ASSIGNMENT

(COMPLEX Number)








1. 3 2 [Roorkee 1978]
(a) 6 (b) 6 (c) 6 i (d) None of these
2. The value of
5 5
) 1 ( ) 1 ( i i + is [Karnataka CET 1992]
(a) 8 (b) 8i (c) 8 (d) 32
3. + +
4 4
) 1 ( ) 1 ( i i [Karnataka CET 2001]
(a) 8 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 4
4. The value of
8 8
) 1 ( ) 1 ( i i + + is [Rajasthan PET 2001]
(a) 16 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 32
5. The value of
6 6
) 1 ( ) 1 ( i i + + is [Rajasthan PET 2002]
(a) 0 (b) 2
7
(c) 2
6
(d) None of these
6.
10
) 1 ( i + , where , 1
2
i is equal to [AMU 2001]
(a) 32 i (b) 64 +i (c) 24 i 32 (d) None of these
7. If , 1 i then
8 6 3 2
1 i i i i + + + is equal to [Rajsthan PET 1995]
(a) 2 i (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 1
8. The value of
+ + + +
+ + + +
1
574 576 578 580 582
584 586 588 590 592
i i i i i
i i i i i

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
9. If , 1
2
i then sum 1000 to ....
3 2
+ + + i i i terms is equal to [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
(a) 1 (b) 1 (c) i (d) 0
10. If , 2 ) 1 (
n n
i then n [Rajasthan PET 1990]
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) None of these
11. If , 1
1
1

,
_

+
m
i
i
then the least integral value of m is [IIT 1982; MNR 1984; UPSEAT 2001; MP PET 2002]
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) None of these
12. The least positive integer n which will reduce
n
i
i

,
_

1
1
to a real number, is [Roorkee 1998]
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Introduction, Integral Power of Iota



13. .....
6 4 2
+ + + i i i upto (2n+1) terms = [EAMCET 1980; DCE 2000]
(a) i (b) i (c) 1 (d) 1
14. The value of the sum ), (
1
13
1
+

n n
n
i i where , 1 i equals [IIT 1998]
(a) i (b) i 1 (c) i (d) 0
15. The value of
) 1 2 ( ... 5 3 1 + + + + + n
i is [AMU 1999]
(a) i if n is even, i if n is odd (b) 1 if n is even, 1 if n is odd
(c) 1 if n is odd, i if n is even (d) i if n is even, 1 if n is odd
16. ,
1
125
57
i
i + when simplified has the value [Roorkee 1993]
(a) 0 (b) 2 i (c) 2 i (d) 2
17. The number
3
3
1
) 1 (
i
i

is equal to [Pb. CET 1991, Karnataka CET 1998]

(a) i (b) 1 (c) 1 (d) 2
18. + +
3 6
) 1 ( ) 1 ( i i [Karnataka CET 1997; Kurukshetra CEE 1995]
(a) 2 +i (b) 2 10 i (c) 2 +i (d) 2 10 i
19. If i ib a + +
5
) ( then
5
) ( ia b+ is equal to
(a) i + (b) i (c) i (d) i
20. For a positive integer n, the expression
n
n
i
i
,
_

1
1 ) 1 ( equals [AMU 1992]
(a) 0 (b) 2i
n
(c) 2
n
(d) 4
n
21. The smallest positive integer n for which 1
1
1

,
_

+
n
i
i
is [Roorkee 1992]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
22. The least positive integer n such that
n
i
i

,
_

+ 1
2
is a positive integer is [Kurukshetra CEE 1992]
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16




23. The statement ) ( ) ( id c ib a + < + is true for [Rajasthan PET 2002]
(a) 0
2 2
+ b a (b) 0
2 2
+ c b (c) 0
2 2
+ c a (d) 0
2 2
+ d b
24. The true statement is [Roorkee 1989]
(a) 1 i <1+i (b) 2i +1>2i +1 (c) 2i >1 (d) None of these
25. The complex number
i
i

+
1
2 1
lies in which quadrant of the complex plane [MP PET 2001]
(a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fourth
26. If 1 | | z and
1
1
+

z
z
(where ) 1 z , then ) Re( is [IIT Screening 2003; Rajasthan PET 1997]
B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Real and imaginary parts of complex numbers, Algebraic operations, Equality of two Complex numbers



(a) 0 (b)
2
| 1 |
1
+

z
(c)
2
| 1 |
1
.
1 + + z z
z
(d)
2
| 1 |
2
+ z

27.

sin 2 1
sin 2 3
i
i

+
will be purely imaginary, if = [IIT 1976]
(a)
3
2

t n (b)
3

+ n (c)
3

t n (d) None of these

[Where n is an integer]
28. If 0 z is a complex numbers, then
(a) 0 ) ( Im 0 ) ( Re
2
z z (b) 0 ) ( Im 0 ) ( Re
2 2
z z (c) 0 ) ( Re 0 ) ( Re
2
z z (d) None of these
29. If z
1
and z
2
be two complex numbers, then Re (z
1
z
2
) =
(a) Re (z
1
). Re (z
2
) (b) Re (z
1
). Im (z
2
) (c) Im (z
1
). Re (z
2
) (d) None of these
30. The real part of
sin cos 1
1
i +
is equal to [Karnataka CET 2001]
(a)
4
1
(b)
2
1
(c)
2
tan

(d)
cos 1
1

31. The multiplication inverse of a number is the number itself, then its initial value is [Rajasthan PET 2003]
(a) i (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) i
32. If , 1 i z + then the multiplicative inverse of z
2
is (where i = 1 ) [Karnataka CET 1999]
(a) 2 i (b) 1 i (c)
2
i
(d)
2
i

33. If , sin cos i a + then
a
a

+
1
1
= [Karnataka CET 2000]
(a) cot (b)
2
cot

(c)
2
cot

i (d)
2
tan

i
34. If iy x z and iq p z +
3
1
, then ( )
2 2
q p
q
y
p
x
+

,
_

+ is equal to [AIEEE 2004]

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 1
35. If , ) (
3 / 1
ib a iy x + + then
b
y
a
x
+ is equal to [IIT 1982; Karnataka CET 2000]
(a) ) ( 4
2 2
b a + (b) ) ( 4
2 2
b a (c) ) ( 4
2 2
a b (d) None of these
36. If ), ( ) ( 3 id c ib a i + + + then
,
_

+
,
_

c
d
a
b
1 1
tan tan has the value
(a) I n n + , 2
3

(b) I n n + ,
6

(c) I n n ,
3

(d) I n n ,
3
2


37. Additive inverse of 1 i is
(a) 0 +0 i (b) 1 i (c) 1 +i (d) None of these
38. If , 1
2 2
+ b a then
+
+ +
ia b
ia b
1
1

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) b +ia (d) a +ib
39.
+
+
+
) 3 (
) 2 (
) 1 (
i
i
i [MP PET 1995, 99]
(a)
2
1
(b)
2
1
(c) 1 (d) 1



40.

