02 - COMPLEX NUMBERS

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(1)

If the cube roots of unity are 1, , , then the roots of the equation
3
( x - 1 ) + 8 = 0 are
2

( a ) - 1, - 1 + 2, - 1 - 2
2
( c ) - 1, 1 - 2, 1 - 2

(2)

If

w =

(b) -
z

If z = x - iy

If l z

and

(c)

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( d ) a straight line

3
4

(c) 2

( d ) a parabola

z + i w = 0 and arg zw =

(d)

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. Then arg z

5
4

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x
y

+
q
p

1
3
z
= p + iq, then

(b) -1

p 2 + q2

is equal to

(d) -2

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- 1 l = l z l 2 + 1, then z lies on

( a ) the real axis

( c ) a circle

(7)

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l w l = 1, then z lies on

( b ) a circle

(b)

(a) 1

(6)

(d) -

Let z, w be complex numbers such that

equals
(a)

(5)

(c) 0

and

1
z i
3

( a ) an ellipse

(4)

- 1, - 1,
2
1 + 2, 1 + 2

If z1 and z2 are two non-zero complex numbers such that l z1 + z2 l = l z1 l + l z2 l,

then arg z1 - arg z2 is equal to
(a)

(3)

( b ) - 1,
( d ) - 1,

( b ) the imaginary axis

( c ) an ellipse

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Let z1 and z2 be two roots of the equation z + az + b = 0, z being complex.

Further assume that the origin, z1 and z2 form an equilateral triangle. Then
(a) a

= b

(b) a

= 2b

(c) a

= 3b

(d) a

= 4b

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(8)

(9)

If z and w are two non-zero complex numbers such that l zw l = 1 and

Arg ( z ) - Arg ( w ) =
, then z w is equal to
2
(a) 1

(b) -1

1+ i
If

1- i

(d) -i

(c) i

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= 1, then the value of smallest positive integer n is given by

( a ) x = 4n

( b ) x = 2n

( 10 ) If 1, ,

( c ) x = 4n + 1

( d ) x = 2n + 1

are the cube roots of unity, then the value of =

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2n

2n
(a) 1

( 11 ) If

(b) 0

(c)

2n

(d)

is

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c + i
2
2
= a ib, where a, b, c are real, then the value of a + b is
c - i

(a) 1

(b) -1

(c) c

(d) - c

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( 12 ) If z = x + iy, then l 3z - 1 l = 3 l z - 2 l represents

( a ) x-axis

( b ) y-axis

( c ) a circle

( d ) line parallel to y-axis

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1 +
2

( 13 ) If the cube roots of unity are 1, and , then the value of

2
(a) 1

(b) -1

(c)

(d)

( b ) cos ( + )

( c ) sin ( - )

is

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( 14 ) If a = cos + i sin and b = cos + i sin , then the value of

( a ) sin ( + )

1
1
ab +

2
ab

( d ) cos ( - )

is

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3n + 1

( 15 ) If is cube root of unity, then for n N, the value of

(a) -1

(b) 0

(c) 1

3n + 5

(d) 3

( 16 ) Four points P ( - 1, 0 ), Q ( 1, 0 ), R (

is

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2 - 1,

2 ) and

S ( 2 - 1, - 2 ) are given on a complex plane, equation

of the locus of the shaded region excluding the
boundaries is given by

( b ) l z + 1 l > 2 and l arg ( z + 1 ) l <

2

( c ) l z - 1 l > 2 and l arg ( z - 1 ) l <

4

( d ) l z - 1 l > 2 and l arg ( z - 1 ) l <

2
( a ) l z + 1 l > 2 and l arg ( z + 1 ) l <

( 17 )

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If is cube root of unity ( 1 ), then the least value of n where n is a positive

2 n
4 n
integer such that ( 1 + ) = ( 1 + ) is
(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 5

(d) 6

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( 18 ) The complex number z is such that l z l = 1, z - 1 and

z -1
, then real part
z + 1

of is
(a)

1
l z + 1l2

(b)

-1

(c)

l z + 1l2

2
l z + 1l2

(d) 0

1
3
( 19 ) Let = + i
. Then the value of the determinant
2
2

(a) 3

( 20 )

(b) 3( - 1)

For all complex numbers z1, z2

minimum value of l z1 - z2 l is
(a) 0

(b) 2

(c) 7

( c ) 3

( d ) 17

- 1 - 2

(d) 3(1 - )

satisfying

l z1 l = 12

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and

1
2

is

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l z2 - 3 - 4i l = 5, the
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( 21 ) The complex numbers z1, z2 and z3

z1 - z 3
z2 - z3

satisfying

1- i 3
2

are the vertices

of a triangle which is
( a ) of area zero
( c ) equilateral

( b ) right-angled isosceles
( d ) obtuse-angled isosceles

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( 22 ) If z1 and z2 be nth roots of unity which subtend a right angle at the origin, then n
must be of the form
( a ) 4k + 1

( b ) 4k + 2

( c ) 4k + 3

( d ) 4k

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( 23 ) If arg ( z ) < 0, then arg ( - z ) - arg ( z ) =

(a)

( 24 ) If z1,

(b) -

(d)

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z2 and z3 are complex numbers such that

l z 1l = l z 2l = l z 3 l =
(a) 1

( 25 ) If i =

(c) -

(b) <1

1
1
1
+
+
z1
z2
z3
(c) >3

(d) 3

1
i 3
+
- 1 , then 4 + 5 2
2

(a) 1 - i

(b) -1 + i

= 1, then l z1 + z2 + z3 l is

334

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1
i 3
+ 3 +
2
2

(c) i

365

is equal to

(d) -i

2 7

( 26 ) If is an imaginary cube root of unity, then ( 1 + - )

