1. Evaluate 24 –10i .

Ans: 26
Difficulty Level: Easy Section Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the
complex plane.

2. Find two real numbers b such that 15  bi = 17.

Ans: 8 or –8
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the
complex plane.

3. Find two real numbers a such that a  4i = 5.

Ans: 3 or –3
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the
complex plane.

4. Write 7 – 7i in polar form. Give the exact answer using radians for  .
     
Ans: 7 2  cos  –   i sin  –  
  4  4 
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the
complex plane.

5. Write –11  11 3i in polar form. Give the exact answer using radians for  .
  2   2  
Ans: 22  cos    i sin  
  3   3 
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the
complex plane.

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6. Write in polar form. Give the exact answer using radians for  .
  
11 cos  i sin 
 4 4
1     
Ans:  cos     i sin    
11   4  4 
Difficulty Level: Easy Section Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the
complex plane.

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      
7. Write  cos  i sin  cos  i sin  in polar form. Give the exact answer
 14 14  15 15 
using radians for  .
 29 29 
Ans:  cos  i sin 
 210 210 
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the
complex plane.

8. Evaluate  2  2i 
277
.
Ans: 2415  1  i 
Difficulty Level: Hard Section Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the
complex plane.

9. Write 7 in polar form.

Ans: 7  cos  0   i sin  0  
Difficulty Level: Easy Section Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the
complex plane.

10. Write 10i in polar form. Give the exact answer using radians for  .
     
Ans: 10  cos    i sin   
 2  2 
Difficulty Level: Easy Section Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the
complex plane.

      
11. Suppose r1  10  cos  i sin  and r2  5  cos  i sin  . Find the polar form of
 8 8  15 15 
r1r2 . Give the exact answer using radians for  .
 23 23 
Ans: 50  cos  i sin 
 120 120 
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the
complex plane.

 7 7    
12. Suppose r1  12  cos  i sin  and r2  3  cos  i sin  . Find the polar form
 11 11   11 11 
r
of 1 . Give the exact answer using radians for  .
r2
 6 6 
Ans: 4  cos  i sin 
 11 11 
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the
complex plane.

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13. Find four distinct numbers z such that z 4  4 . Give the exact answer.
1  2 2  1  2 2  1  2 2  1  2 2 
Ans: 4 4 
 2  i  , 4 4  i  , 4 4   i  , 4 4   i
 2   2
 2   2
 2   2
 2 
Difficulty Level: Hard Section Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the
complex plane.

 3  i
424
14. Evaluate .

Ans: 2423 1  3i 
Difficulty Level: Hard Section Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the
complex plane.

15. Find three distinct numbers z such that z 3  1 . Give the exact answer.
 1 3   1 3 
Ans: 1,     ,  
 2 2  i  2 2 i 
   
Difficulty Level: Hard Section Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the
complex plane.

16. Evaluate 5cos   5i sin  .

Ans: 5
Difficulty Level: Easy Section Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the
complex plane.

17. Evaluate 8 +15i 8 –15i  .

Ans: 289
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the
complex plane.

18. Find the complex conjugate of 12 + 5i  .

Ans: 12 – 5i 
Difficulty Level: Easy Section Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the
complex plane.

19. Evaluate – 9 – 5i . Give the exact answer.

Ans: 106
Difficulty Level: Easy Section Objectives: Absolute value of a complex number

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20. Write 2 + 2i in polar form. Give the exact answer using radians for  .
     
Ans: 2 2  cos    i sin  
  4  4 
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Polar form

21. Write 5 3 + 5i in polar form. Give the exact answer using radians for  .
     
Ans: 10  cos    i sin  
  6  6 
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Polar form

22. Write –4 – 4 3i in polar form. Give the exact answer using radians for  .
  2   2  
Ans: 8  cos  –   i sin  – 
  3   3 
Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Polar form

23. Evaluate  4  4i 
271
.
Ans: 2  1 + i 
677

Difficulty Level: Medium Section Objectives: Multiplication of complex numbers

 
403
24. Evaluate 3–i .

A) 2403  – 3 + i 
B) 2402 – 3 + i  C) 2403  3–i  D) 2402  3–i 
Ans: B Difficulty Level: Medium
Section Objectives: Multiplication of complex numbers

25. Find four distinct complex numbers z such that z4 = -5. Give the exact answers.
 2 2  4  2 2  4  2 2  4  2 2 
Ans: 4 5 
 2  i 
 , 5  
 2  i 
 , 5  
 2  i 
 , 5 
 2  i 
 2   2   2   2 
Difficulty Level: Hard Section Objectives: De Moivre's Theorem

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26. Find three distinct complex numbers z such that z3 = -2

     
3 3 3
2 2 2
A) 1  3i , 1  3i , 1  3i
2 2 2

   
3 3
2 2
B) 3
2, 1  3i , 1  3i
2 2

   
3 3
2 2
C)  3 2, 1  3i , 1  3i
2 2

     
3 3 3
2 2 2
D) 1  3i , 1  3i , 1  3i
2 2 2
Ans: C Difficulty Level: Hard Section Objectives: De Moivre's Theorem

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 3 i
27. Answer True or False. The complex number z  4 6  
 2  2 
satisfies the equation z6
 
= -4
Ans: True Difficulty Level: Hard Section Objectives: De Moivre's Theorem

28. Which of the following complex numbers satisfy the equation z3 = 7i?
 3 i 1 3i 
A) z  3 7     C) z  3 7   
 2 2 2 2 
 3 i  1 3i 
B) z  3 7    D) z  3 7    
 2 2  2 2 
Ans: A Difficulty Level: Hard Section Objectives: De Moivre's Theorem

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