Complex Numbers

Complex Numbers Worksheet

Complex Numbers

1. Rewrite the following as a single complex number in the form a+ ib where a and b are integers.
a) √−4
b) √−25+ √ 1
c) 2 √ 16−5 √ −9

2. Write the following as a single complex number.

a) i 3
b) ( 4 i )2
c) ( 5+2 i )+ 3(1−2 i)
d) (6+ i)(2−3 i)
e) ( 2+i )2
f) (3+i)(3−i)

Complex Conjugates

3. Find the complex conjugate of the following.

a) 5+2 i
b) 3−7 i
c) 4 i−6
d) 3(6 +2i)

Solving Quadratics

4. By completing the square or otherwise, solve the following quadratic equations (solutions are
complex numbers).
a) x 2+ 9

b) x 2+ 4 x +8

c) x 2+ 2ix+3

d) x 2+ 4 ix+3

e) 3 x 2−6 ix+9

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