisfying arg z  , such that sum
equilateral triangle ABC, the value of 4
æz + z3 - 2 z1 ö÷ of its distances from two given points (0,1) and
arg ççç 2 ÷
÷ is equal to
è z3 - z2 ø÷ k
(0,2) is minimum, then P must be (1+i) , the
3
p p p p numerical value of k should be
1) 2) 3) 4)
4 2 3 6 1) 1 2)2 3)4 4)5
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12. If z1, z2 are nth roots of unity which are ends of 18. Sum of the series
n
r
   1 n Cr i5 r  i 6 r  i 7 r  i8 r  is
a line segment that subtends at the origin. r 0
2
then n is of the form. 1) 2n 2) 2n / 21
1) 4k + 1 2) 4k + 2 3) 4k + 3 4) 4k n
n n / 21
13. One vertex of an equilateral triangle is at the 3) n n  2n / 2 1 4) 2  2 cos
4
origin and the other two vertices are given by
19. Let z1 and z 2 be the roots of a quadratic
2 z 2  2 z  k  0 then k is
1 1 equation z 2  pz  q  0 , where p , q are
1) = 1 2)  3)  4)  0 complex numbers. Let A and B represent
2 2
14. If it is given that the equation z1 and z 2 in complex plane.If AOB    0
2 and OA  OB (where O is origin), then
 
z  2iz  2c a  i  0 possesses solution for
all c  R , then the number of integral values 2 2  2 2 
1) p  4 q cos 2) p  2 q cos
of ' a ' for which it is true is 2 2
1) 4 2)16 3)32 4)0 3) p 2  4q cos 2  4) p 2  2q cos 2 
15. If z is a complex number having least absolute 20. If z , z , …… z lie on the circle |z| = 2 then the
1 2 n
value and | z  2  2i | 1 , then z 
1 1 1
value of | z1  z 2  .....  z n | 4   ......  
 1   1  z1 z 2 zn
1)  2   1  i  2)  2   1  i 
 2  2 1) 0 2) n 3)– n 4) 1
 1   1  21. If a and b are two real numbers and z1 and
3)  2   1  i  4)  2   1  i 
 2  2 z2 are two non zero complex numbers such
16. If  is complex cube root of unity and a, b, c
are three real numbers such that
az1 bz2
that a z1  b z2 then z   is
bz2 az1
1 1 1
   22
a b c a
1) z  2) Purely imaginary
1 1 1 b
and    2
a  2 b   2 c   2
b
1 1 1 3) Purely real 4) z 
then   is a
a 1 b 1 c 1
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 22. If z1  2 , z2  3 , z3  4 and z1  z2  z3  5
17. The sum of the series then 4 z z  9 z z  16 z z =
2 3 3 1 1 2
2
x 1) 20 2) 24 3) 48 4) 120
sin  xsin   sin  2 ........ is
2!
1) e x cos  sin    x sin  
 
23. If A1  z1  , A2 z 1 are the adjacent vertices of

2) e x sin  sin    x sin   Im z1    1 2 then


a regular polygon. If
x sin 
Re  z1 
3) e cos    x sin  
number of sides of the polygon is equal to
x sin 
4) e cos    x sin  1) 6 2) 8 3) 16 4)12
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24. Let z = x + iy be a complex number where x
and y are integers then the area of the (a2 + b2 )- (c2 + d 2 )- 2(ad + bc)i
=
rectangle whose vertices are the roots of the a 2 + c 2 - 2ac + b 2 + d 2 + 2bd
equation z z 3 + z z 3 = 350 is - (ad + bc )i
=
1) 32 2) 40 3) 48 4) 80 a + b 2 - ac + bd
2

