COMPLEX NUMBERS

Exercise 2A

4 n7
Q 1. i
n 1
n
equals

(a) 1 (b) 1 (c) i (d) i

1  i 2  i3  i 4  i5
Q 2. equals
1 i
(a) 1 + i (b) (1 + i)/2 (c) (1  i)/2 (d) 1  i

Q 3. If (x + iy) (1  i) = 1 + 5i, then

(a) x = 2, y = 3 (b) x = 3, y = 2 (c) x = 2, y = 3 (d) x = 2, y = 3

1
Q 4. If a = cos  + i sin , b = cos  + i sin , c = cos  + i sin , then abc + is equal to
abc
(a) 2 cos ( +  + ) (b) cos (2 + 2 + 2)
(c) 2i sin  +  + ) (d) 1

Q 5. The amplitude of 2  7 is
(a) 0 (b)  (c) /2 (d) /2

Q 6. The amplitude of 2  8 is
(a) 0 (b)  (c) /2 (d) /2

Q 7. If z2 = ( z )2, then correct statement is

(a) z =  z (b) z is imaginary (c) z is real of imaginary (d) none of these

Q 8. The value of (i10 + 1) (i8 + 1)…. (i + 1) is

(a) 1 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) none of these

(1  i ) 3  (1  i )
Q 9. The argument of is
2 2
(a) /4 (b) 3/4 (c) 5/12 (d) none of these

Q 10. For any complex number z, amp (z) + amp ( z ) is equal to

(a) n, n  Z (b) 2n, n  Z (c) 3n, n  Z (d) 4n, n  Z

Q 11. If z1, z2  C, then correct statement is

(a) amp (z1 z2 ) = amp (z1)  amp ( z2 ) (b) amp (z1 z2 ) = amp (z1) + amp (z2)
(c) amp (z1 z2 ) = amp (z1) amp (z2) (d) amp (z1 z2 ) =   (ampz1 + ampz2)

Q 13. If z, z1, z2,  C, then correct statement is

(a) | z1 | = | z2 |  z1 = z2 (b) | z1 + z2 | = 0  z1 = 0, z2 = 0
(c) z1z2  R  z1 = z2 (d) 1/z  C  z = 0

x y
Q 14. If x = cos  + i sin , y = cos  + i sin , then is equal to
x y
   
(a) tan (b) i tan (c)  i tan (d) i cot
2 2 2 2
Q 15. If z1, z2  C, then correct statement is
(a) R(z1z2) = R(z1) R(z2) (b) R(z1  z2) = R(z1)  R(z2)
 z  R ( z1 )
(c) R  1   (d) none of these
 z2  R( z2 )

Q 16. For a complex number z ( 0) which one is imaginary ?

(a) z + z (b) z  z (c) z z (d) none of these

Q 17. The square root of 7 + 24i is

(a)  (3 + 4i) (b)  (3 + 4i) (c)  (4 + 3i) (d)  (4 + 3i)

Q 18. The value of (x  1) (x + ½  3 / 2 i) (x + ½ + 3 / 2 i) is equal to

(a) x3 + 1 (b) x3  1 (c) x3 + 1/4 (d) x3  1/4

Q 19. Complex numbers 1 + 4i, i, 2  5i and 3 + 10i are

(a) vertices of a parallel (b) vertices of a rectangle
(c) vertices of a square (d) collinear

Q 20. If z1, z2, are two complex numbers such that

| z1 + z2 |2 = | z1 |2 + | z2 |2
then z1/z2 is
(a) zero (b) purely (c) purely imaginary (d) none of these

 z 1 
Q 21. If z = x + iy and amp   = /4, then z lies on
 z 1
(a) a circle (b) a parabola (c) a line (d) x-axis

 z1 
Q 22. If amp (zi) = i, i = 1, 2, 3; then amp   is equal to
 z 2 z3 
(a) 12/3 (b) 1/23 (c) 1  2  3 (d) 1  2 + 3

Q 23. The centre of a square is the origin and 1 + i is one of its vertices. The extremities of its diagonal
which does not pass through this vertex are
(a) 1  i, 1 + i (b) 1  i, 1  i (c) i + i, 1  i (d) none of these

 2i 
Q 24. If amp   = , then
 i 1 
(a) 0 <  < /2 (b) /2 <  <  (c) /2 <  < 0 (d)  <  < /2

Q 25. If | z |  1, then greatest and least value of | z  3| are

(a) 4, 3 (b) 4, 2 (c) 2, 0 (d) 3, 0

Q 26. If a be a given complex number and c be a real number, then az + za = c represents a

(a) circle (b) parabola (c) straight line (d) coordinate axis

i 4 n  3  ( i ) 8 n  3
Q 27. (n  N) equals
(i )12 n 1  (i ) 2 16 n
(a) 1 + i (b)  1  i (c) i (d) i

Q 28. The system of equations | z + 2 – 2i | = 4, | z | = 1 has

(a) only one solution (b) two solutions (c) infinite solutions (d) no solution
Q 29. The centre of a regular hexagon is the origin and its one vertex is at the point 3 + i in Argand
diagram. The length of its side is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 3

Q 30. If z is a complex number, then the radius of the circle z z (2 + 3i)z – (2 – 3i) z + 9 = 0 is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

Q 31. If amp (z) = /6, then the locus of z is

(a) a circle with centre at origin (b) a pair of straight lines passing through origin
(c) a line passing through origin (d) none of these

Q 32. If (a1 + ib1)(a2 + ib2)..................(an + ibn) = A + iB; then

(a12 + b22)(a22 + b22)...................(an2 + bn2) is equal to
(a) A2 + B2 (b) A2 – B2 (c) (A + B)2 (d) A2  B 2

Q 33.  3 – 4i is equals to
1 1 1 1
(a) 5ei (  tan 4 / 3) (b) 5ei (  tan 4 / 3)
(c) 5ei (  tan 3/ 4)
(d) 5ei (  tan 3/ 4)

Q 34. If z = rei, then | eiz | is equal to

(a) r (b) er/sin  (c) ersin  (d) er/sin 

Q 35. If | ai | < 1, i  0, i = 1, 2, .....,n and 1 + 2 +.....+ n = 1, then | 1a1 + 2a2 +......+ nan | is
(a) greater than 1 (b) less than 1 (c) equal to 1 (d) none of these

Q 36. | z1 + z2 +.......+ zn | = | z1 | + | z2 | +.....+ | zn | iff

(a) | z1 | = | Z2 | =.......= | Zn | (b) amp (z1) = amp (z2) =......= amp (zn)
(c) z1 = 0 = z2 = .... = zn (d) none of these

Q 37. If z = x + iy, then the number of solutions of the equation z2 = z is

(a) 2 (b) none (c) 4 (d) infinite

Q 38. In the equation a2  2a sin x + 1 = 0, the number of real solutions of a is

(a) none (b) infinite (c) one (d) two

Q 39. If | z | = 3, then the points representing  1 + 3z lie on

(a) a circle with centre (1, 0) (b) a circle with radius 3
(c) a circle with radius 9 (d) none of these .

