1. DEFINITION :
Complex numbers are definited as expressions of the form a + ib where a, b  R & i = 1 . It is denoted
by z i.e. z = a + ib. ‘a’ is called as real part of z (Re z) and ‘b’ is called as imaginary part of z (Im z).
EVERY COMPLEX NUMBER CAN BE REGARDED AS
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Purely real Purely imaginary Imaginary

if b = 0 if a = 0 if b  0
Note :
(a) The set R of real numbers is a proper subset of the Complex Numbers. Hence the Complete Number
system is N  W  I  Q  R  C.
(b) Zero is both purely real as well as purely imaginary but not imaginary.
(c) i= 1 is called the imaginary unit. Also i² =  l ; i3 = i ; i4 = 1 etc.
(d) a b = a b only if atleast one of either a or b is non-negative.
2. CONJUGATE COMPLEX :
If z = a + ib then its conjugate complex is obtained by changing the sign of its imaginary part & is
denoted by z . i.e. z = a  ib.
Note that :
(i) z + z = 2 Re(z) (ii) z  z = 2i Im(z) (iii) z z = a² + b² which is real
(iv) If z lies in the 1st quadrant then z lies in the 4th quadrant and  z lies in the 2nd quadrant.
3. ALGEBRAIC OPERATIONS :
The algebraic operations on complex numbers are similiar to those on real numbers treating i as a polynomial.
Inequalities in complex numbers are not defined. There is no validity if we say that complex number is
positive or negative.
e.g. z > 0, 4 + 2i < 2 + 4 i are meaningless .
However in real numbers if a2 + b2 = 0 then a = 0 = b but in complex numbers,
z12 + z22 = 0 does not imply z1 = z2 = 0.
4. EQUALITY IN COMPLEX NUMBER :
Two complex numbers z1 = a1 + ib1 & z2 = a2 + ib2 are equal if and only if their real & imaginary parts
coincide.
5. REPRESENTATION OF A COMPLEX NUMBER IN VARIOUS FORMS :
(a) Cartesian Form (Geometric Representation) :
Every complex number z = x + i y can be represented by a point on the
cartesian plane known as complex plane (Argand diagram) by the ordered
pair (x, y).
length OP is called modulus of the complex number denoted by z & 
is called the argument or amplitude .
eg. z = x2  y2 &

y
 = tan1 __ (angle made by OP with positive xaxis)
x
NOTE :
 z if z  0
(i) z is always non negative . Unlike real numbers z =  is not correct
 z if z  0
(ii) Argument of a complex number is a many valued function . If  is the argument of a complex number then
2 n +  ; n  I will also be the argument of that complex number. Any two arguments of a complex number
differ by 2n.

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(iii) The unique value of  such that –  <    is called the principal value of the argument.
(iv) Unless otherwise stated, amp z implies principal value of the argument.
(v) By specifying the modulus & argument a complex number is defined completely. For the complex number 0
+ 0 i the argument is not defined and this is the only complex number which is given by its modulus.
(vi) There exists a one-one correspondence between the points of the plane and the members of the set of
complex numbers.
(b) Trignometric / Polar Representation :
z = r (cos  + i sin ) where | z | = r ; arg z =  ; z = r (cos   i sin )
Note: cos  + i sin  is also written as CiS .

eix  e ix eix  e ix

Also cos x = & sin x = are known as Euler's identities.
2 2
(c) Exponential Representation :
z = rei ; | z | = r ; arg z =  ; z = re i
6. IMPORTANT PROPERTIES OF CONJUGATE / MODULI / AMPLITUDE :
If z , z1 , z2  C then ;

(a) z+ z = 2 Re (z) ; z  z = 2 i Im (z) ; (z) = z ; z1  z 2 = z1 + z 2 ;

 z1 
z1  z 2 = z1  z 2 ; z1 z 2 = z1 . z 2   = z1 ; z2  0
z  z
 2 2
2
(b) | z |  0 ; | z |  Re (z) ; | z |  Im (z) ; |z|=| z |=|–z|; zz = |z| ;
z1 | z1 |
 z1 z2  =  z1 | .  z2  ; = , z2  0 , | zn | = | z |n ;
z2 | z2 |

| z1 + z2 |2 + | z1 – z2 |2 = 2 [| z1 |2  | z 2 |2 ]
z1 z2  z1 + z2  z1 + z2 [ TRIANGLE INEQUALITY ]
(c) (i) amp (z1 . z2) = amp z1 + amp z2 + 2 k. kI
 z1 
(ii) amp   = amp z1  amp z2 + 2 k ; k  I
 z2 
(iii) amp(zn) = n amp(z) + 2k .
where proper value of k must be chosen so that RHS lies in (  ,  ].
(7) VECTORIAL REPRESENTATION OF A COMPLEX :
Every complex number can be considered as if it is the position vector of that point. If the point P
 
represents the complex number z then, OP = z &  OP  = z
NOTE :
   
(i) If OP = z = r ei  then OQ = z1 = r ei ( + ) = z . e i. If OP and OQ are
 
of unequal magnitude then OQ  OP e i
(ii) If A, B, C & D are four points representing the complex numbers
z1, z2 , z3 & z4 then
z 4  z3
AB  CD if is purely real ;
z 2  z1
z 4  z3
AB  CD if
z 2  z1 is purely imaginary ]