'

+
2
1
2
i
i
[BIT Ranchi 1992]
(a) 1 (b) 2i (c) 1 i (d) 1 2i
41. If Z
1
=(4, 5) and Z
2
=(3, 2), then
2
1
Z
Z
equals [Rajasthan PET 1996]
(a)
,
_

13
2
,
12
23
(b)
,
_

13
23
,
13
2
(c)
,
_

13
23
,
13
2
(d)
,
_

13
23
,
13
2

42. If , cos 2
1
+
x
x then x is equal to [Rajasthan PET 2001]
(a) sin cos i + (b) sin cos i (c) sin cos i t (d) cos sin i t
43. The number of real values of a satisfying the equation a
2
2a sin x +1 =0 is
(a) Zero (b) One (c) Two (d) Infinite
44. Solving i yi
x
7 9 2 3 , where , 1
2
i for real x and y, we get [AMU 2000]
(a) 5 . 3 , 5 . 0 y x (b) 3 , 5 y x (c) 7 ,
2
1
y x (d)
i
i
y x
2
7 3
, 0
+

45.
i
i
+

1
1
is equal to [Rajasthan PET 1984]
(a)
2
sin
2
cos

i + (b)
2
sin
2
cos

i (c)
2
cos
2
sin

i + (d) None of these
46. The values of x and y satisfying the equation ,
3
) 3 2 (
3
2 ) 1 (
i
i
i y i
i
i x i

+
+
+
+
are [IIT 1980; MNR 1987, 88]
(a) 3 , 1 y x (b) 1 , 3 y x (c) 1 , 0 y x (d) 0 , 1 y x
47. If ,
sin cos 2
3
i
iy x
+ +
+ then
2 2
y x + is equal to
(a) 3x 4 (b) 4x 3 (c) 4x +3 (d) None of these
48. If ,
) 1 (
) 6 8 ( 5
2
ib a
i
i
+
+
+
then (a, b) equals [Rajasthan PET 1986]
(a) (15, 20) (b) (20, 15) (c) (15, 20) (d) None of these
49. If , 4 2 5 + x then the value of the expression 4 35 9
2 3 4
+ + + x x x x is [IIT 1972]
(a) 160 (b) 160 (c) 60 (d) 60
50. If
i
i
i i
3 20
1 3 4
1 3 6

= iy x + , then (x, y) is [MP PET 2000]

(a) (3, 1) (b) (1, 3) (c) (0, 3) (d) (0, 0)
51. If ,
1
1
100
ib a
i
i
+
,
_

then [MP PET 1998]

(a) 1 , 2 b a (b) 0 , 1 b a (c) 1 , 0 b a (d) 2 , 1 b a
52. The real values of x and y for which the equation i i iy x + + 4 ) 3 2 ( ) ( is satisfied, are [Roorkee 1978]
(a)
13
8
,
13
5
y x (b)
13
5
,
13
8
y x (c)
13
14
,
13
5
y x (d) None of these
53. The solution of the equation i z z 2 1 | | + is [MP PET 1993, Kurukshetra CEE 1999]



(a) i
2
3
2 (b) i 2
2
3
+ (c) i 2
2
3
(d) i
2
3
2 +
54. Which of the following is not applicable for a complex number [Kerala (Engg.) 1993; Assam J EE 1998; DCE 1999]
(a) Addition (b) Subtraction (c) Division (d) Inequality
55. Multiplicative inverse of the non-zero complex number x +iy (x, y R) is
(a) i
y x
y
y x
x
+

+
(b) i
y x
y
y x
x
2 2 2 2
+

+
(c) i
y x
y
y x
x
2 2 2 2
+
+
+
(d) i
y x
y
y x
x
+
+
+

56. The real value of for which the expression

sin 2 1
sin 1
i
i
+

is purely real, is [Kurukshetra CEE 1995]

(a)
2
) 1 (

+ n , where n is an integer (b)
2
) 1 2 (

+ n , where n is an integer
(c) n , where n is an integer (d) None of these
57. The real value of for which the expression

cos 2 1
cos 1
i
i

+
is a real number is [Pb. CET 2000; IIIT Kolkata 2001]
(a)
4

+ n (b)
4
) 1 (

n
n + (c)
2
2

t n (d) None of these
58. If , 3 ) 2 ( i i z + then z
20
= [Karnataka CET 2002]
(a) 1 i (b) 1024 (c) 1024 (d) 1 +i
59. If 3 3
1
i z + and , 3
2
i z + then the complex number

,
_

2
1
z
z
lies in the quadrant number [AMU 1991]
(a) I (b) II (c) III (d) IV
60. If Re , 0
6
8

,
_

z
i z
then z lies on the curve
(a) 0 8 6
2 2
+ + y x y x (b) 0 24 3 4 + y x (c) 0 8
2 2
+ y x (d) None of these



61. If z
1
and z
2
are two complex numbers satisfying the equation , 1
2 1
2 1

+
z z
z z
then
2
1
z
z
is a number which is
(a) Positive real (b) Negative real (c) Zero or purely imaginary (d) None of these
62. If ic b a z + + ) 1 ( and , 1
2 2 2
+ + c b a then

+
iz
iz
1
1

(a)
c
ib a
+
+
1
(b)
a
ic b
+

1
(c)
b
ic a
+
+
1
(d) None of these
63. Given that the equation , 0 ) (
2
+ + + + s i r z iq p z where, p, q, r, s are real and non-zero has a real root, then [DCE 1992]
(a) s p r pqr
2 2
+ (b) p r q prs
2 2
+ (c) q s p qrs
2 2
+ (d) r q s pqs
2 2
+
64. If ,
100
0
iy x i
k
k
+

then the value of x and y are

(a) x =1, y =0 (b) x =1, y =1 (c) x =1, y =0 (d) x =0, y =1
65. Let ib a
ix
ix

+

1
1
and , 1
2 2
+ b a where a and b are real, then x
Advance Level



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

66. If ,
2
) (
2
i
i p
i p
+

+
then
2 2
+ is equal to
(a)
1 4
) 1 (
2
2 2

+
p
p
(b)
1 4
) 1 (
2
2 2

p
p
(c)
1 4
) 1 (
2
2 2
+

p
p
(d)
1 4
) 1 (
2
2 2
+
+
p
p

67. If , ) 1 )......( 3 1 ( ) 2 1 ( ) 1 ( ib a ni i i i + + + + + then 2 . 5 . 10.........(1+n
2
) is equal to [Karnataka CET 2002; Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
(a)
2 2
b a (b)
2 2
b a + (c)
2 2
b a + (d)
2 2
b a
68. Given ,
1 p
ir q
z
+
+
then
iz
iz
r
iq p

+
+
1
1
1
if
(a) 1
2 2 2
+ + r q p (b) 2
2 2 2
+ + r q p (c) 1
2 2 2
+ r q p (d) None of these




69. Conjugate of 1 +i is [Rajasthan PET 2003]
(a) i (b) 1 (c) 1 i (d) 1 +i
70. The conjugate of the complex number
i
i
3 4
5 2

+
is [MP PET 1994]
(a)
25
26 7 i
(b)
25
26 7 i
(c)
25
26 7 i +
(d)
25
26 7 i +

71. The conjugate of ,
3
) 2 (
2
i
i
+
+
in the form of a + ib, is [Karnataka CET 2001]
(a)
,
_

+
2
15
2
13
i (b)
,
_

+
2
15
10
13
i (c)
,
_

+
10
9
10
13
i (d)
,
_

+
10
9
10
13
i
72. If ,
id c
ib a
iy x
+
+
+ then +
2 2 2
) ( y x [IIT 1979; Rajasthan PET 1997; Karnataka CET 1999; BIT Ranchi 1993]
(a)
2 2
2 2
d c
b a
+
+
(b)
d c
b a
+
+
(c)
2 2
2 2
b a
d c
+
+
(d)
2
2 2
2 2