Q 40. If | z | < 1/2, then | (1 + i)z3 + iz | is less than

(a) 1 (b) ½ (c) 3/4 (d) none of these

Q 41. Vector z = 3  4i is rotated at 180° angle in anti-clockwise direction and its length is increased to two
and half times. In new position, z is
(a) 15 + 10i (b) (15/2) + 10i (c) (15/2) + 10i (d) none of these

Q 42. | 1 – z1 z2 |2  | z1  z2 |2 is equal to
(a) (1  | z1 |2) (1 + | z2 |2) (b) (1 + | z1 |2) (1  | z2 |2)
(c) (1  | z1 |2)(1  | z2 |2) (d) none of these

Q 43. For any two non-zero complex numbers

z z
z1, z2, (| z1 | + | z2 |) 1  2 is
| z1 | | z2 |
 (a) greater than 2 (| z1 | + | z2 |) (b) less than 2 ( | z1 | + | z2 |)
(c) equal to 2 (| z1| + | z2 |) (d) none of these

Q 44. a  ib  a  ib equals
(a) 2a  a 2  b 2 (b) 2a  2 a 2  b 2
(c) a  2 a 2  b2 (d) a  2 a 2  b2

5  12i  5  12i
Q 45. is equal to
5  12i  5  12i
(a) (3/2)i (b) (3/2)i (c) 3/2 (d) 3/2

Q 46. If | z  4/z | = 2, then the maximum value of | z | is

(a) 5  1 (b) 5 + 1 (c) 5 (d) none of these

Q 47. If z2 = (0, 1), then z is equal to

1 1 1 1
(a) ± (1  i) (b) ± (1 + i) (c)  (1 + i) (d) (1 + i)
2 2 2 2

Q 48. Which one of the following is a complex number ?

(a) (0, 1 ) (b) ( 2 ,  2 ) (c) (tan , tan /2) (d) (2, 5i)

Q 49. Which one is not a complex number ?

(a) (, ) (b) (e, e) (c) ( e , i8) (d) ( 4 , 4)

Q 50. Which one is a complex number ?

(a) (i2, i3) (b) (i2, i8) (c) (log 2, log (2)) (d) (sec-1 2 sec-1 1/2)

Q 51. The triangle formed by complex numbers z, iz, i2z is

(a) equilateral (b) isosceles (c) rightangled (d) isosceles rightangled

Q 52. The reciprocal of the complex number (0, 1) is

(a) (0, 1) (b) (1, 0) (c) (0, 1) (d) no complex number

Q 53. If log5 | z  2 | > log5 | z |, then

(a) R(z) < 1 (b) R(z) > 1 (c) I(z) < 1 (d) I(z) > 1

1
Q 54. If the first term and common ratio of a GP is ( 3  i) then the modulus of its nth term will be
2
(a) 1 (b) 2n (c) 22n (d) 23n

Q 55. If ( 3 + i)100 = 299 (x + iy), then x2 + y2 equals

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

Q 56. For any two non-zero complex numbers z1 and z2 if z1 z2 + z1 z2 = 0, then difference of amplitudes of
z1 and z2 is
(a) 0 (b) /4 (c) /2 (d) 

Q 57. i  i is equal to
(a) 2 (b) 1/ 2 (c) 0 (d) 1
Q 58. For-any complex numbers z1, z2; | z1 + z2 |2 is equal to
(a) z1 z1 + z2 z2 + 2z1z2 (b) z12 + z22 + 2z1z2
(c) | z1 |2 + | z2 |2 + z1 z2 + z1 z2 (d) | z1 |2 + | z2 |2 + 2 | z1 | | z2 |

Q 59. If z = x + iy is a point in the second quadrant, then iz is a point in the

(a) first quadrant (b) second quadrant (c) third quadrant (d) fourth quadrant

Q 60. If amp (2  3i) = , then amp (3 + 2i) is equal to

(a)    (b)  (c) /2 +  (d)   /2

Q 61. If z1, z2 are any two complex numbers, then I(z1z2) is equal to
(a) I(z1)I(z2) (b) R(z1)R(z2) + I(z1)I(z2)
(c) R(z1)I(z2) + R(z2)I(z1) (d) R(z1)I(z2)  R(z2) I(z1)

z 1
Q 62. If is a purely imaginary number, then locus of z is
z i
(a) a straight line (b) a circle (c) a parabola (d) none of these

Q 63. The origin and the roots of the equation z2 + pz + q = 0 form an equilateral triangle if
(a) p2 = q (b) q2 = p (c) p2 = 3q (d) q2 = 3p

Q 64. If amp (z1z2) = 0 and | z1 | = | z2 | = 1, then

(a) z1 + z2 = 0 (b) z1 – z2 = 0 (c) z1z2 = 1 (d) two or three

Q 65. If a < 0, b > 0; then a b is equal to

(a)  | a | b (b) i | a | b (c) i ab (d) |a|b

(1  ix)(1  2ix )
Q 66. If is purely real then non-zero real value of x is
1  ix
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c)  2 (d) ± 2

200 50
Q 67. If i  i
n 0
n

m 1
m
then (x, y) is equal to

(a) (0, 1) (b) (1, 0) (c) (1, 1) (d) (1, 1)
i ....... 
Q 68. If i i i = A + iB, then A2 + B2 is equal to
(a) eB (b) eB (c) eB/2 (d) eB/2

Q 69. In above question tan (A/2) equals

(a) B/A (b) A/B (c) B/2 (d) 0

Q 70. If i(p + iq) = log (1 – iei), then q equals

1 1 1
(a) log (2 + 2 sin ) (b) log (2 + sin ) (c)  log (2 + 2 sin ) (d) log (2 + 2 sin )
2 2 2

Q 71. For any complex number z, correct statement is

(a) log (z) = log z  i (b) log ( z ) = log z  i

(c) log ( z ) = i + log z (d) none of these
2
Q 72. The real part of (1 + i tan )i is
(a) e cos (log cos ) (b) e cos (log sin ) (c) e sin (log cos ) (d) e sin (log sin )

Q 73. If  is an imaginary fifth root of unity, then

Log2 | 1 +  + 2 + 3  (1/) | is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

Q 74. Roots of the equation (1 + i 3 )x  2x = 0 are in

(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) AGP

Q 75. If z1, z2 are two conjugate complex numbers and z3, z4 are also two conjugate complex numbers, then
amp (z3/z2) is equal to
(a) amp (z1/z3) (b) amp (z1/z4) (c) amp (z2/z4) (d) amp (z/z1)

n
 2i 
Q 76. The least positive integer n such that   is a positive integer is
 1 i 
(a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 2

3 3
 1 i   1 i 
Q 77. If     = x + iy, then (x, y) is equal to
 1 i   1 i 
(a) (0, 2) (b) (0, 2) (c) (2, 0) (d) (2, 0)