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(iii) If z1, z2, z3 are the vertices of an equilateral triangle where z0 is its circumcentre then
(a) z 12 + z 22 + z 23  z1 z2  z2 z3  z3 z1 = 0 (b) z 12 + z 22 + z 23 = 3 z 20
8. DEMOIVRE’S THEOREM :
Statement : cos n  + i sin n  is the value or one of the values of (cos  + i sin )n ¥ n  Q. The theorem
is very useful in determining the roots of any complex quantity
Note : Continued product of the roots of a complex quantity should be determined using theory of
equations.
9. CUBE ROOT OF UNITY :
 1 i 3  1 i 3
(i) The cube roots of unity are 1 , , .
2 2
(ii) If w is one of the imaginary cube roots of unity then 1 + w + w² = 0. In general
1 + wr + w2r = 0 ; where r  I but is not the multiple of 3.
(iii) In polar form the cube roots of unity are :
2 2 4 4
cos 0 + i sin 0 ; cos __ + i sin __ , cos __ + i sin __
3 3 3 3
(iv) The three cube roots of unity when plotted on the argand plane constitute the verties of an equilateral triangle.
(v) The following factorisation should be remembered :
(a, b, c  R &  is the cube root of unity)
a3  b3 = (a  b) (a  b) (a  ²b) ; x2 + x + 1 = (x  ) (x  2) ;
3 3
a + b = (a + b) (a + b) (a +  b) 2 ;
a3 + b3 + c3  3abc = (a + b + c) (a + b + ²c) (a + ²b + c)
10. nth ROOTS OF UNITY :
If 1 , 1 , 2 , 3 ..... n  1 are the n , nth root of unity then :
(i) They are in G.P. with common ratio ei(2/n) &
p p p
(ii) 1p +  1 +  2 + .... + n  1 = 0 if p is not an integral multiple of n
= n if p is an integral multiple of n
(iii) (1  1) (1  2) ...... (1  n  1) = n &
(1 + 1) (1 + 2) ....... (1 + n  1) = 0 if n is even and 1 if n is odd.
(iv) 1 . 1 . 2 . 3 ......... n  1 = 1 or 1 according as n is odd or even.
11. THE SUM OF THE FOLLOWING SERIES SHOULD BE REMEMBERED :
sin n 2  n 1
(i) cos  + cos 2  + cos 3  + ..... + cos n  =
sin  2
cos   
 2 
sin n 2  n  1 
(ii) sin  + sin 2  + sin 3  + ..... + sin n  = sin   
sin  2  2 
Note : If  = (2/n) then the sum of the above series vanishes.
12. STRAIGHT LINES & CIRCLES IN TERMS OF COMPLEX NUMBERS :
nz1  mz 2
(A) If z1 & z2 are two complex numbers then the complex number z = divides the joins of z1 &
mn
z2 in the ratio m : n.
Note:
(i) If a , b , c are three real numbers such that az1 + bz2 + cz3 = 0 ;
where a + b + c = 0 and a,b,c are not all simultaneously zero, then the complex numbers z1 , z2 & z3 are
collinear.
(ii) If the vertices A, B, C of a  represent the complex nos. z1, z2, z3 respectively, then :
z1  z 2  z 3
(a) Centroid of the  ABC = :
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(b) Orthocentre of the  ABC =
a sec A z1  b sec Bz 2  c sec Cz3 z1 tan A  z 2 tan B  z 3 tan C
OR
a sec A  b sec B  c sec C tan A  tan B  tan C
(c) Incentre of the  ABC = (az1 + bz2 + cz3)  (a + b + c) .
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 (d) Circumcentre of the  ABC = :
(Z1 sin 2A + Z2 sin 2B + Z3 sin 2C)  (sin 2A + sin 2B + sin 2C) .
(B) amp(z) =  is a ray emanating from the origin inclined at an angle  to the x axis.
(C) z  a = z  b is the perpendicular bisector of the line joining a to b.
(D) The equation of a line joining z1 & z2 is given by ;
z = z1 + t (z1  z2) where t is a perameter.
(E) z = z1 (1 + it) where t is a real parameter is a line through the point z1 & perpendicular to oz1.
(F) The equation of a line passing through z1 & z2 can be expressed in the determinant form as

z z 1
z1 z1 1 = 0. This is also the condition for three complex numbers to be collinear..
z2 z2 1
(G) Complex equation of a straight line through two given points z 1 & z 2 can be written as
z z1  z 2   z z1  z 2   z1z 2  z1z 2  = 0, which on manipulating takes the form as  z   z  r = 0
where r is real and  is a non zero complex constant.
(H) The equation of circle having centre z0 & radius  is :
z  z0 =  or z z  z0 z  z z + z z0  ² = 0 which is of the form
0 0
z z   z  z  r = 0 , r
is real centre   & radius  r .
Circle will be real if    r  0 .
(I) The equation of the circle described on the line segment joining z1 & z2 as diameter is :
z  z2 
(i) arg = ± __ or (z  z1) ( z  z 2) + (z  z2) ( z  z 1) = 0
z  z1 2
(J) Condition for four given points z1 , z2 , z3 & z4 to be concyclic is, the number
z 3  z1 z 4  z 2
. is real. Hence the equation of a circle through 3 non collinear points z1, z2 & z3 can be
z 3  z 2 z 4  z1
z  z 2  z 3  z1  z  z 2 z 3  z1  z  z 2 z3  z1 
_____________
taken as
z  z1  z 3  z 2  is real 
z  z1 z3  z 2  = z  z1 z3  z 2 
13.(a) Reflection points for a straight line :
Two given points P & Q are the reflection points for a given straight line if the given line is the right bisector of
the segment PQ. Note that the two points denoted by the complex numbers z1 & z2 will be the reflection
points for the straight line  z   z  r  0 if and only if ;  z   z  r  0 , where r is real and  is non
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zero complex constant.
(b) Inverse points w.r.t. a circle :
Two points P & Q are said to be inverse w.r.t. a circle with centre 'O' and radius , if :
(i) the point O, P, Q are collinear and on the same side of O. (ii) OP . OQ = 2.
Note that the two points z1 & z2 will be the inverse points w.r.t. the circle
z z   z   z  r  0 if and only if z1 z 2   z1 z 2  r 0 .
14. PTOLEMY’S THEOREM :
It states that the product of the lengths of the diagonals of a convex quadrilateral inscribed in a
circle is equal to the sum of the lengths of the two pairs of its opposite sides.
i.e. z1  z3 z2  z4 = z1  z2 z3  z4 + z1  z4 z2  z3.
15. LOGARITHM OF A COMPLEX QUANTITY :
1
__  
1__
(i) Loge ( + i ) = Loge (² + ²) + i  2n  tan  where n  I.
2  
 
 2 n  
2
(ii) ii represents a set of positive real numbers given by e  , n  I.

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1. Simplify and express the result in the form of a + bi
2
 1  2i 
(a)  _____
2
(b) i (9 + 6 i) (2  i)1
 4i 3  i 
(c) ______
3  2i 3  2i 2  i 
(d) _____  _____ (e) _____
2
2  i 2
 ______
 2i   2i  1  2  5i 2  5i 2i 2i
 
(f) A square P1P2P3P4 is drawn in the complex plane with P1 at (1, 0) and P3 at (3, 0). Let Pn denotes the
point (x n , yn ) n = 1, 2, 3, 4. Find the numerical value of the product of complex numbers
(x1 + i y1)(x2 + i y2)(x3 + i y3)(x4 + i y4).
2. Given that x , y  R, solve : (a) (x + 2y) + i (2x  3y) = 5  4i (b) (x + iy) + (7  5i) = 9 + 4i
(c) x²  y²  i (2x + y) = 2i (d) (2 + 3i) x²  (3  2i) y = 2x  3y + 5i

3. Find the square root of : (a) 9 + 40 i (b) 11  60 i (c) 50 i

4. (a) If f (x) = + x4 9x3
+ 35x2
 x + 4, find f ( – 5 + 4i)
(b) If g (x) = x4  x3 + x2 + 3x  5, find g(2 + 3i)
5. Among the complex numbers z satisfying the condition z  3  3 i 3 , find the number having the least
positive argument.