,
_

+
+
d c
b a

73. If , ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( iB A ih g if e id c ib a + + + + + then ) ( ) ( ) ( ) (
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
h g f e d c b a + + + + is equal to [MNR 1989]
(a)
2 2
B A + (b)
2 2
B A (c)
2
A (d)
2
B
74. If z is a complex number, then z . 0 z if and only if
(a) z =0 (b) Re (z) =0 (c) Im (z) =0 (d) None of these
75. Let z
1,
z
2
be two complex numbers such that z
1
+z
2
and z
1
z
2
both are real, then [Rajasthan PET 1996]
(a)
2 1
z z (b)
2 1
z z (c)
2 1
z z (d)
2 1
z z
76. For any complex number z,
,
_

z
z
1
if and only if [Rajasthan PET 1985]
(a) z is a pure real number (b) | z | =1
(c) z is a pure imaginary number (d) z =1
77. If , ib a
i c
i c
+

+
where a, b, c are real, then +
2 2
b a [MP PET 1996]
B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Conjugate of a Complex Number



(a) 1 (b) 1 (c) c
2
(d) c
2
78. If + + + 198 then , 5 3
3
z z i z [EAMCET 2002]
(a) i 5 3 (b) i 5 3 + (c) i 5 3 + (d) i 5 3
79. If a complex number lies in the IIIrd quadrant then its conjugate lies in quadrant number [AMU 1986, 89]
(a) I (b) II (c) III (d) IV
80. If iy x z + lies in III
rd
quadrant then
z
z
also lies in the III
rd
quadrant if [AMU 1990; Kurukshetra CEE 1993]
(a) 0 > > y x (b) 0 < < y x (c) 0 < < x y (d) 0 > > x y
81. If z i z i ) 1 ( ) 1 ( + then z is
(a) R t i t ), 1 ( (b) R t i t + ), 1 ( (c) R t
i
t

+
,
1
(d) None of these
82. The value of ) 3 ( ) 3 ( + + z z is equivalent to [J MIEE 2000]
(a)
2
| 3 | + z (b) | 3 | z (c) 3
2
+ z (d) None of these
83. The set of values of R a for which 0 5 ) 1 (
2
+ + x a i x will have a pair of conjugate complex roots is
(a) R (b) {1} (c) } 0 21 2 | {
2
> + a a a (d) None of these




84. The equation z z
2
has [DCE 1995]
(a) No solution (b) Two solutions
(c) Four solutions (d) An infinite number of solutions
85. If , 20 8 , 10 4 9
2
2
2
1
i y z ix y z where ,
2 1
z z then iy x z + is equal to
(a) 2 +2i (b) 2 t 2i (c) 2 t i (d) None of these
86. If is a complex constant such that 0
2
+ + z z has a real root then
(a) 1 + (b) 0 +
(c) 1 + (d) The absolute value of the real root is 1





87. The value of | z 5 |, if z =x +iy is [Rajasthan PET 1995]
(a)
2 2
) 5 ( y x + (b)
2 2
) 5 ( + y x (c)
2 2
5 ) ( + y x (d)
2 2
) 5 ( + y x
88. Modulus of
,
_

+
i
i
2 3
2 3
is [Rajasthan PET 1996]
(a) 1 (b) 1/2 (c) 2 (d) 2
89. The product of two complex numbers each of unit modulus is also a complex number, of
(a) Unit modulus (b) Less than unit modulus (c) Greater than unit modulus (d) None of these
90. The moduli of two complex numbers are less than unity, then the modulus of the sum of these complex numbers
(a) Less than unity (b) Greater than unity (c) Equal to unity (d) Any
Advance Level
B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Modulus of Complex Numbers



91. If z is a complex number, then which of the following is not true [MP PET 1987]
(a)
2 2
| | | | z z (b)
2 2
| | | | z z (c) z z (d)
2 2
z z
92. The values of z for which | z +i | =| z i | are [Bihar CEE 1994]
(a) Any real number (b) Any complex number (c) Any natural number (d) None of these
93. If z is a complex number such that
1
1
+

z
z
is purely imaginary, then [MP PET 1998, 2002]
(a) 0 | | z (b) 1 | | z (c) 1 | | > z (d) 1 | | < z
94. The minumum value of | 2 3 | | 1 2 | + z z is [Rajasthan PET 1997]
(a) 0 (b) 1/2 (c) 1/3 (d) 2/3
95. If z
1
and z
2
are any two complex numbers then
2
2 1
2
2 1
| | | | z z z z + + is equal to [MP PET 1993]
(a)
2
2
2
1
| | | | 2 z z (b)
2
2
2
1
| | 2 | | 2 z z + (c)
2
2
2
1
| | | | z z + (d) | | | | 2
2 1
z z
96. If
2
1
3
2
z
z
is a purely imaginary number, then
2 1
2 1
z z
z z
+

is equal to [MP PET 1993]

(a) 3/2 (b) 1 (c) 2/3 (d) 4/9
97. If
3 2 1
, , z z z are complex numbers such that , 1
1 1 1
| | | | | |
3 2 1
3 2 1
+ +
z z z
z z z then | |
3 2 1
z z z + + is [IIT Screening 2000]
(a) Equal to 1 (b) Less than 1 (c) Greater than 3 (d) Equal to 3
98. If z
1
and z
2
are any two complex numbers, then | | | |
2
2
2
1 1
2
2
2
1 1
z z z z z z + + is equal to
(a) | z
1
| (b) | z
2
| (c) | z
1
+z
2
| (d) | z
1
+z
2
| +| z
1
z
2
|
99. Find the complex number z satisfying the equations 1
8
4
,
3
5
8
12

z
z
i z
z
[Roorkee 1993]
(a) 6 (b) i 8 6 t (c) i i 17 6 , 8 6 + + (d) None of these
100. A real value of x will satisfy the equation real), , (
4 3
4 3
i
ix
ix

,
_

if [Orissa J EE 2003]
(a) 1
2 2
(b) 1
2 2
(c) 1
2 2
+ (d) 2
2 2

101. The inequality | z 4 | <| z 2 | represents the region given by [IIT 1982; Rajasthan PET 1995, 98; AIEEE 2002; DCE 2002]
(a) Re (z)>0 (b) Re (z)<0 (c) Re (z)>2 (d) None of these
102. If , tan 1 i z + where ,
2
3
< < then | z | is equal to
(a) sec (b) sec (c) ec cos (d) None of these
103. If z is a non-zero complex number then
z z
z
2
| |
is equal to
(a)
z
z
(b) 1 (c) | | z (d) None of these
104. If z is a complex number, then [DCE 1997, Kurukshetra CEE 1995]
(a)
2 2
| | | | z z > (b)
2 2
| | | | z z (c)
2 2
| | | | z z < (d)
2 2
| | | | z z
105. If
2 1
z z and
2 1
2 1
1 1
| |
z z
z z + + then



(a) At least one of z
1
, z
2
is unimodular (b) Both z
1
, z
2
are unimodular
(c) z
1
. z
2
is unimodular (d) None of these
106. Let z be a complex number of constant modulus such that z
2
is purely imaginary then the number of possible values of z is
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) Infinite
107. Number of solutions of the equation 0 | |
2 2
+ z z where C z is [Karnataka CET 1997; Pb. CET 2001]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) Infinitely many
108. If | z | =Max. {| z 2 |, | z +2 | }, then
(a) 1 | | + z z (b)
2
2 + z z (c) 2 | | + z z (d) None of these
109. The modulus of i i 2 2 is [EAMCET 1995]
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 2 2