Q 78. 1  1  1  ...to  equals

(a) 1 (b) 1 (c)  (d)  or 2

 | z  1| 4 
Q 79. If log1/2   > 1 (where |z  1|  2/3), then locus of z in complex plane is
 3 | z  1| 2 
(a) a circle (b) interior of a circle (c) exterior of a circle (d) none of these

 7i 
Q 80. The value of   is equal to
 3  4i 
(a) 8 (b) 8 (c) 8i (d) 8i

Q 81. The number of imaginary roots of

1  x2 + x4  x6 + x8  x 10 = 0 is
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8

1 1 1
Q 82. If 3 = 1 and   1, then   is equal to
1  2 1  2 2  
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c)  (d) 

Q 83. Common roots of the equations z3 +2z2 + 2z + 1 = 0 and z1985 + z100 + 1 = 0 are
(a) , 2 (b) , 3 (c) 2, 3 (d) none of these

Q 84. If cos  + cos  + cos  = 0 = sin  + sin  + sin , then sin 2 + sin 2 + sin 2 is equal to
(a) sin 2 ( +  + ) (b) 2 sin ( +  + ) (c) 1 (d) 0

n
Q 85. If  be the common ratio of nth roots of unity, then  (ar  b) 
r 1
r 1
is equal to
 n( n  1) nb na
(a) a (b) (c) (d) none of these
2 1   
Q 86. Common roots of the equation x12  1 = 0 and x4 + x2 + 1 = 0 are
(a)   (b)  2 (c)  ,  2 (d) none of these

1
Q 87. If a = cos  + i sin , b = cos  + i sin , c = cos  + i sin , then apbqcr + is equal to
a bq cr
p

(a) cos (p + q + r) (b) sin (p + q + r)

(c) 2 cos (p + q + r) (d) 2 sin (p + q + r)

Q 88. If z1, z2, z2 are vertices of a triangle, then number z which extends to this triangle into a parallelogram
is
(a) z1 + z2  z3 (b) z1 + z3  z2 (b) z2 + z3  z1 (d) all above

Exercise 2B
Q 1. 2 3 is equal to
(a) 6 (b)  6 (c) i 6 (d) none of these

Q 2. If z = x + iy, then z z + 2(z + z ) + c = 0 represents a

(a) straight line (b) circle (c) parabola (d) coordinate

Q 3. If z1 and z2 are two complex numbers such that | z1 | = | z2 | and amp (z1) + amp (z2) = 0, then
(a) z1 = z2 (b) z1 = z2 (c) z1 = z2 (d) z1 = 1/z2

4 4
 1   1 
Q 4. If x = cos  + i sin , then  x m  m    x m  m  is equal to
 x   x 
(a) 16 cos 4m (b) 16 sin 4m (c) 16 cos 2m (d) 16 sin 2m

Q 5. If x = cos  + i sin , y = cos  + i sin , then xmyn + xmyn is equal to

(a) cos (m + n) (b) 2 cos (m  n) (c) 2 cos (m + n) (d) cos (m  n)

Q 6. (1 + i)n + (1  i)n is equal to

(a) 2n/2 cos n/4 (b) 2n/2 sin n/4 (c) 2(n + 2)/2 cos n/4 (d) 2(n+2)/2 sin n/4

Q 7. If  is an imaginary cube root of unity, then

(1 + ) (1 + 2) (1 + 4) (1 + 8)…… 100 factors is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 1 (c)  (d) 2

3  2i
Q 8. The conjugate of is equal to
5  3i
1 1 1 1
(a) (19i  9) (b) (9  19i) (c)  (9 + 19i) (d) (9 + 19i)
34 34 34 34

1 i
Q 9. The argument of is
1 i
(a) /2 (b) /2 (c) 3/2 (d) 5/2

1  7i
Q 10. If z = , then
(2  i) 2
(a) | z | = 2 (b) | z | = ½ (c) amp (z) = /4 (d) amp (z) = 3/4
 1 1 x y
Q 11. If 2 cos  + x + and 2 cos  = y + , then  is equal to
x y y x
(a) 2 cos (  ) (b) 2 cos ( + ) (c) 2 sin (  ) (d) 2 sin ( + )

Q 12. If z1, z2  C, then which of the following is correct ?

(a) | z1 + z2 | = | z1 | + | z2 | (b) | z1 + z2 |  | z1 | + | z2 |
(c) | z1 + z2 |  | z1 | + | z2 | (d) | z1 + z2 |  | z1  z2 |

Q 13. If z1, z2  C, then the correct statement is

(a) | z1  z2 | = | z1 |  | z2 | (b) | z1  z2 |  | z1 |  | z2 |
(c) | z1  z2 |  | z1 |  | z2 | (d) | z1  z2 |  | z1 | + | z2 |

Q 14. If z1, z2  C, then the correct statement is

(a) | z1 | + | z2 |  | z1  z2 | (b) | z1 | + | z2 |  | z1 + z2 |
(c) | z1 | + | z2 |  | z1  z2 | (d) | z1 | + | z2 |  | z1 |  | z2 |

z i
Q 15. If z = x + iy and = 1, then z lies on
z i
(a) a circle (b) a parabola (c) real axis (d) imaginary axis

Q 16. For a complex number z, z = 1/z iff

(a) z is purely imaginary (b) z is purely real
(c) | z | = 1 (d) z = 1

Q 17. The square root of 5 + 12i is

(a)  (3 + 2i) (b)  (2 + 3i) (c)  (1  2i) (d)  (2 + i)

Q 18. The square root of  8  6i is

(a)  (1 + 3i) (b)  (1  3i) (c)  (3 + i) (d)  (3  i)

Q 19. If x + 4y  4ix  6iy = x + y + ix  iy  1; then values of x, y are

(a) 1, 1 (b) 1, 1 (c) 1, 1 (d) 1, 1

Q 20. If z1, z2 are two complex numbers such that [CET. 85]
| z1 + z2 | = | z1  z2 |
then amp (z1)  amp (z2) is equal to
(a) /4 (b) /2 (c) /3 (d) 0

Q 21. If (cos  + i sin )(cos 2 + i sin 2)..........(cos r + i sin r) = 1, then the general value of  is
2n 4n n
(a) ,nZ (b) ,nZ (c) ,nZ (d) none of these [CET, 92]
r (r  1) r (r  1) r (r  1)

Q 22. The minimum value of | 2z  1 | + | 3z  2 | is [PET (Raj.), 97]

(a) 0 (b) 1/2 (c) 1/3 (d) 2/3

Q 23. If A, B, C represent the complex numbers 3 + 4i, 5  2i and 1 + 16i respectively, then A, B, C are
(a) vertices of an equilateral triangle (b) vertices of an isosceles triangle
(c) vertices of a right angled triangle (d) collinear [PET (Raj.), 86]