6. Solve the following equations over C and express the result in the form a + ib, a, b  R.
(a) ix2  3x  2i = 0 (b) 2 (1 + i) x2  4 (2  i) x  5  3 i = 0
7. Locate the points representing the complex number z on the Argand plane:
2 2 z3
(a) z + 1  2i = 7 ; (b) z  1  z  1 = 4 ; (c) = 3 ; (d) z  3 = z  6
z3
8. If a & b are real numbers between 0 & 1 such that the points z1 = a + i, z2 = 1 + bi & z3 = 0 form an
equilateral triangle, then find the values of 'a' and 'b'.

9. Let z1 = 1 + i and z2 = – 1 – i. Find z3  C such that triangle z1, z2, z3 is equilaterial.

10. For what real values of x & y are the numbers  3 + ix2 y & x2 + y + 4i conjugate complex?

11. Find the modulus, argument and the principal argument of the complex numbers.
2i
(i) 6 (cos 310°  i sin 310°) (ii) 2 (cos 30° + i sin 30°) (iii)
4 i  (1  i) 2
x __
__ y
12. If (x + iy)1/3 = a + bi ; prove that 4 (a2  b2) =  .
a b
1 z  z2
13. Let z be a complex number such that z  c\R and  R, then prove that | z | =1.
1  z  z2
14. Prove the identity,  
| 1  z1z 2 |2  | z1  z 2 |2  1 | z1 |2 1 | z 2 |2 
15. Prove the identity, | 1  z1z 2 |2  | z1  z 2 |  1  | z | 1  | z | 
2
1
2
2
2

16. For any two complex numbers, prove that z1  z 2  z1  z 2

2 2

= 2 z1  z 2
2 2
 . Also give the geometrical
interpretation of this identity.
17. (a) Find all nonzero complex numbers Z satisfying Z = i Z².
(b) If the complex numbers z1, z2, .................zn lie on the unit circle |z| = 1 then show that
|z1 + z2 + ..............+zn| = |z1–1+ z2–1+................+zn–1| .

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18. Find the Cartesian equation of the locus of 'z' in the complex plane satisfying, | z – 4 | +  z + 4 | = 16.
19  7i
______ 20  5i
19. Let 'A' denotes the real part of the complex number z = + _______
9i 7  6i
and 'B' denotes the sum of the imaginary parts of the roots of the equation
z2 – 8(1 – i)z + 63 – 16i = 0
and 'C' denotes the sum of the series, 1 + i + i2 + i3 + ..... + i2008 where i = 1 .
Find the value of (A – B + C).
n
20. Let z = (0, 1)  C. Express  zk in terms of the positive integer n.
k 0
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1. Simplify and express the result in the form of a + bi :
2
 4i 3  i  3  2i 3  2i
(a) i (9 + 6 i) (2  i)1 (b)   (c) 
 2i  1  2  5i 2  5i
 
2  i 2 
2  i 2
(d) (e) i  i
2i 2i
2. Find the modulus , argument and the principal argument of the complex numbers.

 10   10 
(i) z = 1 + cos   + i sin  9  (ii) (tan1 – i)2
 9   
5  12i  5  12i i 1
(iii) z = (iv)
 2  2
5  12i  5  12i i 1  cos   sin
 5  5
3. Given that x, y  R, solve :
x y 5  6i
(a) (x + 2y) + i (2x  3y) = 5  4i (b)  
1  2i 3  2i 8i  1
(c) x²  y²  i (2x + y) = 2i (d) (2 + 3i) x²  (3  2i) y = 2x  3y + 5i
(e) 4x² + 3xy + (2xy  3x²)i = 4y²  (x2/2) + (3xy  2y²)i
4. (a) Let Z is complex satisfying the equation, z2 – (3 + i)z + m + 2i = 0, where m  R.
Suppose the equation has a real root, then find the value of m.
(b) a, b, c are real numbers in the polynomial, P(Z) = 2Z4 + aZ3 + bZ2 + cZ + 3
If two roots of the equation P(Z) = 0 are 2 and i, then find the value of 'a'.

5. (a) Find the real values of x & y for which z1 = 9y2  4  10 i x and
z2 = 8y2  20 i are conjugate complex of each other.
(b) Find the value of x4  x3 + x2 + 3x  5 if x = 2 + 3i

6. Solve the following for z :

z2 – (3 – 2 i)z = (5i – 5)

7. (a) If i Z3 + Z2  Z + i = 0, then show that | Z | = 1.

z1  2z 2
(b) Let z1 and z2 be two complex numbers such that = 1 and | z2 |  1, find | z1 |.
2  z1z 2

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 z  z1 
(c) Let z1 = 10 + 6i & z2 = 4 + 6i. If z is any complex number such that the argument of, is __ ,
z  z2 4
then prove that z  7  9i= 3 2 .
8. Show that the product,
2  22   1i 2n 
1i   ___
 ____ 1i   1i   
1 2  1 2   1 ___
 ......1___   is equal to  1  __1  (1+ i) where n  2 .
         2     2   
n
22 
9. Let z1, z2 be complex numbers with | z1 | = | z2 | = 1, prove that | z1 + 1 | + | z2 + 1 | + | z1z2 + 1 |  2.

10. Interpret the following locii in z  C.

z  2i 
______
(a) 1 < z  2i < 3 (b) Re    4 (z  2i)
iz 2
(c) Arg (z + i)  Arg (z  i) = /2 (d) Arg (z  a) = /3 where a = 3 + 4i.
11. Let A = {a  R | the equation (1 + 2i)x3 – 2(3 + i)x2 + (5 – 4i)x + 2a2 = 0}

has at least one real root. Find the value of  a2 .

aA
12. P is a point on the Aragand diagram. On the circle with OP as diameter two points Q & R are taken such that
 POQ =  QOR = . If ‘O’ is the origin & P, Q & R are represented by the complex numbers Z 1 , Z2 & Z3
respectively, show that : Z22 . cos 2  = Z1 . Z3 cos² .

13. Let z1, z2, z3 are three pair wise distinct complex numbers and t1, t2, t3 are non-negative real numbers such
that t1 + t2 + t3 = 1. Prove that the complex number z = t1z1 + t2z2 + t3z3 lies inside a triangle with vertices
z1, z2, z3 or on its boundry.

1 sin(nx ) a  b b
14. For x  (0, /2) and sin x =
3
, if  3n
= then find the value of (a + b + c),
n 0 c
eix  e ix
where a, b, c are positive integers. (You may Use the fact that sin x = )
2i
15. Find all real values of the parameter a for which the equation
(a  1)z4  4z2 + a + 2 = 0 has only pure imaginary roots.