110. If z is a complex number, then the minimum value of | z | +| z 1 | is [Roorkee 1992]
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1/2 (d) None of these
111. The maximum value of | z | where z satisfies the condition 2
2
+
z
z is
(a) 1 3 (b) 1 3 + (c) 3 (d) 3 2 +
112. If , 3 | 4 | + z then the greatest and the least value of | z +1 | are [Rajasthan PET 2002; Karnataka CET 1995; DCE 1999]
(a) 6, 6 (b) 6, 0 (c) 7, 2 (d) 0, 1
113. Let z be a complex number, then the equation 0 2
4
+ + z z cannot have a root, such that
(a) | z | <1 (b) | z | =1 (c) | z | >1 (d) None of these
114. Let z and w be two complex numbers such that 1 | | , 1 | | w z and . 2 | | | | + w i z w i z Then z is equal to [IIT 1995]
(a) 1 or i (b) i or i (c) 1 or 1 (d) i or 1
115. If | z
1
| =| z
2
| =............. =| z
n
| =1, then the value of | z
1
+z
2
+z
3
+................ +z
n
|=
(a) 1 (b) | z
1
| +| z
2
| +..... +| z
n
| (c)
n
z z z
1
.....
1 1
2 1
+ + + (d) None of these
116. If z
1
and z
2
be complex numbers such that
2 1
z z and . | | | |
2 1
z z If z
1
has positive real part and z
2
has negative imaginary
part, then
) (
) (
2 1
2 1
z z
z z

+
may be [IIT 1986]
(a) Purely imaginary (b) Real and positive (c) Real and negative (d) None of these
117. For any two complex numbers z
1
and z
2
and any real numbers a and b; + +
2
2 1
2
2 1
) ( ) ( az bz bz az [IIT 1988]
(a) ) | | | | ( ) (
2 1
2 2
z z b a + + (b) ) | | | | ( ) (
2
2
2
1
2 2
z z b a + + (c) ) | | | | ( ) (
2
2
2
1
2 2
z z b a + (d) None of these
118. If 0 , 1 | | <
k k
a for k =1, 2, ............ n and , 1 .........
2 1
+ + +
n
then the value of | ...... |
2 2 1 1 n n
a a a + + + is
(a) Equal to one (b) Greater than one (c) Zero (d) Less than one
119. If z
1
, z
2
, z
3
, z
4
are roots of the equation , 0
4 3
2
2
3
1
4
0
+ + + + a z a z a z a z a
where a
0
, a
1
, a
2
, a
3
and a
4
are real, then
(a) z , z , z , z
4 3 2 1
are also roots of the equation (b) z
1
is equal to at least one of z , z , z , z
4 3 2 1

(c) z - , z - , z - , z -
4 3 2 1
are also roots of the equation (d) None of these
Advance Level



120. If z satisfies | z +1 | <| z 2 |, then w =3z +2 +i [MP PET 1998]
(a) | w +1 | <| w 8 | (b) | w +1 | <| w 7 | (c) 7 > + w w (d) | w +5 | <| w 4 |
121. | z
1
1 | <1, | z
2
2 | <2, | z
3
3 | <3 then | z
1
+z
2
+z
3
|
(a) Is less than 6 (b) Is more than 3 (c) Is less than 12 (d) Lies between 6 and 12
122. If 1 | 3 4 | + i z and m and n be the least and greatest values of | z | and K be the least value of
x
x x 4
2 4
+ +
on the interval
), , 0 ( then K =
(a) n (b) m (c) m +n (d) None of these
123. The system of equations 2 | 1 | + i z and | z | =3 has
(a) No solution (b) One solution (c) Two solutions (d) None of these




124. The amplitude of 0 is [Rajasthan PET 2000]
(a) 0 (b) 2 / (c) (d) None of these
125. The argument of the complex number 3 1 i + is [MP PET 1994]
(a) 60
o
(b) 60
o
(c) 120
o
(d) 120
o

126. Argument of 3 1 i is [Rajasthan PET 2003]
(a)
3
2
(b)
3

(c)
3

(d)
3
2

127. The amplitude of
i
i
+
+
3
3 1
is [DCE 1999]
(a)
6

(b)
6

(c)
3

(d) None of these

128. The amplitude of
1 3
3 1
+
+ i
is [Karnataka CET 1992]
(a)
3

(b)
3

(c)
6

(d)
6

129. The argument of the complex number
i
i
9 4
5 13

is [MP PET 1997]

(a)
3

(b)
4

(c)
5

(d)
6

130. If
i
z
3 1
2
+

then the value of ) (z arg is [Orissa J EE 2002]

(a) (b) 3 / (c) 3 / 2 (d) 4 /
131. If
3 1
3 1
i
i
z
+

, then arg (z) = [Roorkee 1990]

(a) 60
o
(b) 120
o
(c) 240
o
(d) 300
o

132. The amplitude of
i
i

+
3
3 1
is [Rajasthan PET 2001]
(a) 0 (b) 6 / (c) 3 / (d) 2 /
B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Amplitude (Argument) of Complex Numbers



133. If , sin cos 1 i z + then amp z =
(a)
2

(b)
2

(c)
2 2

+ (d)
2 2


134. If
6
sin
6
cos

i z + , then [AMU 2002]
(a)
4
, 1 | |

z arg z (b)
6
, 1 | |

z arg z (c)
24
5
,
2
3
| |

z arg z (d)
2
1
tan ,
2
3
| |
1
z arg z
135. Argument and modulus of
i
i

+
1
1
are respectively [Rajasthan PET 1984; MP PET 1987; Karnataka CET 2001]
(a)
2

and 1 (b)
2

and 2 (c) 0 and 2 (d)

2

and 1
136. If arg (z) = , then arg ) ( z = [MP PET 1995]
(a) (b) (c) (d)
137. If 0 < z arg then ) ( ) ( z arg z arg is equal to [IIT Screening 2000]
(a) (b) (c)
2

(d)
2

138. Let z and w be the two non-zero complex numbers such that | z | =|w| and arg z +arg w = . Then z is equal to
[IIT 1995; AIEEE 2002]
(a) w (b) w (c) w (d) w
139. If z is a complex number, then the principal value of arg (z) lies between
(a)
4

and
4

(b)
2

and
2

(c) and (d) None of these

140. The principal value of the argument of the complex number 3i is
(a) 0 (b)
2

(c)
2

(d) None of these

141. If | | | |
2 1 2 1
z z z z + , then the difference in the amplitudes of z
1
and z
2
is [EAMCET 1985]
(a)
4

(b)
3

(c)
2

(d) 0
142. If z
1
and z
2
are two non-zero complex numbers such that |, | | | | |
2 1 2 1
z z z z + + then arg (z
1
) arg (z
2
) is equal to
[IIT 1979, 87; EAMCET 1986; Rajasthan PET 1997; MP PET 1999, 2001]
(a) (b)
2

(c)
2

(d) 0
143. If , ....... ,
2 1
z z z z
n
then
n
z arg z arg z arg + + + .........
2 1
and arg z differ by a
(a) Multiple of (b) Multiple of
2

(c) Greater than (d) Less than

144. If z is a purely real number such that Re (z) <0, then arg (z) is equal to
(a) (b)
2

(c) 0 (d)
2

145. Let z be a purely imaginary number such that Im (z) <0. then arg (z) is equal to
(a) (b)
2

(c) 0 (d)
2

146. If z be the conjugate of the complex number z, then which of the following relations is false [MP PET 1987]
(a) | | | | z z (b)
2
| | . z z z (c)
2 1 2 1
z z z z + + (d) arg z =arg z



