MC Set 1 & Set 2

Form 4
Complex Number
Quadratic Equation
Completing Square

MC set 1 Answers
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. C
6. A 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. D
11. C 12. C 13. B 14. B

MC set 2 Answers
1. C 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. D
6. C 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. C
11. D 12. A 13. D 14. A 15. C

MC set 1 (common mistakes)

1. A  2x 37 
 − 2i  ( 7 + 3i ) = 0
 i 
( −2 xi − 2i )( 7 + 3i ) = 0
−2 xi − 2i = 0
x = −1
4. C
1 + 4ki
z = (3k + i ) −
2−i
1
= (3k + i ) − (1 + 4ki )(2 + i )
5
1
= (15k + 5i − 2 − i − 8ki + 4k )
5
19k − 2 4 − 8k
= + i
5 5
z is a real number,
4 − 8k
=0
5
k = 0.5

1
 19(0.5) − 2
z=
5
3
z=
2
6. A Let  be the required root.
Product of roots
15
5 =
2
3
=
2
7. D Note that  and − are roots of equation x2 − 3x − 5 = 0
 −  = 3

 2 − 3 = 5
 2 − 3(  + 3) = 5
 2 − 3 = 14

12. C 2
 
Consider ( −  ) = 
 a 
2

 

16 − 16k
42 =
42
16 = 1 − k
k = −15
13. B
kx 2 − 8kx + 65
= k ( x 2 − 8 x + 4 2 − 4 2 ) + 65
= k ( x − 4) 2 − 16k + 65

−16k + 65 = 17
k =3
14. B b
Attains minimum when x = −
2a
2 1
Thus x = − =−
2(3) 3

2
MC set 2 (common mistakes)
2. D
3k − 17i −22 + 3ki
z1 + z2 = +
2−i 2+i
3k − 17i 2 + i −22 + 3ki 2 − i
=  + 
2−i 2+i 2+i 2−i
6k + 3ki − 34i + 17 − 44 + 22i + 6ki + 3k
=
5
9k − 27 9k − 12
= + i
5 5
z1 + z2 is a real number,
9k − 27
=0
5
k =3
 9 − 17i  −22 + 9i 
z1 z2 =   
 2 − i  2 + i 
= −9 + 91i
Thus, the required real part is −9 .
4. A (−i ) 2 n −1 + (−i) 2 n −3
= (−i ) 2 n −3[(−i ) 2 + 1]
= (−i ) 2 n −3 (−1 + 1)
=0
5. D Note that 3 + 2i is another root.
Sum of roots
4k
(3 − 2i ) + (3 + 2i ) =
2
2k = 6
k =3
Product of roots
c + 3k
(3 − 2i )(3 + 2i) =
2
c+9
13 =
2
c = 17

3
9. D k
 + =
2
Put x = 
2 2 − k + 10 = 0
k 
2 2 − k  −   + 10 = 0
2 
k2
2 2 + k  = − 10
2
12. A Note that a and b are the roots of equation x2 + 2 x − 1 = 0
a + b = −2 , ab = −1
(a + 1)(b + 1) = ab + a + b + 1
= −1 − 2 + 1
= −2
13. D  +  = −3 ,  = −9
Sum of roots
2 2
= +
 
 +  
= 2 
  
 −3 
= 2 
 −9 
2
=
3
Product of roots
 2  2 
=   
    
4
=

4
=−
9
The required equation
2 4
x2 − x− =0
3 9
9x − 6x − 4 = 0
2

14. A
2kx 2 − 36 x + 4k + 55
 18 81 81 
= 2k  x 2 − x + 2 − 2  + 4k + 55
 k k k 
2
 9  162
= 2k  x −  − + 4k + 55
 k k

4
The minimum = 13,
162
− + 4k + 55 = 13
k
4k 2 + 42k − 162 = 0
k = 3 or k = −13.5 (rej.)