16. Let A  z1 ; B  z2; C  z3 are three complex numbers denoting the vertices of an acute angled triangle. If the
origin ‘O’ is the orthocentre of the triangle, then prove that
z1 z 2 + z1 z2 = z2 z 3 + z 2 z3 = z3 z1 + z 3 z1
hence show that the  ABC is a right angled triangle  z1 z 2 + z1 z2 = z2 z 3 + z 2 z3 = z3 z1 + z 3 z1 = 0
17. If the complex number P(w) lies on the standard unit circle in an Argand's plane and
z = (aw+ b)(w – c)–1 then, find the locus of z and interpret it. Given a, b, c are real.

18. (a) Without expanding the determinant at any stage , find K R such that

4i 8  i 4  3i
 8  i 16i i has purely imaginary value.
 4  Ki i 8i
(b) If A, B and C are the angles of a triangle
e 2iA eiC eiB
iC
D= e e  2iB eiA where i = 1 then find the value of D.
eiB eiA e 2iC

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19. If w is an imaginary cube root of unity then prove that :
(a) (1  w + w2) (1  w2 + w4) (1  w4 + w8) ..... to 2n factors = 22n .
(b) If w is a complex cube root of unity, find the value of
(1 + w) (1 + w2) (1 + w4) (1 + w8) ..... to n factors.

 1  sin   i cos  
n n
 __   n__ 
20. Prove that   = cos  2  n  + i sin  2  n  . Hence deduce that
 1  sin   i cos      
5 5
    
1  sin _  i cos __ + i 1  sin _  i cos _  = 0
 5 5  5 5
21. If cos (  ) + cos (  ) + cos (  ) =  3/2 then prove that:
(a)  cos 2 = 0 =  sin 2
(b)  sin ( + ) = 0 =  cos ( + )
(c)  sin2  =  cos2  = 3/2
(d)  sin 3 = 3 sin ( +  + )
(e)  cos 3 = 3 cos ( +  + )
(f) cos3 ( + ) + cos3 ( + ) + cos3 ( + ) = 3 cos ( + ) . cos ( + ) . cos ( + ) where   R.
 
22. Resolve Z5 + 1 into linear & quadratic factors with real coefficients. Deduce that : 4·sin __ ·cos__ = 1.
10 5
23. If x = 1+ i 3 ; y = 1  i 3 & z = 2 , then prove that xp + yp = zp for every prime p > 3.

24. If the expression z5 – 32 can be factorised into linear and quadratic factors over real coefficients as
(z5 – 32) = (z – 2)(z2 – pz + 4)(z2 – qz + 4) then find the value of (p2 + 2p).

25. (a) Let z = x + iy be a complex number, where x and y are real numbers. Let A and B be the sets defined by
A = {z | | z |  2} and B = {z | (1 – i)z + (1 + i) z  4}. Find the area of the region A  B.
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(b) For all real numbers x, let the mapping f (x) = , where i =  1 . If there exist real number
x i
a, b, c and d for which f (a), f (b), f (c) and f (d) form a square on the complex plane. Find the area of the
square.

 Ȃ
p q r
1. If qr p  0 ; where p , q , r are the moduli of nonzero complex numbers u, v, w respectively, prove
rp q 2
 w  u
that, arg w = arg   .
v  v u 

2. Let Z = 18 + 26i where Z0 = x0 + iy0 (x0, y0  R) is the cube root of Z having least positive argument. Find
the value of x0y0(x0 + y0).

3. Show that the locus formed by z in the equation z3 + iz = 1 never crosses the co-ordinate axes in the

 Im(z)
Argand’s plane. Further show that |z| =
2 Re(z) Im( z)  1

4. If  is the fifth root of 2 and x =  + 2, prove that x5 = 10x2 + 10x + 6.

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5. Prove that , with regard to the quadratic equation z2 + (p + ip) z + q + iq = 0
where p , p, q , q are all real.
(i) if the equation has one real root then q 2  pp  q  + qp 2 = 0 .
(ii) if the equation has two equal roots then p2  p2 = 4q & pp  = 2q .
State whether these equal roots are real or complex.
6. If the equation (z + 1)7 + z7 = 0 has roots z1, z2, .... z7, find the value of
7 7
(a)  Re(Zr ) and (b)  Im(Zr )
r 1 r 1
7. Find the roots of the equation Zn = (Z + 1)n and show that the points which represent them are collinear on the
2
 m  2
complex plane. Hence show that these roots are also the roots of the equation  2 sin  Z +
 n 
2
 m 
 2 sin  Z + 1 = 0.
 n 
8. Dividing f(z) by z  i, we get the remainder i and dividing it by z + i, we get the remainder 1 + i. Find
the remainder upon the division of f(z) by z² + 1.

9. Let z1 & z2 be any two arbitrary complex numbers then prove that :

z1 + z2 
1
 | z1 |  | z 2 |  z1  z 2 .
2 | z1 | | z 2 |
10. If Zr, r = 1, 2, 3, ......... 2m, m  N are the roots of the equation
2m
1
Z2m + Z2m-1 + Z2m-2 + ............. + Z + 1 = 0 then prove that  = m
r 1 Zr  1

11.(i) Let Cr's denotes the combinatorial coefficients in the expansion of (1 + x)n, n  N. If the integers
an = C0 + C3 + C6 + C9 + ........
bn = C1 + C4 + C7 + C10 + ........
and cn = C2 + C5 + C8 + C11 + ........, then

prove that (a) a 3n  b 3n  c3n – 3anbncn = 2n, (b) (an – bn)2 + (bn – cn)2 + (cn – an)2 = 2.

(ii) Prove the identity: (C0 – C2 + C4 – C6 + .....)2 + (C1 – C3 + C5 – C7 + .......)2 = 2n

12. Let z1 , z2 , z3 , z4 be the vertices A , B , C , D respectively of a square on the Argand diagram taken
in anticlockwise direction then prove that :
(i) 2z2 = (1 + i) z1 + (1 i)z3 & (ii) 2z4 = (1 i) z1 + (1 + i) z3

n
 1  i x 1  ia
13. Show that all the roots of the equation    a  R are real and distinct.
 1  i x  1  ia

14. Prove that:

x  n  2
(a) cos x + nC1 cos 2x + nC2 cos 3x + ..... + nCn cos (n + 1) x = 2n . cosn . cos  x
2  2 

x  n  2
(b) sin x + nC1 sin 2x + nC2 sin 3x + ..... + nCn sin (n + 1) x = 2n . cosn . sin  x
2  2 

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  2   4   6   2n  1
(c) cos   + cos   + cos   + ..... + cos   =  __ When n  N.
 2 n  1   2 n  1   2 n  1   2 n  1  2