147. Let z
1
and z
2
be two complex numbers with and as their principal arguments such that , > + then principal arg (z
1

z
2
) is given by [Roorkee 1989]
(a) + + (b) + (c) 2 + (d) +
148. If z =1, then the principal value of the arg ( )
3 / 2
z is equal to [IIT 1991, Kurukshetera CEE 1998]
(a)
3

(b)
3
2
(c)
3
10
(d)
149. If z is any complex number satisfying | z 1 | =1, then which of the following is correct [EAMCET 1999]
(a) arg (z 1) =2 arg z (b) ) (
3
2
) ( 2
2
z z arg z arg (c) ) 1 ( ) 1 ( + z arg z arg (d) ) 1 ( 2 + z arg z arg
150. If z =x +iy satisfies amp (z 1) =amp (z +3i) then the value of (x 1) : y is equal to
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 3 (c) 1 : 3 (d) None of these
151. If
4 2
) 3 ( ) 3 2 2 ( i i i z + then amplitude of z is
(a)
6
5
(b)
6

(c)
6

(d)
6
7



152. If complex number iy x z + is taken such that the amplitude of fraction
1
1
+

z
z
is always
4

, then
[UPSEAT 1999]
(a) 1 2
2 2
+ + y y x (b) 0 2
2 2
+ y y x (c) 1 2
2 2
+ + y y x (d) 1 2
2 2
+ y y x
153. If i z i z 6 4 , 6 10
2 1
+ + and z is a complex number such that amp ,
4
2
1

,
_

z z
z z
then the value of | z 7 9i | is equal to
[IIT 1990]
(a) 2 (b) 2 2 (c) 2 3 (d) 3 2
154. If z
1
=8 +4 i, z
2
=6 +4 i and arg
4
2
1

,
_

z z
z z
, then z satisfies [IIT 1993]
(a) | z 7 4i | =1 (b) | z 7 5i | = 2 (c) | z 4i | =8 (d) | z 7i | = 18
155. If z
1
, z
2
and z
3
, z
4
are two pairs of conjugate complex numbers, then arg

,
_

,
_

3
2
4
1
z
z
arg
z
z
equals
(a) 0 (b)
2

(c)
2
3
(d)
156. If ib a z +
1
and id c z +
2
are complex numbers such that 1 | | | |
2 1
z z and , 0 ) (
2 1
z z R then the pair of complex
numbers ic a w +
1
and id b w +
2
satisfies [IIT 1985; UPSEAT 1996]
(a) | w
1
| =1 (b) | w
2
| =1 (c) 0 ) (
2 1
w w R (d) All the above
157. If
3 2 1
, , z z z be three non-zero complex numbers, such that | | |, | ,
2 1 1 2
z b z a z z and | |
3
z c .
Suppose that , 0
b a c
a c b
c b a
then

,
_

2
3
z
z
arg is equal to
(a)
2
1 3
1 2

,
_

z z
z z
arg (b)

,
_

1 3
1 2
z z
z z
arg (c)
2
1 2
1 3

,
_

z z
z z
arg (d)

,
_

1 2
1 3
z z
z z
arg
Advance Level



158. If amp 0
3 2
2

i z
z
and i z 4 3
0
+ then
(a) 12
0 0
+ z z z z (b) 12
0 0
+ z z z z (c) 0
0 0
+ z z z z (d) None of these
159. The principal value of the arg (z) and | z | of the complex number
9
11
sin
9
11
cos 1

i z +

,
_

+ are respectively
(a)
,
_

18
cos 2 ,
8
11
(b)
,
_

18
11
cos 2 ,
18
7
(c)
,
_

18
7
cos 2 ,
9
2
(d)
,
_

18
cos 2 ,
9


160. If amp 0 ) (
2 1
z z and |z
1
|=|z
2
|=1 then
(a) z
1
+z
2
=0 (b) z
1
z
2
=1 (c)
2 1
z z (d) None of these
161. If
2
2
2
1
2
2 1
| | | | | | z z z z + + then
(a)
2
1
z
z
is purely real (b)
2
1
z
z
is purely imaginary (c) 0
1 2 2 1
+ z z z z (d)
2
2
1

z
z
amp
162. Let
i
i i
z
i
i i
z

+
+

1
) 3 .( ) 3 1 (
,
1
) 3 1 .( ) 3 (
2
2
2
1
. Then
(a) | z
1
| =| z
2
| (b) amp z
1
+amp z
2
=0 (c) 3| z
1
| =| z
2
| (d) 3 amp z
1
+amp z
2
=0
163. If z
1
and z
2
both satify | 1 | 2 + z z z and arg ,
4
) (
2 1

z z then the imaginary part of (z
1
+z
2
) is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) None of these
164. If ,
) (
1 2
1 2 1
z z
z z z
z
+
where i z 2 1
1
+ and i z 1
2
, then
(a)
17
19
tan , 26
2
1
| |
1
+ z arg z (b)
17
19
tan , 26
2
1
| |
1
z arg z
(c)
17
19
tan , 15
2
1
| |
1
z arg z (d) 26
3
1
| | ;
17
19
tan
1
+

z z arg
165. If , ) )....( ( ) (
2 2 1 1
iB A ib a ib a ib a
n n
+ + + + then

,
_

i
i
n
i
a
b
1
1
tan is equal to
(a)
A
B
(b)
,
_

A
B
tan (c)
,
_

A
B
1
tan (d)
,
_

B
A
1
tan





166. A square root of 2i is
(a) i 2 (b) ) 1 ( 2 i + (c) 1 +i (d) None of these
167. If i 6 8 [Roorkee 1979; Rajasthan PET 1992]
(a) i 3 1 t (b) ) 3 1 ( i t (c) ) 3 1 ( i + t (d) ) 3 ( i t
168. If , iy x ib a + + then possible value of ib a is [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
(a)
2 2
y x + (b)
2 2
y x + (c) iy x + (d) iy x
B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Square Root of Complex Numbers



169. If , ) 24 7 (
2 / 1
iy x i then +
2 2
y x [Rajasthan PET 1989]
(a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 25 (d) None of these
170. If ), ( ib a iy x + t + then iy x is equal to
(a) ) ( ia b+ t (b) ) ( ib a t (c) ) ( ia b t (d) None of these
171. A value of i i + is [AMU 1985]
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) i (d) i
172. Given that the real parts of i 12 5 + and i 12 5 are negative. Then the number
i i
i i
z
12 5 12 5
12 5 12 5
+
+ +
reduces to
[Roorkee 1989]
(a) i
2
3
(b) i
2
3
(c) i
5
2
3 + (d) None of these





173. If , 3
1
+
x
x then x = [Rajasthan PET 2002]
(a)
3
sin
3
cos

i + (b)
2
sin
2
cos

i + (c)
6
cos
6
sin

i + (d)
6
sin
6
cos

i +
174. + i 3 [MP PET 1999]
(a)
6
sin
6
cos

i + (b)
,
_

+
6
sin
6
cos 2

i (c)
,
_

+
3
sin
3
cos 2

i (d) None of these
175. If , ) 3 1 (
9
ib a i + + then b is equal to [Rajasthan PET 1995]
(a) 1 (b) 256 (c) 0 (d) 9
3

176. If sin cos i x + and sin cos i y + , then
n m n m
y x y x

+ is equal to
(a) ) ( cos n m + (b) ) ( cos n m (c) ) ( cos 2 n m + (d) ) ( cos 2 n m
177. If ,
2 2
3
2 2
3
5 5

,
_

,
_

+
i i
z then [MP PET 1997]
(a) Re (z) =0 (b) Im (z) =0 (c) Re (z) >0, Im (z) >0 (d) Re (z) >0, Im (z) <0
178. If ,
i
re z then | |
iz
e
(a)
sin r
e (b)
sin r
e

(c)
cos r
e

(d)
cos r
e
179.

