Complex Numbers

Multiple-choice Questions
5  i9 3
1. If b is a real number, then the imaginary part of  i is
bi
b 2  b  4
A. i.
b2  1
b 2  b  6
B. i.
b2  1
b2  b  4
C. i.
b2  1
b2  b  6
D. i.
b2  1
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE 2019 Paper 2 Section B Q34

3  xi x
2. If x is a real number, then  
i 2
x
A.  3i .
2
3x
B.   3i .
2
x
C.  3i .
2
3x
D.   3i .
2
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE Sample Paper Paper 2 Q34

3. If a is a real number, then the real part of (a + 2i)(2 ‒ i) is

4. i 3 (2  i 3 ) 

A.  + 2i.
B. ‒ + 2i.
C.  2i.
D.   2i.
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE 2012 Paper 2 Q35

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5. The imaginary part of 4i  3i 2  2i 3  i 4 is
A. 2.
B. 2.
C. 2i.
D. 2i.
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE 2013 Paper 2 Q36

6. The real part of i  2i 2  4i 3  8i 4 is

9 2
7. If  is a real number, then =
3  i
A.   3i .
B.   3i .
C. 3  i .
D. 3  i .
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE 2014 Paper 2 Q36

m 2  16
8. If m is a real number, then 
m  4i
A. 4  mi.
B. 4  mi.
C. m  4i.
D. m  4i.
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE 2014 Paper 2 Q36

9. Let z = (a – 3)i3 + (a + 4)i6, where a is real number. If z is a real number, then a =

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10. Let z  ( p  6)i9  ( p  4)i10 , where p is a real number. If z is a real number, then p 
A. 6.
B. 6.
C. 4.
D. 4.
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE 2015 Paper 2 Q35

ai 3
11. Let u = and v = , where a is a real number. Which of the following must be true?
3 a i
u
I. is a rational number.
v
1
II. The imaginary part of u is equal to the imaginary part of .
v
1
III. The real part of is equal to the real part of v.
u
A. III only
B. I and II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE 2016 Paper 2 Q34

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12. Let k be a real number. If 2k  is a purely imaginary number, then k =
3  2i
A. 6.5.
B. 3.
C. 0.
D. 3.
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE 2017 Paper 2 Q35

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3i 2019  4i 2018  5i 2017  6i 2016  7i 2015
13. The real part of is
1 i
7
A. .
2
3
B. .
2
7
C.  .
2
3
D.  .
2
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE 2018 Paper 2 Q37

5  ki k  4i
14. Define z1  and z2  , where k is a real number. If the imaginary part of z1 is equal
2i 1 i
to the imaginary part of z2, find z1  z2.
A. 3
B. 0
C. 10
D. 11
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE 2020 Paper 2 Section B Q37

1 1  i
15. Let  be a real number. Define u   w and v   w , where w  . Which of the
w w  i
following must be true?
I. u is a real number.
II. The imaginary part of v is equal to 0.
1
III. The real part of w is equal to the real part of .
w
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE 2021 Paper 2 Section B Q35

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16. Let z  8  3ai17  14i23  10i26  ai28, where a is a real number. If the sum of the real part and
the imaginary part of z is 38, then the imaginary part of z is
A. 1.
B. 17.
C. 37.
D. 49.
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE 2022 Paper 2 Section B Q35

5i 6
17. If k is a real number, then the imaginary part of  is
k  3i k  3i
6k  15
A. .
k2  9
6k  15
B.  .
k2  9
5k  18
C. .
k2  9
5k  18
D. .
k2  9
Public Exam Reference: HKDSE 2023 Paper 2 Section B Q34

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