Q 24. Complex numbers sin x + i cos 2x and cos x  i sin 2x are conjugate to each other when
 (a) x = n (b) x = 0 (c) x = (n + 1/2) (d) never [IIT, 88]

Q 25. If amp (z  a) = /4 where a  R and z  C, then locus of z is a

(a) straight line (b) circle (c) parabola (d) none of these [MP, 97]

3  2i sin 
Q 26. If is purely imaginary, then  is equal to
1  2i sin 
(a) n ± /6 (b) n ± /3 (c) 2n ± /3 (d) 2n ± /6 [IIT, 76]

Q 27. If (x4 + 2xi)  (3x2 + yi) = (3  5i) + (1 + 2yi), then real value of y is equal to [Roorkee, 84]
(a) 3, 1/3 (b) 3, 1/3 (c) 3, 1/3 (d) 3, 1/3

13  5i
Q 28. The amplitude of is [MP, 97]
4  9i
(a) /6 (b) /5 (c) /4 (d) /3

Q 29. The solution of the equation | z |  z = 1 + 2i is

(a) 3/2 + 2i (b) 3/2 + 2i (c) 3/2  2i (d) 3/2  2i [MP, 93]

Q 30. For complex numbers, z1, z2; | z1+ z2 |2 + | z1  z2 |2 is equal to

(a) 2 (| z1 |2  | z2 |2) (b) 2 (| z1 |2 + | z2 |2 + | z1 | | z2 |)
2 2
(c) 2 (| z1 | + | z2 | ) (d) none of these [PET (Raj.). 97; MP. 93]

Q 31. If 7  24i = x  iy, then x2 + y2 is equal to [PET (Raj.). 89]

(a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) none of these

Q 32. If a = 2i , then a equals [Roorkee, 89]

1 1
(a)  (1  i) (b)  (1 + i) (c)  (1 + i) (d) (1  i)
2 2

Q 33. The square root of –i is [CET (Pb.). 93]

1 1
(a) ± = (1  i) (b) ± (1 + i) (c) ± (1  i) (d) ± (1 + i)
2 2

Q 34. Which of the following is the correct statement ? [Roorkee, 89]

(a) 1  i < 1 + i (b) 2i + 1 > 2i + 1 (c) 2i > i (d) none of these

 2z 1 
Q 35. If I   =  2, then the locus of z is [DCE, 2001]
 iz  1 
(a) a circle (b) a straight line (c) a parabola (d) a coordinate axis

Q 36. In the region | z + 1  i |  1 which of the following numbers has the least amplitude ?
(a) 1 + i (b) 1 + i 3 (c) 1 + i (d) i [ICS, 81]

Q 37. If z = x + iy and iz2  z = 0, then | z | is equal to [Bihar (CEE). 98]

(a) 1 (b) 0 or 1 (c) 1 or 2 (d) 2

Q 38. If z is a complex number such that z  0 and R(z) = 0, then

(a) R(z2) = 0 (b) I(z2) = 0 (c) R(z2) = I(z2) (d) none of these [IIT. 92]

Q 39. If z is a complex number such that z  0 and arg (z) = /4, then correct statement is
 (a) R(z2) = 0 (b) I(z2) = 0 (c) R(z2) = I(z2) (d) none of these [IIT. 92]
1  2i
Q 40. In which quadrant lies [IIT, 92: MP. 2000. 2001]
1 i
(a) first (b) second (c) third (d) fourth

1  7i
Q 41. The polar form of is [Roorkee, 81]
(2  i) 2
 3 3   3 3 
(a) 2  cos  i sin  (b) 2  cos  i sin 
 4 4   4 4 
  
(c) 2  cos  i sin  (d) none of these
 4 4

z
Q 42. If z = x + iy, then I   is equal to
z
2xy 2xy xy xy
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) (d) 
x y 2
x  y2 x  y2
2
x  y2
2

Q 43. If conjugate of (x + iy)(1  2i) is 1 + i, then [MP. 96]

1 i 1 i
(a) x = 1/5 (b) y = 3/5 (c) x + iy = (d) x  iy =
1  2i 1  2i

Q 44. In Argand diagram numbers z satisfying [EAMCET. 96]

| z  4i | + | z + 4i | = 10 lie on a
(a) straight line (b) circle (c) parabola (d) none of these

Q 45. Amplitude of is [Roorkee (Screening), 90]

(a) 60° (b) 120° (c) 210° (d) 240°

1
Q 46. i57 + 125 is equal to [Roorkee (Screening), 93]
i
(a) 0 (b) 2i (c)  2i (d) 2

Q 47. Let z1 and z2 be two complex numbers with  and  as their principal arguments such that  +  > ,
then principal arg(z1z2) is given by
(a)  +  +  (b)  +    (c)  +   2 (d)  +  [Roorkee. 89]

Q 48. The values of z for which | z + i | = | z  i | are [Bihar (CEE), 94]

(a) any real number (b) any complex number
(c) any natural number (d) none of these

Q 49. The equation z z + (2  3i)z + (2 + 3i) z + 4 = 0 represents a circle of radius

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6 [Kurukshetra (CEE), 96]

(1  cos   i sin ) n
Q 50. is equal to [PET (Raj.). 90. 91]
(1  cos   i sin ) n
(a) cos 2n + i sin 2n (b) cos n + i sin n
(c) cos 2n  i sin 2n (d) cos n  i sin n

Q 51. If z1 and z2 are two complex numbers, then z1  z1  z2  z1  z1  z2 is equal to

2 2 2 2

(a) |z1 + z2 | (b) | z1 | (c) | z2 | (d) none of these

Q 52. If z = x + iy lies in third quadrant, then z /z also lies in the third quadrant if [Haryana (CET), 93]
(a) x > y > 0 (b) x < y < 0 (c) y > x > 0 (d) y < x < 0

 a  ib 
Q 53. tan i log is equal to [DCE. 96]
 a  ib 
2ab 2ab a2  b2
(a) 2 (b) 2 2 (c) (d) ab
a b 2
a b 2ab

 | z |2  | z | 1 
Q 54. If log 3   < 2, then locus of z is [CET (Karnataka). 96]
 2 | z | 
(a) | z | = 5 (b) | z | < 5 (c) | z | > 5 (d) | z | < 2

( 3  i) 4 n 1
Q 55. For any integer n, the amplitude of is equal to
(1  i 3) 4 n
(a) /2 (b) /3 (c) /6 (d) 2/3

Q 56. The centre of a hexagon is the origin. If its one vertex is the point (1 + 2i), then its perimeter is
(a) 5 (b) 4 5 (c) 6 5 (d) 6 2 [PET (Raj.), 99]

Q 57. (cos  + i sin )(cos /2 + i sin /2) (cos /22 + i sin /22).......upto , is equal to
(a) cos 2 + sin 2 (b) cos 2 + i sin 2 (c) cos 2  i sin 2 (d) i cos 2 + sin 2

n
 i 1 
Q 58. The smallest positive integer n for which   is a real number will be [Roorkee (Screening). 98]
 i 1 
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