15. Show that all roots of the equation a0zn + a1zn – 1 + ...... + an – 1z + an = n,
n____
1
where | ai |  1, i = 0, 1, 2, .... , n lie outside the circle with centre at the origin and radius .
n
16. The points A, B, C depict the complex numbers z1 , z2 , z3 respectively on a complex plane & the angle B &
1
C of the triangle ABC are each equal to (   ) . Show that
2

__
(z2  z3)² = 4 (z3  z1) (z1  z2) sin2 .
2
p
32  10  2q 2q  
17. Evaluate:  (3 p  2)    sin  i cos  .
p 1  q 1  11 11  
a b c
18. Let a, b, c be distinct complex numbers such that = = = k. Find the value of k.
1 b 1 c 1 a
19. Let ,  be fixed complex numbers and z is a variable complex number such that,
2 2
z   + z   = k.
Find out the limits for 'k' such that the locus of z is a circle. Find also the centre and radius of the circle.
20. C is the complex number. f : C  R is defined by f (z) = | z3 – z + 2|. Find the maximum value of f (z) if | z
| = 1.
21. Let f (x) = logcos 3x (cos 2 i x ) if x  0 and f (0) = K (where i =  1 ) is continuous at x = 0 then find the
value of K.
22. If z1 , z2 are the roots of the equation az2 + bz + c = 0, with a, b, c > 0 ; 2b2 > 4ac > b2 ; z1  third quadrant
; z2  second quadrant in the argand's plane then, show that
1/ 2
 z1   b2 

arg 
 –1  
 = 2cos  4ac 
 z2   

23. Find the set of points on the argand plane for which the real part of the complex number (1 + i)z2
is positive where z = x + iy , x, y  R and i = 1 .

24. If a and b are positive integer such that N = (a + ib)3 – 107i is a positive integer. Find N.

25. If the biquadratic x4 + ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0 (a, b, c, d  R) has 4 non real roots, two with sum
3 + 4i and the other two with product 13 + i. Find the value of 'b'.

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  Ȃ
334 365
 1 i 3  1 i 3
1. (a) If i = 1 , then 4 + 5     + 3     is equal to :
 2 2   2 2 
(A) 1  i 3 (B)  1 + i 3 (C) i 3 (D)  i 3
2 2
(b) For complex numbers z & , prove that, z    z = z   if and only if,
z =  or z  = 1 [JEE '99, 2 + 10 (out of 200)]

2__
i 20
2. (i) If  = e 7 and f(x) = A0 +  Ak xk, then find the value of,
k 1
f(x) + f( x) + ...... + f(6x) independent of  . [REE '99, 6]
(ii) Let  + i;    R, be a root of the equation x3 + qx + r = 0; q, r  R. Find a real cubic equation,
independent of  & , whose one root is 2. [REE '99, 3]
1 1 1
3.(a) If z1 , z2 , z3 are complex numbers such that z1 = z2 = z3 =   = 1, then
z1 z 2 z 3
z1 + z2 + z3 is :
(A) equal to 1 (B) less than 1 (C) greater than 3 (D) equal to 3

(b) If arg (z) < 0 , then arg ( z)  arg (z) =

 
(A)  (B)   (C)  (D)
2 2
[JEE 2000 (Screening) 1 + 1 out of 35 ]
2 2
4. Given , z = cos + i sin , 'n' a positive integer, find the equation whose roots are,
2n  1 2n  1
 = z + z3 + ...... + z2n  1 &  = z2 + z4 + ...... + z2n .
[REE 2000 (Mains) 3 out of 100]

5. Find all those roots of the equation z12 – 56z6 – 512 = 0 whose imaginary part is positive.
[REE 2000, 3 out of 100]

z1  z 3 1  i 3
6. (a) The complex numbers z1, z2 and z3 satisfying  are the vertices of a triangle which is
z2  z3 2
(A) of area zero (B) right-angled isosceles
(C) equilateral (D) obtuse – angled isosceles
(b) Let 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
[JEE 2001 (Scr) 1 + 1 out of 35]

1 1 1
1 3
7.(a) Let     i . Then the value of the determinant 1 1    2 is
2

2 2
1 2 4
(A) 3 (B) 3 ( – 1) (C) 32 (D) 3(1 – )

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 (b) For all complex numbers z1, z2 satisfying |z1| = 12 and |z2 – 3 – 4i| = 5, the minimum value of
|z1 – z2| is
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 7 (D) 17
[JEE 2002 (Scr) 3+3]
(c) Let a complex number  ,   1, be a root of the equation
zp+q – zp – zq + 1 = 0 where p, q are distinct primes.
Show that either 1 +  + 2 + ...... + p–1 = 0 or 1 +  + 2 + ...... + q–1 = 0 , but not both together.
[JEE 2002, (5) ]
1  z1 z 2
8.(a) If z1 and z2 are two complex numbers such that | z1 | < 1 < | z2 | then prove that  1.
z1  z 2
1 n
(b) Prove that there exists no complex number z such that | z | <
3
and  a r zr = 1 where | ar | < 2.
r 1
[JEE-03, 2 + 2 out of 60]

9.(a)  is an imaginary cube root of unity. If (1 + 2)m = (1 + 4)m , then least positive integral value of m is
(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 3
[JEE 2004 (Scr)]
( z  )
(b) Find centre and radius of the circle determined by all complex numbers z = x + i y satisfying k,
(z  )
where  1  i 2 ,  1  i 2 are fixed complex and k  1. [JEE 2004, 2 out of 60]

10.(a) The locus of z which lies in shaded region is best represented by

(A) z : |z + 1| > 2, |arg(z + 1)| < /4
(B) z : |z - 1| > 2, |arg(z – 1)| < /4
(C) z : |z + 1| < 2, |arg(z + 1)| < /2
(D) z : |z - 1| < 2, |arg(z - 1)| < /2
(b) If a, b, c are integers not all equal and w is a cube root of unity (w  1), then the minimum value of
|a + bw + cw2| is
3 1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) (D)
2 2
[JEE 2005 (Scr), 3 + 3]
(c) If one of the vertices of the square circumscribing the circle |z – 1| = 2 is 2  3 i . Find the other vertices
of square. [JEE 2005 (Mains), 4]
w  wz
11. If w =  + i where   0 and z  1, satisfies the condition that is purely real, then the set of values
1 z
of z is [JEE 2006, 3]
(A) {z : | z | = 1} (B) {z : z = z) (C) {z : z  1} (D) {z : | z | = 1, z  1}
12.(a) A man walks a distance of 3 units from the origin towards the North-East (N 45° E) direction. From there, he
walks a distance of 4 units towards the North-West (N 45° W) direction to reach a point P. Then the position
of P in the Argand plane is
(A) 3ei 4 + 4i (B) (3  4i )e i 4 (C) (4  3i )e i 4 (D) (3  4i )e i 4
z
(b) If | z | = 1 and z  ± 1, then all the values of lie on
1 z2
(A) a line not passing through the origin (B) | z | = 2
(C) the x-axis (D) the y-axis [JEE 2007, 3+3]