25. The necessary and sufficient condition for the


(z1 + z2 )
points z1 , z2 , z3 to be collinear is that \
(z1 - z2 ) is purely imaginary
z3  z 2 z3  z 2
1) z  z is purely real 2) z  z is purely real 4. x 2 - x + 1 = (x + w)(x + w 2 )
2 1 2 1
Now f (x)= x n+ 1  x n  1 is divisible by
z2  z1
3) z  z is purely imaginary x 2 - x + 1 , then
3 2

f     0 and f (- w )= 0
2

z2  z1
4) z  z is purely imaginary n 1 n
3 2         1  0 and
2n 2 2n
LEVEL-III - KEY         1  0 from available
1) 4 2) 3 3) 1 4) 1 5) 2 6) 1 7) 3 option n = 6 k + 1
8) 1 9) 2 10) 1 11) 2 12) 4 13) 3 14) 4 æ æz2 + z3 öö÷
çç çç - z1 ÷÷ ÷
15) 1 16) 2 17) 1 18) 4 19) 1 20) 1 21) 3 æz2 + z3 - 2 z1 ö÷ çç çç 2 ÷÷÷
arg ççç ÷
÷= arg ç 2.ç
÷÷
÷÷
÷
22) 4 23) 2 24) 3 25) 1 5. è z3 - z2 ø÷ çç çç z3 - z2 ÷ ÷÷÷
çç çè
è ø÷ø÷
÷
LEVEL-III - HINTS
æz2 + z3 ö
1.. ei .e 2 i .....e ri  1 çç - z1 ÷÷
÷
ç
= arg çç 2 ÷
÷
ir  r 1  4 n çç z3 - z2 ÷ ÷
÷

i 2 n
   çè ø÷
e 2
e r r  1
2. Let z  x  0i be a real root of the given æz2 + z3 ö÷
çç
çè 2 ø÷ ÷is the midpoint of side BC.Clearly, line
equation.then , x 2   x    0 ..........(1)
joining A and midpoint of BC will be
Taking conjugate both sides
perpendicular to side BC.
 x 2   x    0 ........................(2) æz 2 + z3 ö
Elimination x from (1) and (2) , we have çç - z1 ÷÷
÷
ç 2 ÷ p
a rg çç ÷
÷ =
2 Thus, çç z3 - z2 ÷ 2
               ççè ÷
ø÷
÷
3. Let z1 = a+ib =(a,b) and z2 = c-id=(c,-d) 6. We know that sin qk < 1
where a>0 and d>0
3 = sin q1 z 3 + sin q2 z 2 + sin q3 z + sin q4
then z1 = z2 Þ a 2 + b2 = c 2 + d 2
£ z 3 + z 2 + z + 1 £ | z |3 + | z |2 + | z | + 1
(z1 + z2 ) (a + ib)+ (c - id )
Now (z - z ) = (a + ib)- (c - id ) 1
1 2
 3 < 1- z Þ 3 - 3 z < 1 Þ 2 < 3 z
é(a + c )+ i (b - d )ùé(a - c )- i (b + d )ù
= ë ûë û
2
é(a - c )+ i (b + d )ùé(a - c )- i (b + d )ù Þ z>
ë ûë û 3
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2 r 2 s
2 k 1 1  ak 12. Let z  ei n
and z2  e
i
n
7. zk  1  a  a  ...  a  1
1 a
i 2 i
z2 i s r 
1 a k e2 e n e2
 zk   z1
1 a 1  a
 4( s  r )  n
k
1 a 1 13. 0, z1 , z2 are vertices of an equilateral triangle
 zk     a 1
1 a 1 a 1 a 2
 z1  z2  z1 z2   z1  z2   3z1 z 2
2 2

1 1 k
 zk lies within z  1  a  1  a where z1  z 2   1 and z1 z 2 
2
14. Let z  x  iy , where x,y R
8. The equations z  2  a 2  3a  2 and
 y 2  2 y  c 2  2ac  0 and x=c
z  2 i  a represent two circles having since y  R , we have   0

 
centres C1  2, 0 and C2 0,  2 and   4-4  c 2  2ac   0

 c 2  2ac  1  0
radii a 2  3a  2 and ‘a’ respectively these two
The above inequality must be true c  R (given)
circles will intersect if C1C2  sum of the radii
  0  4a2  4  0
2  a 2  3a  2  a Which is impossible for any a  I
Hence, number of integral values of ' a ' is zero
 2  a2  a2 3a  2  a  2  0  a  2
15. | z  2  2i | 1 | z   2  2i  | 1
5 5
9.   i  j  z lies on a circle having centre at (2,  2) and
1i j 100
radius 1.
2
 