Q 59. For any two complex numbers, correct statement is [Roorkee (Screening), 98]
(a) | z1z2 | = | z1 | | z2 | (b) arg (z1z2) = arg (z1) arg (z2)
(c) | z1 + z2 | = | z1 | + | z2 | (d) | z1  z2 | = | z1 |  | z2 |

Q 60. If z = 1 + i, then the multiplicative inverse of z2 is [CET (Karnataka), 99]

(a) i/2 (b) i/2 (c) 2i (d) 1  i

| z 2|
Q 61. If =2 represents a circle, then its radius is equal to [Kurukahetra (CEE), 98]
| z 3|
(a) 1 (b) 1/3 (c) 3/4 (d) 2/3

k k
Q 62. If zk = cos + i sin , then z1z2z3z4 is equal to [Delhi (EEE), 98]
10 10
(a) 1 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 2

Q 63. Modulus of 2i  2i is [EAMCET, 95]

(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 2 2

Q 64. If complex numbers z + iz, z  iz,  z + iz are vertices of a triangle then the area of this triangle is
1
(a) 2 | z |2 (b) | z |2 (c) | z |2 (d) none of these [CET (Pb). 98]
2
Q 65. If (1 + )7 = A + B, then A, B are [IIT, 95]
(a) 0, 1 (b) 1, 0 (c) 1, 1 (d) 1, 1

3/ 8
1 3
Q 66. The continued product of the roots of   i  is [PET (Raj.), 98]
2 2 
(a) 1 (b)  1 (c) 0 (d) 2

Q 67. If ,  are imaginary cube roots of unity, then [MP. 98]

1
4 + 28 + is equal to

(a) 1 (b)  1 (c) 0 (d) none of these

 z 1 
Q 68. If z is not real then sin-1   may be an angle of a triangle, if [AITSE, 99]
 i 
(a) R(z) = 1, I(z) = 2 (b) R(z) =1, 1  I(z)  1
(c) R(z) + I(z) = 0 (d) none of these

Q 69. If | z | = 25, then complex numbers represented by 1 + 75 z lie on [UPSEAT, 99]

(a) a circle (b) a parabola (c) a line (d) none of these

n
 1  sin   i cos  
Q 70.   is equal to
 1  sin   i cos  
(a) cos n + i sin n (b) sin n + i cos n
(c) cos n(/2  ) + i sin n(/2  ) (d) none of these [PET (Raj.), 98]

Q 71. If 1, , 2 are cube roots of unity, then roots of the equation (x  2)3 + 27 = 0 are
(a) 1, 1, 1 (b) 1, , 2 (c) 1, 2 + 3, 2  32 (d) 1, 2  3, 2  32

Q 72. If cos  + cos  + cos  = 0 = sin  + sin  + sin , then sin2  + sin2  + sin2  is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1/2 (d) 3/2 [PET (Raj.). 98]

Q 73. If 1, , 2 are cube roots of unity, then the value of (3 + 3 + 52)3  (2 + 4 + 22)3 is
(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1 [CET (Pb.), 98]

Q 74. sin [(10 + 23)  /4] is equal to [IIT (Screening). 94]

(a) – 3 /2 (b) 1/ 2 (c) 1/ 2 (d) 3 /2

Q 75. If  is a non-real seventh root of unity then the value of [AITSE, 99]
|1 +  + 2 + 3 + -3 + -2 + -1 | is
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 1

1  i cos 
Q 76. If is purely real, then real value of  is (n  Z) [CET (Pb), 2000]
1  2i cos 
(a) 2n + /2 (b) 2n ± /2 (c) 2n  /2 (d) none of these

Q 77. If | z1 | = | z2 | =......= | zn | = 1, then | z2 + z2 +.....+ zn | is equal to [JEE (Orissa), 2000]

1 1 1
(a) n (b)   .... 
z1 z2 zn
2 2 2
(c) | z1 + z2 +...+ zn | (d) none of these
Q 78. The area of the triangle obtained by joining points represented by complex numbers 1 + i, 1  i, 2i is
(a) 1 (b) 1/2 (c) 2 (d) 2 [EAMCET, 2000]

1
Q 79. If  is real then modulus of is equal to
1  cos   i sin 
  1  1 
(a) cos (b) sec (c) cos (d) sec
2 2 2 2 2 2

Q 80. If in Argand diagram, complex numbers 0, z and z + iz are represented by points O, P and Q
respectively, then PQ is equal to [MP, 2000]
(a) /4 (b) /3 (c) /2 (d) 2/3

Q 81. If arg (z) < 0 then arg (z)  arg (z) is equal to [IIT (Screening). 2000]
(a)  (b)  (c) /2 (d) /2

Q 82. If cos  + cos  + cos  = 0 = sin  + sin  + sin , then sin 3 + sin 3 + sin 3 is equal to
(a) sin 3( +  + ) (b) 3 sin ( +  + ) (c) 3 sin 3( +  + ) (d) 3 cos ( +  + )
[PET (Raj.). 89. 91: Bihar (CEE). 2000]

1 3 3 27
Q 83.  + ( 2  8  32 128 ....) is equal to [Roorkee (Screening), 2000]
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 9 (d) i

Q 84. If  is a cube root of unity, then (1   + 2)5 + (1 +   2)5 is equal to

(a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 48
[PET (Raj.), 97; BAP, 97; IIT, 65; Ranchi, 2000]

Q 85. If cos  + cos  + cos  = 0 = sin  + sin  + sin , then cos 3 + cos 3 + cos 3 is equal to
(a) 3 cos ( +  + ) (b) cos (3 + 3 + 3) (c) 3 cos (3 + 3 + 3) (d) 3 sin ( +  + )
[Bihar (CEE), 2000]

 z2 
Q 86. Complex number z is such that amp   = . The points which represent this complex number
 z2 3
lie on
(a) a line (b) a circle (c) a parabola (d) an ellipse
[PET (Raj.). 2002; UP. 2001]

Q 87. If the area of the triangle obtained by joining points z, z + iz and iz in a complex plane is 18, then | z |
is equal to
(a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 3 2 (d) 2 3
[PET (Raj.), 2000; MP, 2001]

Q 88. In Argand diagram the points which represent complex numbers 7 + 9i, 3  7i and 3 + 3i are
(a) vertices of an isosceles triangle (b) vertices of a right-angled isosceles triangle
(c) vertices of an equilateral triangle (d) collinear [CET (Karnataka). 2001]

Q 89. Let O be the origin and point P represents complex number z in a complex plane. If OP be rotated
anti-clockwise at an angle /2, then the new position of P is represented by the complex number
(a) z  i (b) z + i (c) iz (d)  iz
[CET (Karnataka), 2001]