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13.(a) A particle P starts from the point z0 = 1 + 2i, where i =  1 . It moves first horizontally away from origin by
5 units and then vertically away from origin by 3 units to reach a point z1. From z1 the particle moves 2

units in the direction of the vector î  ˆj and then it moves through an angle in anticlockwise direction on
2
a circle with centre at origin, to reach a point z2. The point z2 is given by
(A) 6 + 7i (B) – 7 + 6i (C) 7 + 6i (D) – 6 + 7i
(b) Comprehension (3 questions together)
Let A, B, C be three sets of complex numbers as defined below [JEE 2008, 3 + 4 + 4 + 4]
A= z : Im z  1
B = z :| z  2  i | 3


C = z : Re((1  i ) z ) 
2 
(i) The number of elements in the set A  B  C is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 
(ii) 2 2
Let z be any point in A  B  C. Then, | z + 1 – i | + | z – 5 – i | lies between
(A) 25 and 29 (B) 30 and 34 (C) 35 and 39 (D) 40 and 44
(iii) Let z be any point in A  B  C and let w be any point satisfying | w – 2 – i | < 3.
Then, | z | – | w | + 3 lies between
(A) –6 and 3 (B) –3 and 6 (C) –6 and 6 (D) –3 and 9
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14. Let z = cos + i sin . Then the value of Im( z2m1) at  = 2° is [JEE 2009]
m 1
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
sin 2 3 sin 2 2 sin 2 4 sin 2
15. Let z = x + iy be a complex number where x and y are integers. Then the area of the rectangle whose vertices
3 3
are the roots of the equation zz  zz = 350 is [JEE 2009]
(A) 48 (B) 32 (C) 40 (D) 80
16. Let z1 and z2 be two distinct complex numbers and let z = (1 – t) z1 + tz2 for some real number t with 0 < t
< 1. If Arg (w) denotes the principal argument of a non-zero complex numbers w, then [JEE 2010]
(A) |z – z1| + |z – z2| = |z1 – z2| (B) Arg (z – z1) = Arg (z – z2)
z  z1 z – z1
(C) =0 (D) Arg (z – z1) = Arg (z2 – z1)
z 2  z1 z2  z1
2 2
17. Let  be the complex number cos + i sin . Then the number of distinct complex numbers z satisfying
3 3
z 1  2
 z  2 1 = 0 is equal to [JEE 2010]
2
 1 z
18. [Note : Here z takes the values in the complex plane and Im z and Rez denote, respectively, the imaginary
part and the real part of z] [JEE 2010]
Column-I Column-II
4
(A) The set of points z satisfying |z – i|z|| = |z + i|z|| (P) an ellipse with eccentricity
5
is contained in or equal to
(B) The set of points z satisfying |z + 4| + |z – 4| = 10 (Q) the set of points z satisfying Im z = 0
is contained in or equal to
(C) If |w| = 2, then the set of points z = w – 1/w is (R) the set of points z satisfying |Im z|  1
contained in or equal to
(D) If |w| = 1, then the set of points z = w + 1/w is (S) the set of point z satisfying |Re z|  2
contained in or equal to
(T) the set of points z satisfying |z|  3

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 1 a b
 
19. Let   1 be a cube root of unity and S be the set of all non-singular matrices of the form   1 c  , where
2  1
each of a, b, and c is either  or 2. Then the number of distinct matrices in the set S is
(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 8
[JEE 2011]

20. If z is any complex number satisfying |z – 3 – 2i|  2, then the minimum value of |2z – 6 + 5i| is
[JEE 2011]

21. Let  = ei/3, and a, b, c, x, y, z be non-zero complex numbers such that [JEE 2011]
a+b+c=x
a + b + c2 = y
a + b2 + c = z.
2 2 2
x y z
Then the value of 2 2 2
is
a b c
22. Match the statements given in Column I with the values given in Column II [JEE 2011]
Column-I Column-II
   _

(A) If a  – ĵ  3k̂ and c  2 3k̂ form a triangle, then
ĵ  3k̂, b  (P)
6
 
the internal angle of the triangle between a and b is
b

__ 2
__
 (f ( x ) – 3x ) dx  a
2
(B) If – b 2 , then the value of f   is (Q)
6 3
a

5/6
2 _
(C) The value of
ln 3  sec ( x ) dx is
7/6
(R)
3

 1 
(D) The maximum value of Arg  for
 | z | 1, z  1 is given by (S) 
 1– z 
(T) /2
23. Match the statements given in Column I with the intervals/union of intervals given in Column II
[JEE 2011]
Column-I Column-II

  2iz  
(A) The set Re 2
 : z is a complex number
 ,| z | 1, z  1 (P) (–, –1)  (1, )
  1– z  

 8(3) x – 2 
(B) The domain of the function f(x) = sin–1   is (Q) (–, 0)  (0, )
 1 – 3 2( x –1) 
 

1 tan  1
 
__
(C) If f() = – tan  1tan  , then the set f () : 0    2  is (R) [2, )
 
–1 – tan  1
(D) If f(x) = x3/2 (3x – 10), x  0, then f(x) is increasing in (S) (–, –1]  [1, )
(T) (–, 0]  [2, )

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24. Let z be a complex number such that the imaginary part of z is nonzero and a = z2 + z + 1 is real. Then a
cannot take the value [JEE 2012]
1
__ 1
__ 3
__
(A) –1 (B) (C) (D)
3 2 4
 1 z 
25. If z is a complex number of unit modulus and argument , then arg  ____ equals :
 1 z 


__
(A)  –  (B) –  (C) – (D) 
2
[IIT JEE Main 2013]
1
26. Let complex numbers  and lie on circles (x – x0)2 + (y – y0)2 = r2 and (x – x0)2 + (y – y0)2 = 4r2,

respectively. If z0 = x0 + iy0 satisfies the equation 2|z0|2 = r2 + 2, then || = [IIT JEE Advance 2013]
1 1
__ 1 1
__
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 7 3
27. Let  be a complex cube root of unity with   1 and P = [pij] be a n × n matrix with pij = i+j. Then P2  0,
when n = [IIT JEE Advance 2013]
(A) 57 (B) 55 (C) 58 (D) 56
3 i  1
__  – 1
28. Let w = and P = {wn : n = 1, 2, 3, ....}. Further H1 = z  C : Re z   and H2 = z  C : Re z  ,
2  2  2 
where C is the set of all complex numbers. If z1  P  H1, z2  P  H2 and O represents the origin, then
z1Oz2 = [IIT JEE Advance 2013]

