COMPLEX NUMBERS

Multiple-Choice

8−4 i
1. Which of the following complex number is equivalent to ? [Note: i = √ −1 ]
5+3 i
14 22
(A) + i
17 17

14 22
(B) − i
17 17

13 24
(C) − i
8 17

13 24
(D) + i
8 17

2. Which of the following is equal to i50 + i0 ?

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) -1
(D) 0

3. Which of the following is equivalent to 2i2 + 3i3 ?

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

4. Expressed in simplest form, 2√ −50 – 3√ −8 is equivalent to ?

(A) 16i√ 2
(B) 3i√ 2
(C) 4i √ 2
(D) -i √ 2

5. If x = 3i, y = 2i, z = m + i, and i = √-1, then the expression xy2z = ?

(A) -12 – 12mi
(B) -6 – 6mi
(C) 12 – 12mi
(D) 6 – 6mi
2
6. If g(x) =( x √ 1−x) , what is g(10) ?
(A) -30
(B) -900
(C) 30i
(D) 900i

7. Which of the following is equal to (x + i)2 – (x – i)2 ?

(A) 0
(B) -2
(C) -2 + 4xi
(D) 4xi
8. In the equation below, what is the value of n in simplest form ?
i13 + i18 + i31 + n = 0
(A) -i
 (B) -1
(C) 1
(D) i

9. Which of the following is equivalent to 2i(xi – 4i2) ?

(A) 2x – 8i
(B) -2x + 8i
(C) -6xi
(D) -8xi

10. If x = 2i, y = -4, z = 3i, and i = √-1, then √ x 3 yz ?

(A) 4√6i
(B) 24i
(C) -4√6
(D) -24

11. Which of the following is equal to ( 13 + 17i )( 4 – 9i ) ?

(A) -12
(B) 116
(C) 115 – 89i
(D) 205 – 49i

12. If ( x – yi ) + ( a + bi ) = 2x and i = √-1, then Re[( x + yi )( a + bi )] =

(A) x2 + y2
(B) x2 – y2
(C) 4x2 + y2
(D) 5x2

3+i
13. Which of the following complex numbers is equivalent to ?
4−7 i
17
(A)
28

−19 25 i
(B) −
33 33

1 5i
(C) −
13 13

1 5i
(D) +
13 13

14. In an electrical circuit, the voltage, E (in volts), the current, I (in amps), and the opposition to
the flow of current, called impedance, Z(in ohms), are related by the equation E = IZ. What is
the impedance, in ohms, of an electrical circuit that has a current of (3 + i) amps and a voltage
of (-7 + i) volts ?
(A) -2 + i
(B) 1 – 2i
(C) -11/25 – i/5
(D) -16i/25

15. The expression below is equivalent to which of the following ?

( 9 + 2i )( 4 – 3i ) – (5 – i )( 4 – 3i )
(A) 7
(B) 14 – 18i
(C) 25
 (D) 16 + 18i

16. Which of the following are zeroes of the quadratic equation x 2 + 9 = 0? (Note : i = 1 )
(A) 3 (B) 3i
(C) 81 (D) 81i

17. Which of the following is equivalent to (4 +7i) – (3 – 2i)?

(A) 1 + 5i (B) 1 + 9i
(C) 7 + 5i (D) 7 + 9i

18. Which of the following shows ( 2 + 6i ) (3i – 4) written as a complex number in the form a +
bi? (Note : i2 = –1)
(A) – 26 – 18i (B) –18 + 10i
(C) 10 – 18i (D) 30 + 10i

19. What is the value of – i48?

(A) – i (B) i
(C) –1 (D) 1

20. Which of the following is a solution to the equation 4x5 + 4x3 = 360x? (Note: i = 1 )

(A) –10 (B) – i 10

(C) 10i (D) 10

21. What is 18  50 written in simplest form? (Note: i = 1 )

(A) –30 (B) –30i
(C) 30 (D) 30i

22. If u and v are complex numbers such that

u = 3–5i and v = –6 + i, which of the following is equivalent to (u + v)2? (Note: i2 = –1)
(A) –7 + 24i (B) 9 + 8i
(C) 9 + 16i (D) 25 – 24i
4  6i
23. Which of the following is equivalent to 10  5i ? (i2 = –1)
2 16 2 16
 i  i
(A) 25 25 (B) 25 25
2 6 2 6
 i  i
(C) 5 5 (D) 5 5
10  12
24. Which of the following is equivalent to 1  27 ? (Note: i = 1 )
2 28

(A) 7 (B) 3
2
 i 3
(C) 7 (D) 1  i 3
 25. If w and z represent two complex numbers such that w = 3 – 2i and z = –2 + 4i, which of the
w
following gives z written in the form a + bi? (Note : i2 = –1)
3 1 7 2
  i   i
(A) 2 2 (B) 10 5
13 1 7 2
 i  i
(C) 20 2 (D) 6 3

Grid-In

1 1
1. What is the value of ( +i √ 5)( −i √ 5) ?
2 2

2. Find the value of y in the equation below:

(2− √−25)(−7 + √ −4)=x+iy

3. If (1 - 3i)(7 + 5i + i2) = a + bi, what is the value of a + b ?

(6+ 4 i)
4. If =a+bi , what is the value of a + b ?
(1−3 i)

5. Function g( x ) is defined by the equation below, where a is a non-zero real constant. If

g ( 2i )= √ 5, where i=√ −1, what is the value of a ?
g ( x )=a √ 41−x 2

6. Two complex numbers, A and B, are defined as A = ( 3 – 4i ) and B = ( 9 + k i ), where k is a

constant. If AB – 15 = 60, what is the value of k? (Note : i2 = –1)
2i
5  2i
7. If the expression above is rewritten in the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers, what is
the value of –b written as a fraction?
(Note i2 = –1)