 15   25  35   45  .... y

 110   210   310   10


4  ....  0  0  0

100, if r=100k x
Since,  1r   2r r
 ...100  
 0, if r  100k
0 4

P
 2 
10. z2  z1cis    ( by Coni’s theorem ) C
 n 

11. arg z   P lies on the line y=x reflect (0,1) in
4
the line y=x the image is (1,0).The equation of line It is evident from the figure that the required complex
joining (1,0) and (0,2) is y=-2x+2 which meets the number z is given by the point P. We find that OP
 2 2 makes an angle  / 4 with OX and
line y=x at  ,  . Hence P is
 3 3 OP  OC  CP  2 2  22  1  2 2  1
2   
1  i   k  2  
 p  2 2  1  cos ,  sin 
3  4 4
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2 1 1 n n
16. Since   and   2 the given relation may r r r
     1 n Cr i r    1 n Cr  i 2 
r0 r 0
1 1 1 2
be rewritten as    and n
r r
n
r
a b c     1 n Cr  i3     1 nCr
r 0 r 0
1 1 1 2
   2 n n n n
 1  i   1  i 2   1  i 3   1  1
2 2 2
a b c 
Clearly  and  are the roots of
2
n n
 1  i   2 n  1  i 
1 1 1 2
   n
a x b x c x x n n/ 2   
2 2 cos  i sin  
put x =1 and verify  4 4
17. Let
n
   n
x2 2 n/2 n
cos  i sin   2  2
n / 2 1
cos
S  sin   x sin       sin    2   ...  4 4 4
2!
x2
19. Given OA  OB . So we can write z 2  z1ei
C  cos   x cos       cos    2   ...
2! Hence p  ( z1  z2 )   z1 (1  ei )
 C  iS   cos   i sin    q  z1 z2  z1  ei 
2

x  cos       i sin       +
p 2 (1  ei )2 i / 2 2 

q

e i
  e  i / 2
 e   4cos2
2
x2
 cos    2   i sin    2  
2!  20. As zi , z2 ………..zn lie on the circle |z| = 2,
2
i    x 2 i  2 zi = 2  z i =4
i
 e  xe  e  ...
2!  zi zi = 4 for i = 1, 2, 3, ………, n
 x2  1 1
 ei 1  xei  ei 2  ... 
 2!  Thus z = z i for i= 1, 2, ….., n.
i 4
i
 ei .e xe (since the series within brackets is an 1 1 1
E = |z + z + ….+ z | - 4 z1  z1  ...  z n
exponential series) 1 2 n 4 4 4
i x  cos  i sin  
 e e 
  ei .e x cos ei x sin   = |z1 + z2 + ….+ zn| - z1  z1  ...  zn
 e x cos  ei   x sin 
= |z1 + z2 + ….+ zn| - z1  z2  ...  zn
C  iS  e x cos  [cos    x sin  
=0 [  |z| = | z |]
+ i sin    x sin   ]
az1 a z1
Equating imaginary parts on both sides, we get 21. Let w  , then w   1  w  ei
bz2 b z2
S  e x cos  sin    x sin  
Where 0    2
n
r n
18.   1 Cr i 5 r  i 6 r  i 7 r  i 8 r  1
r0 z  w
w
n
r
   1 n Cr i r  i 2 r  i 3r  1  ei  e i  2cos  z is purely real
r 0

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22. 4 z2 z3  9 z3 z1  16 z1 z2 LEVEL-IV
= z1 z1 z 2 z3  z2 z2 z3 z1  z3 z3 z1 z2 2
1. I. If z   2 then the greatest value of z is
z
| z1 || z2 || z3 || z1  z2  z3 |
3 1
| z1 || z2 || z3 || z1  z2  z3 | 120
23. Clearly origin is the centre of the polygon 3
II. z  1  z  1  then the least value of
2
Let z1  rei  z1  re i .
3
z 
 
Re (z) = rcos  &Im z1 = – rsin  4
1) only I is true 2) Only II is true
I m z1 sin 
= =1– 2 3) both I and II are true 4) Neither I nor II are true
Re z cos 
2. Statement – I: If Z is such that

 tan (  ) = 2  1    if ‘n’ be the  z 2  
8 z  2i  2 2 then Arg   is
 z2 4

no. of sides then  = n= 8 Statement – II: The angle subtended by a chord
n
of circle at the center is twice the angle
 2 2 subtended by it at a point on the major arc of