__ 
__ 2
___ 5
___
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 6 3 6
Comprehension (Q.29 to Q.30) [IIT JEE Advance 2013]
Let S = S1  S2  S3, where

  z – 1 3 i  
S1 = {z  C : |z| < 4}, S2 = z  C : Im    0 and S3 = {z  C : Re z > 0}.
  1 – 3 i  

29. min 1 – 3i – z =
zS

2– 3 2 3 3– 3 3 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 2

30. Area of S =

10 20 16 32

(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3

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31. If z is a complex number such that |z|  2, then the minimum value of z  [IIT JEE Main 2014]
2

3
__ 5
__ 5
__
(A) Is strictly greater than but less than (B) Is equal to
2 2 2

5
__
(C) Lies in the interval (1, 2) (D) Is strictly greater than
2
2k 
___  2k 
32. Let zk = cos   + i sin   ; k = 1, 2, ....9. [IIT JEE Advanced 2014]
 10   10 
List-I List-II
(P) For each zk there exists a zj such that zk . zj = 1 (1) True
(Q) There exists a k {1, 2, ......, 9} such that z1 . z = zk has no solution z (2) False
in the set of complex numbers
| 1  z1 || 1  z2 | ............. | 1  z 9 |
(R) equals (3) 1
10
9
2k 
___
(S) 1–  cos  10  equals
k 1
(4) 2

Codes :
P Q R S
(A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 2 1 4 3
33. A complex number z is said to be unimodular if |z| =1. Suppose z1 and z2 are complex numbers such that

z1  2z 2
is unimodular and z2 is not unimodular. Then the point z1 lies on a: [JEE Mains 2015]
2  z1 z2
(A) circle of radius 2 (B) straight line parallel to x-axis
(C) straight line parallel to y-axis (D) circle of radius 2
 k   k 
34. For any integer k, let ak  cos   i sin  , where
i  1 . The value of the expression
7
   7 
12

| a
k 1
k 1 – ak |

3
is [JEE Advanced 2015]
| a
k 1
4k –1 – a 4k – 2 |

2  3i sin 
35. A value of  for which is purely imaginary, is : [JEE Mains 2016]
1  2i sin 

   3  1 
 
(A) (B) (C) sin–1  4  (D) sin–1  

3 6    3

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  1 
36. Let a, b  R and a2 + b2  0. Suppose S z  C : z  , t  R, t  0  , where i  – 1 . If z = x + iy and
 a  ibt 
z  S, then (x, y) lies on [JEE Advanced 2016]
1
__ __1 
(A) The circle with radius and centre  , 0  for a > 0, b  0
2a  2a 

1
__  __1 
(B) The circle with radius – and centre  – , 0  for a < 0, b  0
2a  2a 
(C) The x-axis for a  0, b = 0
(D) The y-axis for a = 0, b  0
 1 3i ( z )r z 2s 
37. Let z = , where i = 1 , and r, s  {1, 2, 3}. Let P =  2s  and I be the identity matrix of
2  z zr 

order 2. Then the total number of ordered pairs(r, s) for which P2 = –I is : [JEE Advanced 2016]

38. Let  be a complex number such that 2 + 1 = z where z = –3.

1 1 1
2 2
If 1 –  – 1  = 3k, then k is equal to : [JEE Mains 2017]
1 2 7

(A) –1 (B) 1 (C) – z (D) z

39. Let a, b, x and y be real numbers such that a – b = 1 and y  0. If the complex number z = x + iy satisfies
 az  b 
m  y , then which of the following is(are) possible value(s) of x? [JEE Advanced 2017]
 z 1 

(A) – 1  1 – y 2 (B) 1 – 1  y 2 (C) 1  1  y 2 (D) – 1 – 1 – y 2

40. If ,   C are the distinct roots, of the equation x2 – x + 1 = 0, then 101 +  107 is equal to :
[JEE Main 2018]
(A) 2 (B) –1 (C) 0 (D) 1
41. For a non-zero complex number z, let arg(z) denote the principal argument with – < arg(z)   Then, which
of the following statement(s) is(are) FALSE? [JEE Advanced 2018]


(A) arg(–1 –i) = __, where i = –1
4
(B) The function f : R  (–, ], defined by f(t) = arg(–1 + it) for all t  R, is continuous at all points of R, where
i= –1
___
z1 
(C) For any two non-zero complex numbers z1 and z2, arg  z  – arg(z1) + arg(z2)
 2
is an integer multiple of 2
(D) For any three given distinct complex numbers z1, z2 and z3, the locus of the point z satisfying the

 ______________
( z – z1 )( z 2 – z 3 ) 
condition arg  ( z – z )(z – z )  = , lies on a straight line
 3 2 1 

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42. Let s, t, r be non-zero complex numbers and L be the set of solutions z = x + iy (x, y  , i  – 1 ) of the

equation sz  tz  r  0 , where z  x – iy . Then, which of the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE?

(A) If L has exactly one element, then |s|  |t| [JEE Advanced 2018]
(B) If |s| = |t|, then L has infinitely many elements
(C) The number of elements in L  {z : |z – 1 + i| = 5} is at most 2
(D) Let L has more than one element, then L has infinitely many elements
43. Let S be the set of all complex numbers z satisfying |z – 2 + i|  5 . If the complex number z0 is such that

1  1  4 – z0 – z0
is the maximum of the set  : z  S  , then the principal argument of
| z0 – 1|  | z – 1|  z0 – z0  2i is
[JEE Advanced 2019]

__  
_ 3
(A) (B) __ (C) – (D)
4 2 2 4
44. Let   1 be a cube root of unity. Then the minimum of the set
{|a + b + c2|2 : a, b, c distinct non-zero integers}
equals________ [JEE Advanced 2019]
45. Let S be the set of all complex numbers z satisfying |z2 + z + 1| = 1. Then which of the following statements
is/are TRUE ? [JEE Advanced 2020]

1 __
1
(A) z   for all z  S (B) |z|  2 for all z  S
2 2

1 __
1
(C) z   for all z  S (D) The set S has exactly four elements
2 2
46. For a complex number z, let Re(z) denote the real part of z. Let S be the set of all complex numbers z
satisfying z4 – |z|4 = 4 i z2, where i =  1 . Then the minimum possible value of |z1 – z2|2,
where z1, z2  S with Re(z1) > 0 and Re(z2) < 0, is _____. [JEE Advanced 2020]