,
_

+
+ +
n
i
i


sin cos 1
sin cos 1

(a) n i n sin cos (b) n i n sin cos + (c) n i n cos sin + (d) n i n cos sin
180. If n is a positive integer, then
n n
i i ) 1 ( ) 1 ( + + is equal to [Orissa J EE 2003]
(a)
,
_

4
cos ) 2 (
2
n
n
(b)
,
_

4
sin ) 2 (
2
n
n
(c)
,
_

+
4
cos ) 2 (
2
n
n
(d)
,
_

+
4
sin ) 2 (
2
n
n

B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Representation of Complex Numbers



181. If sin cos i y + , then the value of
y
y
1
+ is [Rajasthan PET 1995]
(a) cos 2 (b) sin 2 (c) ec cos 2 (d) tan 2
182. The polar form of the complex number
3 25
) (i is [Tamilnadu Engg. 2002]
(a)
2
sin
2
cos

i + (b) sin cos i + (c) sin cos i (d)
2
sin
2
cos

i



183. The amplitude of
i
e
e

is equal to [Rajasthan PET 1997]
(a) sin (b) sin (c)
cos
e (d)
sin
e
184. The real part of ) ( sin
1 i
e

is
(a) ) sin ( cos
1

(b) ) sin ( sinh

1

(c) ) sin ( sin

1

(d) ) cos ( sin

1

185. The real part of
i
i

) 1 ( is [Rajasthan PET 1999]
(a)
,
_

2 log
2
1
cos
4 /
e (b)
,
_

2 log
2
1
sin
4 /
e (c)
,
_

2 log
2
1
cos
4 /
e (d)
,
_

2 log
2
1
sin
4 /
e
186. If ), 3 2 ( log i z then z cos [Rajasthan PET 2001; Karnataka CET 2002; EAMCET 1991]
(a) i (b) 2 i (c) 1 (d) 2
187. The imaginary part of
,
_

3
5
tan
1
i
is [Rajasthan PET 1997]
(a) 0 (b) (c) 2 log (d) 4 log
188. The expression
1
]
1

,
_

ib a
ib a
i log tan reduces to
(a)
2 2
b a
ab
+
(b)
2 2
2
b a
ab

(c)
2 2
b a
ab

(d)
2 2
2
b a
ab
+

189. If , 2
1 | |
3 | | 2 | | 2
log
2
30 tan
<

,
_

+
+
z
z z
o
then
(a) | z | <3/2 (b) | z | >3/2 (c) | z | <2 (d) | z | >2
190. If , ) (log sin ib a i
i
+ then a and b are respectively
(a) 1, 0 (b) 0, 1 (c) 1, 0 (d) 0, 1
191. The general value of log
2
(5i) is
(a)

'

+ +
2
2 5 log

i
ni (b)

'

+ +
2
2 5 log
2 log
1

i
ni (c)

'

+
2
2 5 log
2 log
1

i
ni (d) None of these


Advance Level
B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Logarithm of Complex Number
B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Geometry of Complex Numbers, Rotation Theorem





192. 1 ) (
2
z R is represented by
(a) The parabola 1
2 2
+ y x (b) The hyperbola 1
2 2
y x
(c) Parabola or a circle (d) All the above
193. If iy x z + and ,
1
i z
iz
w

then | w | =1 implies that [Rajasthan PET 1985, 97; IIT 1983; DCE 2000, 01; UPSEAT 2003]
(a) z lies on the imaginary axis (b) z lies on the real axis
(c) z lies on the unit circle (d) None of these
194. If | z | =2, then the points representing the complex numbers 1 +5z will lie on a
(a) Circle (b) Straight line (c) Parabola (d) None of these
195. The equation , c z b z b + where b is a non-zero complex constant and c is real, represents
(a) A circle (b) A straight line (c) A parabola (d) None of these
196. If iy x z + and | z zi | =1, then [Rajasthan PET 1988, 1991]
(a) z lies on x axis (b) z lies on y axis (c) z lies on circle (d) None of these
197. If three complex numbers are in A.P., then they lie on [IIT 1985; DCE 1994, 2001]
(a) A circle in the complex plane (b) A straight line in the complex
plane
(c) A parabola in the complex plane (d) None of these
198. Length of the line segment joining the points 1 i and 2 +3i is
(a) 5 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) 25
199. The equation R b b z a z a z z + + + , 0 represents a circle if
(a) b a
2
| | (b) b a >
2
| | (c) b a <
2
| | (d) None of these
200. If the complex numbers
3 2 1
, , z z z represent the vertices of an equilateral triangle such that | | | | | |
3 2 1
z z z , then
+ +
3 2 1
z z z
[IIT 1984]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1 (d) None of these
201. If
3 2 1
, , z z z are affixes of the vertices A, B and C respectively of a triangle ABC having centroid at G such that z =0 is the mid
point of AG, then
(a) 0
3 2 1
+ + z z z (b) 0 4
3 2 1
+ + z z z (c) 0 4
3 2 1
+ + z z z (d) 0 4
3 2 1
+ + z z z
202. For all complex numbers
2 1
, z z satisfying , 5 | 4 3 | 12 | |
2 1
i z and z the minimum value of | |
2 1
z z is [IIT Screening 2002]
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 7 (d) 17
203. If the points
3 2 1
, , z z z are the vertices of an equilateral triangle in the complex plane, then the value of
2
3
2
2
2
1
z z z + + is equal to
(a)
1
3
3
2
2
1
z
z
z
z
z
z
+ + (b)
1 3 3 2 2 1
z z z z z z + + (c)
1 3 3 2 2 1
z z z z z z (d)
1
3
3
2
2
1
z
z
z
z
z
z

204. Let z be a complex number. Then the angle between vectors z and iz is
(a) (b) 0 (c)
2

(d) None of these

205. If

sin cos i e
i
+ then for the
iC iB iA
e e e ABC . . , is
(a) i (b) 1 (c) 1 (d) None of these



206. If ,
2
1
2
4
Re
,
_

+
i z
z
then z is represented by a point lying on
(a) A circle (b) An ellipse (c) A straight line (d) None of these
207. Let z
1
and z
2
be two complex numbers such that . 1
1
2
2
1
+
z
z
z
z
then [Kurukshetra CEE 1997]
(a)
2 1
, z z are collinear (b)
2 1
, z z and the origin form a right angled triangle
(c)
2 1
, z z and the origin form an equilateral triangle (d) None of these
208. The equation not representing a circle is given by [IIT 1991; DCE 1993]
(a) 0
1
1
Re
,
_

+
z
z
(b) 0 1 + + z i iz z z (c) arg
2 1
1

,
_

z
z
(d) 1
1
1

z
z

209. Let z
1
and z
2
be two non-real complex cube roots of unity and +
2
2
2
1
| | | | z z z z be the equation of a circle with z
1
, z
2
as
ends of a diameter then the value of is
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 2
210. Let and be two fixed non-zero complex numbers and 'z' a variable complex number. If the lines 0 1 + + z z and
0 1 + z z are mutually perpendicular, then
(a) 0 + (b) 0 (c) 0 (d) 0 +
211. If P, P represent the complex number z
1
and its additive inverse respectively, then the complex equation of the circle with
PP' as a diameter is
(a)