24. z z z  z  350  the circle.
1) I and II are true 2) I is true II is false
 2  x 2  y 2  x 2  y 2   350
3) I false II is true 4) I is false II is false
 x  y2 2
 x  y   257  16 9169
2 2
3. Statement – I.: If z1   z 2   2 z3  0 , t h e n

Vertices are  4,  3 z1 , z 2 , z3 are the vertices of an equilateral


triangle here  represents complex cube root
of unity.
 i

 Z3 Statement-II: If z3  z1   z 2  z1  e 3 , then z1 , z 2 , z3
25. Z2 are the vertices of an equilateral triangle.

Z1 1) I and II are true 2) I is true II is false
3) I false II is true 4) I is false II is false
z1  z2 z1  z 2 i 4. Statement (I): The maximum value of
By Coni's theorem z  z  z  z e
3 2 3 2 2i 1
f    i is
3  ie 2
z1  z2 z z
  1 3 Statement (II) : The minimum value of
z3  z 2 z3  z 2
2i
z z f    is 1
 3 2 is purely real 3  iei
z 2  z1
1) I and II are true 2) I is true II is false
3) I false II is true 4) I is false II is false
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5. Statement (I): Let m, n be two natural numbers z 1
Assertion (A): z  x  iy is such that 1
such that m  a 2  b 2 and n  c 2  d 2 for 9. z 1
some a, b, c, d  I , then there exist e, f  I then locus of z is a circle.
such that mn  e 2  f 2 zz
1
Reason (R): If z  z  1 then locus of z is
2

Statement (II): If z1 , z2  C , then


perpendicular bisector of z1, z2 .
z1  z2  z1  z2 if and only if z1 z2  0 10. Assertion(A): z1  1  i, z2  1  i then the polar
1) I and II are true 2) I is true II is false z1  
3) I false II is true 4) I is false II is false form of z is  1, 2 
2  
6. Statement (I) : If   1 is a cube root of unity z1
Reason(R): z1  r1 cos 1, z2  r2 cos 2 then z
and z is a complex number such that z  1 2

is represented as a point in the polar form


2  3  4 z 2
then 1  r1 
4  3 2 z  2 z  ,1   2 
r
 2 

Statement (II): If z1 , z2 are two complex 11. Assertion(A): Area of triangle formed by
1  i, 1  i, 2i is 1 square unit.
numbers, then z1  z2  z1  z2 Reason(R): Area of triangle formed by the
1) I and II are true 2) I is true II is false 1 2
complex numbers z, iz, z  iz is z
3) I false II is true 4) I is false II is false 2
MATCHING TYPE
ASSERTION & REASON TYPE 12. Match the following
Code: i 
1) Both A and R are true and R is explanation of A 1)  i  a) i
2
2) A is true and R is false  
2) loge i b) i  log
3) A false, R is true 2 2
4) Both A, R are false 3) log  log i  c) 2
7. Assertion(A): The principal amplitude of 
4) i  i d) e 2

complex number x  ix is . 
4 e) e 2
Reason(R): The principal amplitude of a 1) e,a,b,c 2) d,a,b,c 3) d,b,e,c 4) c,b,c,d
 13. Match the following for complex number z with
complex number x  iy is if y  x . the corresponding locus
4
I) z  1 a) straght line
 1 3  1 3
8. Assertion(A): 1, 0   2 , 2   2 ,  2  form II) z  2i  z  2i  4 b) ellipse
  
an equilateral triangle III) Re  z 2   4 c) hyperbola
Reason(R): The cube roots of unity taken as IV) z  z  4 d) line segment
vertices of a triangle then the triangle is an e) circle
equilateral triangle. 1) e,d,c,a 2) b, c,a,d 3) a,d,b,c 4) e,c,a,b
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14. A point ‘z’ moves such that z2  z1   w  z3  z1 
z  5i  z  11i  10 then match the following
column.  z3  z1   2 ( z 2  z1 )
Column I Column II 
i
1) Maximum z (p) 3   z3  z1   e 3
 z2  z1 
39  z1 , z 2 , z3 form an equilateral triangle
2) Minimum z (q)
4 2 4 2
3) tan (min arg z ) (r) 13 4.  f     2 2