Q 90. If z be multiplied by 1 + i, then in complex plane vector z will be rotated at an angle [ICS, 2001]
(a) 90° clockwise (b) 45° clockwise (c) 90° anti-clockwise (d) 45° anti-clockwise
Q 91. If for a complex number z, zz + 2i(z + z ) = 12 + 8I, then z is equal to
(a) 2 ± i2 2 (b) 2 2 ± 2i (c) 2 ± i 2 (d) 2 ± 3i [ICS. 2001]

Q 92. If p + iq = (7 + 4i)-2, then values of p, q are [Ranchi. 2001]

(a) 33/652, 56/652 (b) 33/652, 56/652 (c) 33/652, 56/652 (d) none of these

Q 93. Solutions of the equation z2 + | z | = 0 are [IIT (Hyderabad), 2001]

(a) 0, ± 1, ± i (b) 0, ± i (c) 1 + i (d) 1  i

(cos   i sin ) 4
Q 94. is equal to [PET (Raj.). 87, 2002; MNR. 85; Kerala (CEE). 2003]
(sin   i cos )5
(a) sin 9 + i cos 9 (b) sin 9  i cos 9 (c) cos 9 + i sin 9 (d) cos 9  i sin 9

Q 95. If (a + b)2 + (a + b2)2 + (a2 + b)2 = mab + n(a2 + b2), then (m, n) is equal to
(a) (0, 6) (b) (6, 0) (c) (6, 1) (d) (0, 0) [BITS (Mesra). 2001]

Q 96. If z1, z2 are two such nth roots of unity which subtend right angle at the origin, then n must be(k  Z)
(a) 4k (b) 4k + 1 (c) 4k + 2 (d) 4k + 3
[IIT (Screening), 2001]

1 1
Q 97. If x+ = 2 cos , then x6 + 6 is equal to [CET (Karnataka), 2003]
x x
(a) 2 cos 6 (b) 2 cos 12 (c) 2 sin 6 (d) 2 sin 12

n
1 i 3 
Q 98. If    Z, then the least positive integral value of n is [UPSEAT, 2002]
 1  i 3 
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

Q 99. a + ib > c + id will be meaningful if [PET (Raj.), 2002]

(a) a2 + c2 = 0 (b) a2 + d2 = 0 2 2
(c) b + d = 0 2
(d) b + c = 0 2

3  4ix
Q 100. If ,   R, then =   i   x  R, if [Orissa (JEE), 2003]
3  4ix
(a) 2 + 2 = 1 (b) 2  2 = 1 (c)    = 1 (d) 2  2 = 3

Q 101. If  be imaginary cube root of unity, then [IIIT (Allahabad), 2001]

1 +  + 2 + 3 +.....+ 2002 is equal to
(a) 1 (b)  (c)  2 (d) 0

a  b  c2 c  a  b2 b  c  a2

Q 102. If  is imaginary cube root of unity, then   is equal to
c  a  b2 a  b  c2 b  c4  a5
(a) 1 (b)  1 (c) 0 (d)  [Kerala (CEE), 2003]

Q 103. The amplitude of sin 6/5 + i(1 + cos 6/5) is [CET (Karnataka). 2003]
(a) 3/5 (b) /10 (c) 3/10 (d) none of these

z  5i
Q 104. If z = x + iy and = 1, then z lies on
z  5i
(a) x-axis (b) y-axis (c) y = 5 (d) none of these
[CBT (Fb). 98; IIT. 81; DCS, 2003; AMU. 2003]
Q 105. If x = cos  + i sin , y = cos  + i sin , z = cos  + i sin  and tan  + tan  + tan  = tan  tan  tan
, then xyz is equal to
(a) i (b) 1 lor 1 (c) 1 but not 1 (d) 0 [Kerala (CEE), 2003]

Q 106. If | z | = 1(z  1), then (z  1)/(z + 1) is [Roorkee, 82; IIT (Screening), 2003]
(a) purely real (b) purely imaginary (c) zero (d) neither real nor imaginary

Q 107. If z1, z2, z3 are three vertices of a parallelogram taken in order, then its fourth vertex is
(a) z1 + z2 + z3 (b) z1 + z3  z2 (c) (z1 + z3)/2 (d) (z1 + z2 + z3)/2
[Kerala (CEE), 2003]

Q 108. If  is an imaginary cube root of unity, then the value of (1 +   2)7 is equal to
(a) 128  (b) 128 (c) 1282 (d) 1282
[IIT, 98; MP, 2000; AMU, 2003]
a  b  c c  a  b2 b  c  a2
2
Q 109. If  is imaginary cube root of unity, then   is equal to
c  a  b2 a  b  c2 b  c4  a5
(a) 1 (b)  1 (c) 0 (d)  [Kerala (CEE), 2003]

Q 110. If z and co are two non-zero complex numbers such that | z | = 1 and arg (z)  arg () = /2, then
z  is equal to
(a) i (b) 1 (c)  1 (d) i [AIEEE. 2003]

Q 111. Let z1, z2 be two roots of the equation z2 + az + b = 0, z being complex. Further assume that the
origin, z1 and z2 form an equilateral triangle. Then
(a) a2 = 4b (b) a2 = b (c) a2 = 2b (d) a2 = 3b [AIEEE, 2003]

 1 i 
Q 112. If   = 1,then [AIEEE. 2003]
 1 i 
(a) x = 2n + 1, n  N (b) x = 4n, n  N
(c) x = 2n, n  N (d) x = 4n + 1, n  N

1  2  32 2  3  2
Q 113.  is equal to [Orissa (JEE), 2003]
2  3  2 3    22
(a) 0 (b)  1 (c) 2 (d)  2

Q 114. If  is a cube root of unity and

(1 + 2)n = (1 + 4)n, n  N
then the least value of n is
(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2 [IIT (Screening), 2004]

Q 115. If (a + ib)(x + iy) = (a2 + b2)i, then (x, y) is equal to

(a) (a, b) (b) (b, a) (c) (a, b) (d) (a, b) [VIT, 2004]

Q 116. The square root of i is

1 1
(a) ± (1 + i) (b) ± (1  i) (c) ± 2 (1 + i) (d) ± 2 (1  i) [NDA, 2004]
2 2

100
 1 i 
Q 117. If   = a + ib, then [MP. 98; VIT. 2004]
 1 i 
(a) a = 1, b = 0 (b) a = 0, b = 1 (c) a = 2, b = 1 (d) a = 1,b = 2

Q 118. In complex plane, the area of the triangle with vertices as complex numbers z,  iz, z  iz is
 (a) i | Z |2 (b) | z |2 (c) | z |2 (d) 2 | z |2 [NDA, 2004]

Q 119. The smallest positive integer n for which [IIT (Screening). 93; CET (Karnataka), 2004]
(1 + i)2n = (1  i)2n is
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 12

Q 120. If ,  are roots of the equation x2 + x + 1 = 0, then 2001 + 2001 is equal to [ICS (Pre), 2004]
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 1

 
Q 121. If xr = cos r + i sin r = 1, 2, 3,.....,then x1x2x3,........upto  equals [ICS (Pre). 2004]
3 3
(a) 1 + i (b) 1 (c) i (d) i (1 + i 3 )