( a ) 128

( b ) - 128

( 27 ) The value of the sum

(a) i

(b) i - 1

( c ) 128

(c) -i

(d) 0

equals

( d ) - 128

13 n
n + 1 ) , where i =
(i + i
n=1

[ IIT 1999 ]

[ IIT 1998 ]

- 1 , equals
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6i

- 3i

3i

-1

20

( 28 ) If

= x + iy,

then

( a ) x = 3, y = 1
( c ) x = 0, y = 3

( b ) x = 1, y = 3
( d ) x = 0, y = 0

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( 29 ) For positive integers n1, n1, the value of the expression

n2
n2
n1
+ 1 + i3
+ 1 + i5
+ 1 + i7
, where i =
and only if

( 1 + i )n1

( b ) n1 = n2 - 1

( a ) n1 = n2 + 1

( 30 )

( c ) n1 = n2

If ( 1 ) is a cube root of unity and

respectively the numbers
( a ) 0, 1

( b ) 1, 1

(b) 1

(c) i

( d ) n1 > 0, n2 > 0

(1 + )

(b) -

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1 + i 2

1 - i
-i

-1
i + - 1

2
2 - 1
-1

(c)

( 34 )

( b ) i or - i

equals

(d)

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l z l

(d) -

( c ) 1 or - 1

l l

and

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( 33 ) If z and w be two complex numbers such that

l z + iw l = l z - iw l = 2, then z equals
( a ) 1 or i

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= A + B, then A and B are

( 32 ) If z and be two non-zero complex numbers such that

+
Arg z Arg = , then z equals
(a)

is a real number if

( d ) - 1, 1

( c ) 1, 0

( 31 ) If ( 1 ) is a cube root of unity, then

(a) 0

-1

l z l 1,

( d ) i or - 1

l w l 1

and

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The complex numbers sin x + i cos 2x and cos x - i sin 2x are conjugate to each other
for
( a ) x = n ( b ) x = 0 ( c ) x = ( n + 1 / 2 ) ( d ) no value of x
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( 35 )

If z1 and z2 are two non-zero complex numbers such that l z1 + z2 l = l z1 l + l z2 l ,

then arg z1 - arg z2 is equal to
(a) -

(b) -

(c) 0

(d)

(e)

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( 36 ) The value of

(a) -1

( 37 )

2 k
2 k

- i cos
sin
is
7
7

k =1

(b) 0

(c) -i

(d) i

( e ) none of these

Let z1 and z2 be complex numbers such that z1 z2 and l z1 l = l z2 l . If

z + z2
positive real part and z2 has negative imaginary part, then 1
may be
z1 - z 2
( a ) zero ( b ) real and positive ( c ) real and negative
( d ) purely imaginary ( e ) none of these

( 38 )

z1 has

[ IIT 1986 ]

If a, b, c and u, v, w are complex numbers representing the vertices of two triangles

such that c = ( 1 - r ) a + rb and w = ( 1 - r ) u + rv, where r is a complex
number, then the two triangles
( a ) have the same area
( c ) are congruent

( 39 )

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( b ) are similar
( d ) none of these

[ IIT 1985 ]

If z1 = a + ib and z2 = c + id are complex numbers such that l z1 l = l z2 l = 1 and

Re ( z1 z 2 ) = 0, then the pair of complex numbers w1 = a + ic and w2 = b + id
satisfies
( a ) l w1 l = 1
( c ) Re ( w 1 w 2 ) = 0

( 40 ) If z = x + iy and w =

( b ) l w2 l = 1
( d ) none of these

[ IIT 1985 ]

1 - iz
, then l w l = 1 implies that, in the complex plane,
z - i

( a ) z lies on the imaginary axis

( c ) z lies on the unit circle

( b ) z lies on the real axis

( d ) None of these

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( 41 )

The points z1, z2, z3 , z4 in the complex plane are the vertices of a parallelogram
taken in order if and only if
( a ) z 1 + z4 = z2 + z3
( c ) z 1 + z2 = z3 + z4

( b ) z 1 + z3 = z2 + z4
( d ) None of these

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( 42 ) The inequality l z - 4 l < l z - 2 l represents the region given by

( a ) Re ( z ) > 0
( c ) Re ( z ) > 2

( 43 ) If z =

( b ) Re ( z ) < 0
( d ) none of these

3
i
+
2
2

3
i
, then
2
2

( a ) Re ( z ) = 0
( c ) Re ( z ) > 0, Im ( z ) > 0

( 44 )

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( b ) Im ( z ) = 0
( d ) Re ( z ) > 0, Im ( z ) < 0

[ IIT 1982 ]

If the cube roots of unity are 1, , , then the roots of the equation ( x - 1 ) + 8 = 0
are
2

( a ) - 1, 1 + 2, 1 + 2
( c ) - 1, - 1, - 1

( b ) - 1, 1 - 2, 1 - 2
( d ) none of these

[ IIT 1979 ]

Answers
1
c

2
c

3
c

4
c

5
d

6
b

7
c

8
d

9
a

21
c

22
d

23
a

24
a

25
c

26
d

27
b

28
d

29
d

41
b

42
d

43
b

44
b

45

46

47

48

49

10
b
30
b
50

11
a
31
a
51

12
d
32
b
52

13
b
33
c
53

14
b
34
d
54

15
b
35
a,e
55

16
a
36
d
56

17
b
37
a,d
57

18
d
38
b
58

19
b

20
b

39
a,b,c

40
b

59

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