 3  sin    cos  5  3sin 
39
4) tan (max arg z ) (s)  1
4 thus,  f    1
1) r, p, q, s 2) p, r, q, s 3) r, p, s, q 4) p, q, r, s 2
15. z1, z2, z3 are vertices of a triangle 2 2
Match the following functions given in 5. I : m  a  ib and n  c  id
Column-I with the ranges given in Column-II 2
Column-I Column – II mn   a  ib c  id  
1) z12 + z22 + z32 = z2 z3 + z3z1 + z1 z2
(p) right angled  ac  bd   i  ad  bc 
 z 3  z1   e2  f 2 where
2) Re   = 0 (q) obtuse angled
 z 3  z 2  e  ac  bd , f  ad  bc  I
 z 3  z1  2 2
3) Re   < 0 (r) Isosceles and right II : z1  z2   z1  z2 
 z3  z 2 
angled  Re  z1z2   z1z2  z1 z2  0
z 3  z1
4) =i (s) equilateral 2  3  4 z 2 1 2  3  4 2 z
z3  z2 6. I:  .
4  3 2 z  2 z z 2  3   4 z 1
1) p,s,q,r 2) s, p, r, q 3) s, p, q, r 4) p, s, r, q
1 2  3  4 2 z 1
  1
LEVEL-IV - KEY 2
z 2  3  4 z z
1) 3 2) 1 3) 1 4) 3 5) 2 6) 2 7) 4
8) 3 9) 3 10) 1 11) 1 12) 2 13) 1 14) 1 II : z1  z2 doesnot imply z1  z2 , however,,
15) 3 z1  z2
LEVEL-IV - HINTS 7. In the complex number z=x+iy, principal
amplitude   depends on the sign of x,y
1. I: z1  z2  z1  z2
II: Z lies on the hyperbola with (-1,0) and (1,0) as because     
focii 8. AB  BC
2. (2,0),(-2,0) lies on the given circle  ABC is not an equilateral triangle
3. Subtracting z1 1  w  w 2   0 from z 1
9.  1 is not a circle
z 1
z1  wz 2  w2 z3  0 we get
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z1 1  i Maximum of z = OA ' =13


10. z  1  i  i
2
Minimum of z =OA= 3
1 2 1 2 1
11. area = | z |  |1  i |   2   1 Equation of the ellipse is
2 2 2
 2
i  
x2  y  8
12. 1) x  i  log x  i.log i    xe 2   1 -----(1)
2 16 25
 Equation of the line passing through
2) log i  i
2
the origin is y  mx --------- -- -- (2)
 
3) log  log i   i  log From (1) and (2)
2 2
2
1 i 1 i 2 y2

 y  8  1
4) i  i     2
2 2 2 m2 (16) 25
13. Let z  x  iy
 y 2 (25  16m 2 )  162 m 2 y  16m2 (39)  0
2 2
1) x  y  1 is circle
(1) and (2) satisfied by same ‘y’ values
2) locus of z is line segment
3) locus of z is hyperbola  0
4) locus of z is a straight line
39
14. Z  5i  Z  11i  10 m
4
 S 1  (0,11) , S  (0,5) , C  (0,8)
39
Here 2b  10  b  5  tan(min arg z ) 
4
Now 2be  SS 1  6
3 39
 be  3 , b  5  e   tan(max  arg z )  
5 4
Now a 2  b 2 (1  e2 )  16  a  4 15. 1) z1 , z2 , z3 form an equilateral triangle

Y  z3  z1   z3  z1  
A (0, 13) 2) Re  z  z   0  arg  z  z   2
 3 2  3 2

S1  z3  z1   z3  z1  
3) Re  z  z   0  arg  z  z   2
B1 C B  3 2  3 2

 z3  z1  
S 4) z3  z1  z3  z2 and arg  z  z   2
 3 2

A(0, 3)
0 X

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