Q 122. For any complex number z, the equation | z + 1 |2 + | z – 1 |2 = 4 represents

(a) a line (b) a pair of straight lines
(c) a circle (d) a parabola [EAMCET. 2000; ICS (Pre). 2004]

Q 123. If ,  are roots of the equation x2  2x cos  + 1 = 0, then the equation with roots n, n will be
(a) x2 + 2x cos n + l = 0 (b) x2  2x cos n + 1 = 0 [ICS (Pre). 2004]
(c) x2  2x cos n + 1 = 0 (d) x2 + 2nx cos  + 1 = 0

( x / p  y / q)
Q 124. If z = x  iy and z1/3 = p + iq, then is equal to [AIEEE, 2004]
( p2  q2 )
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 1 (d)  2

Q 125. If | z2  1| = | z |2 + 1, then locus of z is

(a) a circle (b) imaginary axis (c) real axis (d) an ellipse [AIEEE, 2004]

z
Q 126. If  = and |  | = 1, then z lies on a
z i/3
(a) parabola (b) line (c) circle (d) ellipse [AIEEE, 2005]

50 50
 1   3   1   3 
Q 127.      is equal to [PET (Raj.). 91; VIT, 2004; UPSEAT, 2005]
 2   2 
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1 (d) 2

1  2i
Q 128. The modulus and amplitude of are [CET (Karnataka), 2005]
1  (1  i) 2
(a) 1, 0 (b) 2,  (c) 1/2, 0 (d) 3, /2

1
Q 129. The real part of is [CET (Karnataka). 2005]
1  cos   i sin 
1  1 
(a) tan (b) cot (c) 1/2 (d) 1
2 2 2 2

Q 130. log(i) equals

   
(a) (2n  1) i (b) (2n + 1) I (c) (4n  1) i (d) (4n + 1) i [VIT. 2005]
2 2 2 2

Q 131. ( 1 )8n+1 + ( 1 )8n+3 (n  N) equals [NDA. 2005]

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 1 (d) 2 1
 1  3i
Q 132. The amplitude of is [PET (RAJ). 2001; DCE, 99; CET (Karnataka). 92, 2005]
3 i
(a) /6 (b) –/6 (c) –/3 (d) /3

Q 133. The region of the argand plane defined by | z – i | + | z + i |  4 is

(a) interior of an ellipse (b) exterior of a circle
(c) interior and boundary of an ellipse (d) interior of a parabola [VIT, 2006]

10
 2k  2k  
Q 134. The value of   sin
k 1 11
 i cos
11 
 is [AIEEE. 2006]

(a) 1 (b)  1 (c) 1 (d)  i

Q 135. If z2 + z + 1 = 0, where z is a complex number, then the value of

2 2 2 2
 1  2 1   3 1   6 1
 z     z  2    z  3   ...   z  6 
 z  z   z   z 
is equal to [AIEEE, 2006]
(a) 54 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 18

Exercise 2C
z1 z2
Q 1. If z1, z2 are two complex numbers such that  = 1, then origin and z1, z2 are vertices of a
z2 z1
triangle which is [Roorkee, 89]
(a) equilateral (b) isosceles (c) right angled (d) none of these

Q 2. If z1 = a + i, z2 = 1 + bi and z3 = 0 are vertices of an equilateral triangle and a, b  R such that 0 < a <
1, 0 < b< 1, then
(a) a = 2  3 = 2  2 (b) a = 2  2 , b = 2  3
(c) a = 2  3 , b = 2  3 (d) none of these [IIT, 89]

Q 3. If | z |2 = 4, then area of the triangle formed by complex numbers z, z and z + z is

(a) 3 (b) 2 3 (c) 3 /2 (d) 3

m
2mi cot 1 p  pi  1 
Q 4. e .  is equal to
 pi  1 
(a) 1 (b) 1 (c) m (d) none of these

2
Q 5. If z  = 2, then maximum value of | z | is
z
(a) 3 (b) 3 + 1 (c) 3  1 (d) none of these

Q 6. Complex numbers z1, z2, z3 represent three vertices of a triangle in a complex plane. If circumcentre
of this triangle is at the origin and its orthocentre is represented by z, then z is equal to
(a) z1 + z2 + z3 (b) z1 + z2 – z3 (c) z1 – z2 + z3 (d) – z1 + z2 + z3

Q 7. If z1, z2 represent complex numbers lying on circles | z | = 1 and | z | = 2 respectively, then

(a) max. | 2z1 + z2 | = 4 (b) min. | z1 – z2 | = 1
2
(c) z2  3 (d) all above
z1
Q 8. If z1, z2, z3, z4 represent four vertices of a quadrilateral taken in order and z1 – z4 = z2 – z3, amp
 z4  z1  
   , then this quadrilateral is
z 
 2 1 2z
(a) a parallelogram (b) a square (c) a rectangle (d) none of these

Q 9. Let O, P, Q be three collinear points and OP.OQ = 1. If O is the origin and Q represents complex
number z, then point P will represent
(a) z (b) 1/z (c) 1/ z (d) none of these

Q 10. Let A, B, C be three points in a complex plane such that AB.AC = 1. If these points be represented
by complex numbers 0, z1, z2, then
(a) | z1 | | z2 | = 1 (b) z1 z2 = 1 (c) z1z2 = z1/ z2 (d) all above

1 1
Q 11. If | z1 + z2 | =  , z1   z2 then
z1 z2
(a) z1, z2 both are unimodular (b) at least one of z1, z2 is unimodular
(c) z1z2 is unimodular (d) none of these

z1  3 z2
Q 12. If = 1, z2  1 then | z1 | is equal to [JEE (Orissa), 2000]
3  z1 z2
(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 1/3 (d) 1

1  z1 z2
Q 13. If | z1 | < 1 < | z2 | then is [IIT (Main), 2003]
z1  z2
(a) greater than 1 (b) less than 1 (c) equal to 1 (d) none of these

1
Q 14. If z1 = x1 + iy1, z2 = x2 + iy2 and z3 = (z1 + z2), where 0 < x1 < x2, y1 = y2, then [DCE.98]
2
(a) | z1 | = | z2 | = | z3 | (b) | z1 |< | z2 | < | z3 |
(c) | z1 | > | z2 | > | z3 | (d) | z1 |< | z3 | < | z2 |

Q 15. If | z  25i | < 15, then | max. amp (z)  min. amp (z) | is equal to
(a) cos-1 (3/5) (b) (/2) + cos-1 (3/5)
(c) sin-1 (3/5)  cos-1 (3/5) (d)   2 cos-1 (3/5) [DCE. 99]

z1  z2
Q 16. If z1, z2 ( 0) are two complex numbers such that = 1, then
z1  z2
(a) Z1 = z2 (b) z2 = kz1, (k  R) (c) z2 = ikz1, (k  R) (d) none of these

