COMPLEX NUMBERS

Q 1. Show that:
2 2 3
 1 
25
 1 
34
 1 
24

(i) i19 +    = −4 (ii) i17 −    = 2i (iii) i18 +    = 0

  i     i     i  

(vi) in + in +1 + in +2 + in +3 = 0, for all n  N.

Q 2. Find the values of the following expressions:

(i) i49 + i68 + i89 + i110 (ii) i30 + i80 + i120 (iii) i + i2 + i3 + i4
i592 + i590 + i588 + i586 + i584
(iv) i5 + i10 + i15 (v) (vi) 1 + i2 + i4 + i6 + i8+...+ i20
i582 + i580 + i578 + i576 + i574

Q 3. Express the following in the from a + ib:

3
(i) (−5i)  1 i  (ii) (−i)(2i)  − 1 i  (iii) (5i)  − 3 i 
8   8   5 
(iv) i9 + i19 (v) i−39 (vi) (1 − i)4
Q 4. Express each of the following in the from a + ib:
(i) 3(7 + 7i) + i(7 + 7i) (ii) (1 - i) - (-1 + 6i)
 1 7 1 
(iii)  + i  −  4 + i  (iv)  + i  +  4 + i   −  − + i 
1 2 5 4
5 5   2   3 3   3   3 
Q 5. Express each of the following in the from a + ib:
3 3
(i)  1 + 3i  (ii)  −2 − 1 i  (iii) (5 − 3i)3
3   3 
Q 6. Express each one of the following in the standard from a +ib:
1 5 + 4i (1 + i)2
(i) (ii) (iii)
3 − 4i 4 + 5i 3−i
(3 − 2i)(2 + 3i) 3  3 + 4i 
(vi) 
1 1
(iv) (vi) +  
(1 + 2i)(2 − i) −2 + −3  1 − 2i 1 + i  2 − 4i 
1 (3 + i 5)(3 − i 5)
(vii) (viii)
1 − cos  + 2i sin  ( 3 + 2i) − ( 3 − i 2)
Q 7. Prove that following complex number are purely real:
2 + 3i  2 − 3i  3 + 2i  3 − 2i 
(i)    (ii)   
 3 + 4i  3 − 4i   2 − 3i  2 + 3i 
Q 8. Find the real values of x and y, if
(i) (3x - 7) + 2iy = - 5y + (5 + x)i (ii) (1 - i)x + (1 + i)y = 1 - 3i
x −1 y −1
(iii) (x + iy)(2 - 3i) = 4 + i (iv) + =i
3+i 3−i
Q 9. Find real value of x and y for which the following equalities hold:
(i) (𝟏 + 𝒊)𝒚𝟐 + (𝟔 + 𝒊) = (𝟐 + 𝒊)𝒙
(ii) (ii) (𝒙𝟒 + 𝟐𝒙𝒊) − (𝟑𝒙𝟐 + 𝒊𝒚) = (𝟑 − 𝟓𝒊) + (𝟏 + 𝟓𝒊)
Q 10.
𝒄+𝒊
If a + ib = where c is real, prove that:
𝒄−𝒊
𝒃 𝟐𝒄
𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 = 𝟏𝒂𝒏𝒅 =
𝒂 𝒄𝟐 −𝟏
𝒙 𝒚
Q 11. If (𝒙 + 𝒊𝒚)𝟏/𝟑 = a + ib, x , y, a b  R. Show that + = 𝟒(𝒂𝟐 − 𝒃𝟐 ).
𝒂 𝒃
Q 12. Find the real values of x and y for which the complex numbers −3 + ix 2 y and
x 2 + y + 4i are conjugate of each other.

Q 13. Find the multiplicative inverse of the following complex number:

(i) 3 + 2i (ii) (2 + 3i)2
a + ib a − ib a 2 + b2
Q 14. If = x + iy , prove = x − iy and 2 = x 2 + y2 .
c + id c − id c + d2
(a + i) 2 (a 2 + 1) 2
Q 15. If = p + iq, show that p + q =
2 2

(2a − i) (4a 2 + 1)

𝒂+𝒊𝒃 𝒂𝟐 +𝒃𝟐
Q 16. If x+ iy = √ , prove that : (𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 )𝟐 =
𝒄+𝒊𝒅 𝒄𝟐 +𝒅𝟐

Q 17. If (1 + i)(1 + 2i)(1 + 3i)…(1 + ni)= (x+ iy), show that :

2.5.10… (𝟏 + 𝒏𝟐 ) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐
Q 18. If (a + ib)(c + id)(e + if)(g + ih) = A + iB, prove that
(a 2 + b2 )(c2 + d 2 )(e2 + f 2 )(g 2 + h 2 ) = A2 + B2
Q 19. If x = −5 + 2 −4 , find the value of x 4 + 9x 3 + 352 − x + 4
 1+ i 
n

Q 20. Find the least positive value n, if   = 1.

 1− i 
𝒛𝟏 +𝒛𝟐 +𝟏
Q 21. If 𝒛𝟏 = 𝟐 − 𝒊, 𝒛𝟐 = 𝟏 + 𝒊, find| |
𝒛𝟏 −𝒛𝟐 +𝒊

Q 22. If 𝒛𝟏 = 𝟐 − 𝒊, 𝒛𝟐 = −𝟐 + 𝒊, find
𝒛𝟏 𝒛𝟐 𝟏
(i) Re( ) (ii) 𝑰𝒎 ( )
𝒛̄ 𝟏 𝒛𝟏 𝒛̄ 𝟏
1+ i 1− i
Q 23. Find the modulus of −
1− i 1+ i

Q24. Solve the following quadratic equations

1. x2 + 1 = 0 2. 9x2 + 4 = 0 3. x2 + 2x + 5 = 0
4. 4x2 - 12x + 25 = 0 5. x2 + x + 1 = 0
6. 4x2 + 1= 0 7. x2 - 4x + 7 = 0 8. x2 + 2x + 2 = 0

9. 5x2 - 6x + 2 = 0 10. 21x2 + 9x + 1 = 0 11. x2 - x + 1 = 0

12. x2 + x + 1 = 0 13. 17x2 - 8x + l = 0 14. 27x2 - 10x + l = 0
15. 17x2 + 28x + 12 = 0 16. 21x2 - 28x + 10 = 0 17. 8x2 - 9x + 3 = 0
18. 13x2 + 7x + 1 = 0 19. 2x2 + x + 1 = 0 20. 3x 2 − 2x + 3 3 = 0
1 1
21. 2 x2 + x + 2 = 0 22. x2 + x + =0 23. x2 + +1 = 0
2 2
24. 5 x2 + x + 5 = 0 25. – x2 + x - 2 = 0