,
_

z
z
z
z
1
1
(b) 0
1 1
+ z z z z (c) 0
1 1
+ z z z z (d) None of these
212. The triangle formed by the points 1,
2
1 i +
and i as vertices in the Argand diagram is [EAMCET 1995]
(a) Scalene (b) Equilateral (c) Isosceles (d) Right-angled
213. If P, Q, R, S are represented by the complex numbers 4 +i, 1 +6i, 4 +3i, 1 2i respectively, then PQRS is a
[Orissa J EE 2003]
(a) Rectangle (b) Square (c) Rhombus (d) Parallelogram
214. Let A, B and C represent the complex numbers z
1
, z
2
, z
3
respectively on the complex plane. If the circumcentre of the triangle
ABC lies at the origin, then the orthocentre is represented by the complex number
(a) z
1
+z
2
z
3
(b) z
2
+z
3
z
1
(c) z
3
+z
1
z
2
(d) z
1
+z
2
+z
3

215. Multiplying a complex numbers by i rotates the vector representing the complex number through an angle of
(a) 180
o
(b) 90
o
(c) 60
o
(d) 360
o



216. Let z be a complex number satisfying 1 | 5 | i z such that amp z is minimum. Then z is equal to
(a)
5
24
5
6 2 i
+ (b)
5
6 2
5
24 i
+ (c)
5
24
5
6 2 i
(d) None of these
217. If is a complex number satisfying , 2
1
+

then maximum distance of from origin is

(a) 3 2 + (b) 2 1 + (c) 3 1 + (d) None of these
218. If | z 25i | 15, then | max. amp (z) min. amp (z) | =
Advance Level



(a)
,
_

5
3
cos
1
(b)
,
_

5
3
cos 2
1
(c)
,
_

+

5
3
cos
2
1

(d)
,
_

,
_

5
3
cos
5
3
sin
1 1

219. If z
1
, z
2
are two complex numbers such that 1
2 1
2 1

z z
z z
and iz
1
=kz
2
, where , R k then the angle between z
1
z
2
and z
1
+z
2

is
(a)
,
_

1
2
tan
2
1
k
k
(b)
,
_

2
1
1
2
tan
k
k
(c) k
1
tan 2

(d) k
1
tan 2


220. If at least one value of the complex number iy x z + satisfy the condition 2 3 | 2 |
2
+ + a a z and the inequality
2
| 2 | a i z < + , then
(a) a >2 (b) a =2 (c) a <2 (d) None of these
221. The maximum distance from the origin of coordinates to the point z satisfying the equation a
z
z +
1
is
(a) ) 1 (
2
1
2
a a + + (b) ) 2 (
2
1
2
a a + + (c) ) 4 (
2
1
2
a a + + (d) None of these
222. Let a be a complex number such that | a | <1 and z
1
, z
2
......... be vertices of a polygon such that . ..... 1
1 2
+ + + +
k
k
a a a z
Then the vertices of the polygon lie within a circle
(a) a a z | | (b) | 1 |
1
1
a
a
z

(c)
| 1 |
1
1
1
a a
z

(d) | 1 | | ) 1 ( | a a z
223. If a, b, c and u, v, w are complex numbers representing the vertices of two traingles such that rb a r c + ) 1 ( and
rv u r w + ) 1 ( , where r is a complex number, then the two triangles
(a) Have the same area (b) Are similar (c) Are congruent (d) None of these
224. If
4 3 2 1
, , , z z z z are the affixes of four points in the Argand plane and z is the affix of a point such that
| z z
1
| =| z z
2
| =| z z
3
| =| z z
4
|, then
4 3 2 1
, , , z z z z are
(a) Concyclic (b) Vertices of a parallelogram (c) Vertices of a rhombus (d) In a straight line
225. ABCD is a rhombus. Its diagonals AC and BD intersect at the point M and satisfy BD =2AC. If the points D and M represents
the complex numbers 1 +i and 2 i respectively, then A represents the complex number
(a) i
2
1
3 or i
2
3
1 (b) i
2
3
or i 3
2
1
(c) i
2
1
or i
2
1
1 (d) None of these
226. Suppose Z
1
, Z
2
, Z
3
are the vertices of an equilateral triangle inscribed in the circle | Z | =2. If , 3 1
1
i Z + then values of Z
3

and Z
2
are respectively [IIT 1994]
(a) 3 1 , 2 i (b) 3 1 , 2 i + (c) 2 , 3 1 + i (d) None of these
227. If a and b are real numbers between 0 and 1 such that the points bi z i a z + + 1 ,
2 1
and 0
3
z form an equilateral triangle,
then
[IIT 1989]
(a) 3 2 + b a (b) 3 2 b a (c) 3 2 , 3 2 + b a (d) None of these
228. Let z
1
and z
2
be two roots of the equation z b az z , 0
2
+ + being complex. Further, assume that origin, z
1
and z
2
form an
equilateral triangle. Then [AIEEE 2003]
(a) a
2
=b (b) a
2
=2b (c) a
2
=3b (d) a
2
=4b
229. If
4 3 2 1
, , , z z z z are represented by the vertices of a rhombus taken in the anticlockwise order then
(a) 0
4 3 2 1
+ z z z z (b)
4 3 2 1
z z z z + + (c)
2
3 1
4 2

z z
z z
amp (d)
2
4 3
2 1

z z
z z
amp



230. The join of ib a z +
1
and
ib a
z
+

1
2
passes through
(a) Origin (b) z =1 +i 0 (c) z =0 +i (d) z =1 +i
231. If A, B, C are three points in the Argand plane representing the complex numbers
3 2 1
, , z z z such that
1
3 2
1
+
+

z z
z , where
, R then the distance of A from the line BC is
(a) (b)
1 +

(c) 1 (d) 0
232. The roots of the equation 0 1
4 3
+ + + z z z are represented by the vertices of
(a) A square (b) An equilateral triangle (c) A rhombus (d) None of these
233. Complex numbers
3 2 1
, , z z z are the vertices A, B, C respectively of an isosceles right angled triangle with right angle at C,
then
[DCE 1998]
(a) ) ( ) ( 2 ) (
2 3 2 1
2
3 1
z z z z z z (b) ) ( ) ( 2 ) (
2 3 3 1
2
2 1
z z z z z z
(c) ) ( ) ( 2 ) (
2 3 2 1
2
2 1
z z z z z z + + (d) ) ( ) ( 2 ) (
2 3 2 1
2
3 1
z z z z z z + + +
234. ABCD is a square, vertices being taken in the anticlockwise sense. If A represents the complex number z and the intersection
of the diagonals is the origin then
(a) B represents the complex number iz (b) D represents the complex number z i
(c) B represents the complex number z i (d) D represents the complex number iz
235. The angle that the vector representing the complex number
25
) 3 (
1
i
makes with the positive direction of the real axis is
(a)
3
2
(b)
6