Q 17. If z5 = (z  1)5, then roots of z are

(a) concyclic (b) collinear
(c) vertices of a parallelogram (d) none of these

Q 18. The greatest and the least value of | z1 + z2 | if z1 = 24 + 7i and | z2 | = 6 are

(a) 25, 19 (b) 31, 25 (c) 31, 19 (d) 31, 0

Q 19. If | z1 | = | z2 | = | z3 | = 1 and z1 + z2 + z3 = 0, then area of the triangle with vertices z1, z2, z3 is
(a) 3 3 /4 (b) 3 /4 (c) 1 (d) 2

Q 20. The number of real roots of the equation

 x12  x11 + x10 ...  x + 1 = 0 is
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 6 (d) 12

Q 21. Complex numbers z satisfying z = iz2 are

(a) i, i, i2 (b) i, i,  i2 (c) i, i, i2 (d) i, , 2

 1  i 3 
Q 22. If z lies on the curve (z + i) = /4, then minimum value of (| z   | + | z +  |) is    
 2 
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

Q 23. If z = x + iy, then min. (| z |2 + | z  5 |2  | z  3i |2) is

(a) 20 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 25

Q 24. The value of

i log (x  i) + i2 + i3 log (x + i) + i4(2 tan1 x) (x > 0) is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

Q 25. If z2 + 2z + 3 = 2 + 3i and R(z) = , then | z |2 is equal to

(a) 2 + 1 (b)  + 1 (c) 2 +  + 1 (d) 22 + 2 + 1

z1  z2
Q 26. If z1 is a complex number such that | z1 | = 1 and z2 is any complex number, then is equal to
1  z1 z2
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4

Q 27. If for a complex number z, f(z) = z  z and for any two complex numbers z, w, f(zw) = f(z w ), then
(a) R(w) = 0 and I(z) = 0 (b) R(z) = 0 or I(w) = 0
(c) R(z) = 0 and I(w) = 0 (d) I(z) = 0 or R(w) = 0

Q 28. If n is a multiple of 3, then (1 + i 3 )n + (1  i 3 ) is equal to

(a) 2n (b) 2n + 1 (c)  2n+1 (d)  2n  1

z1  z2
Q 29. If z1, z2 are two different non-zero complex numbers such that | z1 | = | z2 |, then is always
z1  z2
(a) real (b) purely imaginary (c) zero (d) none of these

 1  1  1
Q 30. If , ,  are roots of the equation x3  3x2 + 3x + 7 = 0, then   is equal to
 1  1  1
(a) 2 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 

Q 31. In Argand diagram, the roots of the equation 1 + z + z3 + z4 = 0 are vertices of

(a) an equilateral triangle (b) a square
(c) a rhombus (d) none of these

Q 32. If a, b, c are integrals not all equal and  is a cube root of unity ( 1), then the minimum value of
| a + b + c2 | is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1/2 (d) 3 /2

Q 33. 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}
Q 34. If one of the vertices of the square circumscribing the circle | z  1 | = 2 is 2 + 3 i, then other two
vertices are
(a) 1 + 3 + i, 1  3  i (b) 1 + 3 + i, 1  3  i
(c) 1  3 + i, 1 3 i (d) 1 + 3 + i, 1 + 3 i

Q 35. If | z  2i + 1|  3, then minimum and maximum values of | z + 3  2i | are

(a) 1, 3 (b) 2, 5 (c) 0, 3 (d) 1, 5

Q 36. If | z  25i |  15, then values of z with least and greatest argument are
(a) 12 + 16i,  12 + 16i (b) 16 + 12i,  16 + 12i
(c) 12 + 15i,  16 + 12i (d) 15 + 12i,  15 + 12i

Answers
Exercise 2A
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (c)
8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (d) 14. (b)
15. (b) 16. (d) 17. (a) 18. (b) 19. (d) 20. (c) 21. (a)
22. (d) 23. (a) 24. (d) 25. (b) 26. (c) 27. (b) 28. (d)
29. (a) 30. (b) 31. (c) 32. (a) 33. (b) 34. (c) 35. (b)
36. (b) 37. (c) 38. (d) 39. (c) 40. (c) 41. (b) 42. (c)
43. (d) 44. (b) 45. (b) 46. (b) 47. (b) 48. (b) 49. (d)
50. (b) 51. (d) 52. (c) 53. (b) 54. (a) 55. (d) 56. (c)
57. (a) 58. (c) 59. (c) 60. (c) 61. (c) 62. (b) 63. (c)
64. (d) 65. (b) 66. (d) 67. (c) 68. (b) 69. (a) 70. (c)
71. (b) 72. (a) 73. (b) 74. (b) 75. (b) 76. (b) 77. (b)
78. (d) 79. (c) 80. (d) 81. (d) 82. (a) 83. (a) 84. (b)
85. (c) 86. (c) 87. (c) 88. (d)

Exercise 2B
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (a)
8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (d) 11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (c)
15. (c) 16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (b) 21. (b)
22. (c) 23. (d) 24. (d) 25. (a) 26. (b) 27. (a) 28. (c)
29. (c) 30. (c) 31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (a) 34. (d) 35. (b)
36. (d) 37. (b) 38. (b) 39. (a) 40. (b) 41. (b) 42. (b)
43. (c) 44. (d) 45. (d) 46. (a) 47. (c) 48. (a) 49. (b)
50. (b) 51. (d) 52. (b) 53. (b) 54. (b) 55. (c) 56. (c)
57. (b) 58. (a) 59. (a) 60. (b) 61. (d) 62. (a) 63. (a)
64. (a) 65. (c) 66. (a) 67. (c) 68. (b) 69. (a) 70. (c)
71. (d) 72. (d) 73. (a) 74. (c) 75. (d) 76. (b) 77. (b)
78. (a) 79. (d) 80. (c) 81. (a) 82. (b) 83. (a) 84. (b)
85. (a) 86. (b) 87. (a) 88. (a) 89. (c) 90. (d) 91. (a)
92. (b) 93. (b) 94. (b) 95. (b) 96. (a) 97. (b) 98. (c)
99. (c) 100 (a) 101. (a) 102. (c) 103. (c) 104. (b) 105. (a)
106. (b) 107. (b) 108. (d) 109. (c) 110. (a) 111. (d) 112. (b)
113. (c) 114. (c) 115. (b) 116. (a) 117. (a) 118. (a) 119. (c)
120. (b) 121. (c) 122. (c) 123. (b) 124. (d) 125. (b) 126. (b)
127. (c) 128. (a) 129. (c) 130. (c) 131. (a) 132. (a) 133. (c)
134. (c) 135. (c)
 Exercise 2C
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (d)
8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (d) 11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (b) 14. (d)
15. (d) 16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (b) 21. (a)
22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (a) 25. (d) 26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (c)
29. (b) 30. (c) 31. (a) 32. (a) 33. (a) 34. (b) 35. (d)
36. (a)