47. Let 1,2,........10 be positive valued angles (in radian) such that
i1

1 + 2 + .....+ 10 = 2. Define the complex numbers z1 e , zk zk –1eik for k = 2,3, ...,10, where i  –1 .
Consider the statements P and Q given below :
P : |z2 – z1| + |z3 – z2| +.......+ |z10 – z9| + |z1 – z10|  2

Q : | z22 – z12 |  | z32 – z22 | ..... | z10

2
– z92 |  | z12 – z10
2
|  4
Then, [JEE Advanced 2021]
(A) P is TRUE and Q is FALSE (B) Q is TRUE and P is FALSE
(C) both P and Q are TRUE (D) both P and Q are FALSE

48. For any complex number w = c + id, let arg(w)  (–, ], where i  –1 . Let  and  be real numbers such
z 
that for all complex numbers z = x + iy satisfying arg    , the ordered pair (x, y) lies on the circle
 z 4
x2 + y2 + 5x – 3y + 4 = 0
Then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE ? [JEE Advanced 2021]
(A)  = –1 (B)  = 4 (C)  = –4 (D)  = 4

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7 24 21 12
__ 8 22
Q.1 (a)  i; (b)  __ i; (c) 3 + 4i; (d)  __ + 0i; (e) __ i; (f) 15
25 25 5 5 29 5
2
 __ _2   5
Q.2 (a) x =1, y = 2; (b) (2, 9); (c) (2 , 2) or   ,   ; (d) (1 ,1)  0 ,__
 3 3  2

Q.3 (a) ± (5 + 4i) ; (b) ± (5  6i) (c) ± 5(1 + i) Q.4 (a) 160 ; (b)  (77 +108 i)
3
__ 3 3 3  5i 1 i
Q.5 –  i Q.6 (a)  i ,  2i (b) or 
2 2 2 2
Q.7 (a) on a circle of radius 7 with centre (1, 2) ; (b) on a unit circle with centre at origin
(c) on a circle with centre (15/4, 0) & radius 9/4 ; (d) a straight line

Q.8 a=b=2 3; Q.9 z3 = 3 (1  i ) and z'3 3 (1  i )

Q.10 x = 1, y =  4 or x =  1, y =  4
5 5
Q.11 (i) Modulus = 6 , Arg = 2 k  + (K  I) , Principal Arg = (K  I)
18 18
7 5
(ii) Modulus = 2 , Arg = 2 k  + , Principal Arg = 
6 6
5
(iii) Modulus = , Arg = 2 k   tan1 2 (K  I) , Principal Arg =  tan12
6
2
3 i 3 i x
__ y2
Q.17 (a)  ,   ,i Q.18  1
 Q.19 13
2 2 2 2 64 48
(1, 0) for n  4k
(1,1) for
 n 4k  1
Q.20 (0,1) for
 n 4k  2
(0, 0) for
 n 4k  3

 Ȃ
21 12 8 22
Q.1 (a)  i (b) 3 + 4 i (c)  +0i (d) i (e) + 2  0 i or 0 2 i
5 5 29 5
4 4 4
Q.2 (i) Principal Arg z =  ; z = 2 cos ; Arg z = 2 k   k  I
9 9 9
(ii) Modulus = sec21 , Arg = 2 n   (2 –  ) , Principal Arg = (2 –  )

 3  2
(iii) Principal value of Agr z =  & z = ; Principal value of Arg z = & z =
2 2 2 3
1  11 11
(iv) Modulus = cos ec , Arg z = 2n  , Principal Arg =
2 5 20 20

 2 2  5 3K
Q.3(a) x = 1, y = 2; (b) x = 1 & y = 2 ; (c) (2 , 2) or   ,   ; (d) (1 ,1)  0 ,  ; (e) x =K, y = KR
3 3  2 2

Q.4 (a) 2, (b) – 11/2 Q.5 (a) [( 2, 2) ; ( 2,  2)] (b)  (77 +108 i)
Q.6 z = (2 + i) or (1 – 3i)
Q.7 (b) 2

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Q.10 (a) The region between the co encentric circles with centre at (0 , 2) & radii 1 & 3 units
1
__ 1
__
(b) region outside or on the circle with centre + 2i and radius .
2 2
(c) semi circle (in the 1st & 4th quadrant) x² + y² = 1 (d) a ray emanating from the point
(3 + 4i) directed away from the origin & having equation 3x  y  4  3 3 0
Q.11 18 Q.14 41 Q.15 [3 , 2] Q.17 (1 – c2) | z |2 – 2(a + bc) (Re z) + a2 – b2 = 0
Q.18 (a) K = 3 , (b) – 4 Q.19 (b) one if n is even ;  w² if n is odd
Q.22 (Z + 1) (Z²  2Z cos 36° + 1) (Z²  2Z cos 108° + 1) Q.24 4
Q.25 (a)  – 2 ; (b) 1/2
 Ȃ
7 1
i z __
Q.2 12 Q.6 (a) – __ , (b) zero Q.8 __  i Q.17 48(1 - i)
2 2 2
1 2
Q.18 –  or – 2 Q.19 k> 
2
Q.20 | f (z) | is maximum when z = , where  is the cube root unity and | f (z) | = 13
Q.21 K = – 4/9
Q.23 required set is constituted by the angles without their boundaries, whose sides are the straight lines
y = ( 2  1) x and y + ( 2  1) x = 0 containing the x  axis

Q.24 198 Q.25 51

 Ȃ
Q.1 (a) C
Q.2 (i) 7 A0 + 7 A7 x7 + 7 A14 x14 ; (ii) x3 + q x  r = 0

sin 2 n  2
Q.3 (a) A (b) A Q.4 z2 + z + 2 = 0, where  =
sin  2n  1

Q.5 +1 + i 3,
 3i , 2i Q.6 (a) C, (b) D Q.7 (a) B ; (b) B
2
k 2  
Q.9 (a) D ; (b) Centre  2
k 1
, Radius = 2
1
( k  1)
 
|   k 2 |2  k 2 . |  |2  |  |2 . k 2  1 
Q.10 (a) A, (b) B, (c) z2 = –  
3 i ; z3 = 1  3  i ; z4 = 1  3  i   Q.11 D
Q.12 (a) D; (b) D
Q.13 (a) D; (b) (i) B; (ii) C; (iii) D
Q14. D Q15. A
16. A, C, D 17. 1
18. A – Q, R ; B – P ; C – P, S, T ; D – Q, R, S, T 19. A 20. 5
21. Bonus
22. AQ; BP; CS; DT; 23. AS; BT; CR; DR;
24. D 25. D 26. C 27. B, C, D 28. C, D 29. C
30. B 31. C 32. C 33. D 34. 4 35. D
36. A,C,D 37. 1 38. C 39. AD 40. D 41. A,B,D
42. A,C,D 43. C 44. 3.00 45. BC 46. 8 47. C
48. B, D

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