(c)
6
5
(d)
6

236. If z
0
, z
1
represent points P, Q on the locus | z 1 | =1 and the line segment PQ subtends an angle 2 / at the point z =1 then z
1

is equal to
(a) ) 1 ( 1
0
+ z i (b)
1
0
z
i
(c) ) 1 ( 1
0
z i (d) ) 1 (
0
z i
237. If , 2 sin sin ..... sin sin sin
1 2
2
1
1
0
+ + + + +


n n
n n n
z z z z then all the roots of the equation lies
(a) Outside the circle
2
1
| | z (b) Inside the circle
2
1
| | z (c) On the circle
2
1
| | z (d)
238. Suppose
3 2 1
, , z z z are the vertices of an equilateral triangle circumscribing the circle | z | = 1. If i z 3 1
1
+ and
3 2 1
, , z z z are in the anticlockwise sense, then z
2
is
(a) i 3 1 (b) 2 (c) ) 3 1 (
2
1
i (d) None of these
239. In the Argand plane, the vector z =4 3i is turned in the clockwise sense through 180
o
and streatched three times. The
complex number represented by the new vector is
(a) 12 +9i (b) 12 9i (c) 12 9i (d) 12 +9i
240. The vector z =3 4i is turned anticlockwise through an angle of 180
o
and stretched 2.5 times. The complex number
corresponding to the newly obtained vector is
(a) i 10
2
15
(b) i 10
2
15
+

(c) i 10
2
15

(d) None of these

B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Triangle Inequilities, Area of Triangle and Collinearity




241. If
1
z and
2
z are any two complex numbers, then which of the following is true
[Rajasthan PET 1985; MP PET 1987; Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
(a) | | | | | |
2 1 2 1
z z z z + + (b) | | | | | |
2 1 2 1
z z z z (c) | | | | | |
2 1 2 1
z z z z + + (d) | | | | | |
2 1 2 1
z z z z
242. Which of the following are correct for any two complex numbers z
1
and z
2
[MP PET 1994; Roorkee 1998]
(a) | | | | | |
2 1 2 1
z z z z (b) ) ( ) ( ) (
2 1 2 1
z arg z arg z z arg (c) | | | | | |
2 1 2 1
z z z z + + (d) | | | | | |
2 1 2 1
z z z z
243. If , ,
2 1
C z z then [MP PET 1995]
(a) | | | | | |
2 1 2 1
z z z z + + (b) | | | | | |
2 1 2 1
z z z z + (c) | | | | | |
2 1 2 1
z z z z (d) | | | | | |
2 1 2 1
z z z z +
244. Which one of the following statement is true [Rajasthan PET 2002]
(a) | | | | | | y x y x (b) | | | | | | y x y x + (c) | | | | | | y x y x (d) | | | | | | y x y x +
245. The value of
2
2 1
2
2 1
| | | | z z z z + + is [Rajasthan PET 1997]
(a) ] | | | [|
2
1
2
2
2
1
z z + (b) ] | | | [| 2
2
2
2
1
z z + (c) ] | | | [| 2
2
2
2
1
z z (d) ] | | | [|
2
1
2
2
2
1
z z
246. If z, iz and iz z + are the vertices of a triangle whose area is 2 units, then the value of | | z is [Rajasthan PET 2000]
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 8
247. If the area of the triangle formed by the points iz z z + , and iz on the complex plane is 18, then the value of | | z is [MP PET 2001]
(a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 2 3 (d) 3 2
248. If A, B, C are represented by , 16 1 , 2 5 , 4 3 i i i + + then A, B, C are [Rajasthan PET 1986]
(a) Collinear (b) Vertices of equilateral triangle
(c) Vertices of isosceles triangle (d) Vertices of right angled
triangle
249. If i z i z 3 2 , 1
2 1
+ + and 3 /
3
ai z , where , 1
2
i are collinear then the value of a is [AMU 2001]
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
250. The area of the triangle whose vertices are the points, represented by the complex numbers
3 2 1
, , z z z on the Argand diagram
is
[DCE 1997]
(a)
1
2
1 3 2
4
| | | |
z i
z z z

(b) | | | |
2
1
2 1
z z (c)
2
1
| |
3
1
z (d)
1
3 1
4 z i
z z

251. Area of the triangle formed by 3 complex numbers 1 +i, i 1, 2i in the Argand plane is [EAMCET 1993]
(a) 1/2 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 2
252. The area of the triangle whose vertices are represented by the complex numbers 0, z, ,
i
ze ) 0 ( < < equals [AMU 2002]
(a) cos | |
2
1
2
z (b) sin | |
2
1
2
z (c) cos sin | |
2
1
2
z (d)
2
| |
2
1
z
253. If the roots of 0 2
2 3
+ + i iz z represent the vertices of a ABC in the argand plane, then the area of the triangle is
(a)
2
7 3
(b)
4
7 3
(c) 2 (d) None of these
254. If 0 3 2
3 2 1
+ z z z then
3 2 1
, , z z z are represented by
(a) Three vertices of a triangle(b) Three collinear points (c) Three vertices of a
rhombus (d) None of these

B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Standard Loci in the Argand Plane






255. The complex numbers iy x z + which satisfy the equation 1
5
5

i z
i z
lie on [IIT 1982; Pb. CET 1998]
(a) Real axis (x-axis) (b) The line y =5
(c) A circle passing through the origin (d) None of these
256. If iy x z + is a complex number satisfying ,
2 2
2 2
i
z
i
z + then the locus of z is [EAMCET 2002]
(a) x y 2 (b) x y (c) y-axis (d) x-axis
257. If arg ,
4
) (

a z where R a , then the locus of C z is a [MP PET 1997]
(a) Hyperbola (b) Parabola (c) Ellipse (d) Straight line
258. The locus of z given by , 1
1

i z
z
is [Roorkee 1990]
(a) A circle (b) An ellipse (c) A straight line (d) A parabola
259. Locus of the point z satisfying the equation 2 | | | 1 | + i z iz is [Roorkee 1999]
(a) A straight line (b) A circle (c) An ellipse (d) A pair of straight lines
260. If the imaginary part of
1
1 2
+
+
iz
z
is 2, then the locus of the point representing z in the complex plane is [DCE 2001]
(a) A circle (b) A straight line (c) A parabola (d) None of these
261. The locus represented by | z 1 | =| z +i | is [EAMCET 1991]
(a) A circle of radius 1 (b) An ellipse with foci at (1, 0) and (0, 1)
(c) A straight line through the origin (d) A circle on the line joining (1, 0), (0, 1) as diameter
262. If 0 | | | |
2 2
+ + z z z z , then the locus of z is
(a) A circle (b) A straight line (c) A pair of straight lines (d) None of these
263. If iy x z + and |, 3 | | 2 | i z i z + then locus of z is [Rajasthan PET 1999]
(a) 0 5 4 2 + y x (b) 0 5 4 2 y x (c) 0 2 + y x (d) 0 5 2 + y x
264. If the amplitude of i z 3 2 is 4 / , then the locus of iy x z + is [EAMCET 2003]
(a) 0 1 + y x (b) 0 1 y x (c) 0 1 + + y x (d) 0 1 + y x
265. If iy x z + and
6 2
2

z
z
arg , then locus of z is [Rajasthan PET 2002]
(a) A straight line (b) A circle (c) A parabola (d) An ellipse
266. If , 5 ) 3 (
2
+ + i z then the locus of z is a
(a) Circle (b) Straight line (c) Parabola (d) None of these
267. A complex number z is such that
3 2
2

,
_

z
z
arg . The points representing this complex number will lie on [MP PET 2001]
(a) An ellipse (b) A parabola (c) A circle (d) A straight line
268. The equation , 12 | 5 | | 5 | + i z i z where , iy x z + represents a/an [AMU 1999]
(a) Circle (b) Ellipse (c) Parabola (d) No real curve
269. If 2
| 3 |
| 2 |

z
z
represents a circle, then its radius is equal to [Karnataka CET 1990; Kurukshetra CEE 1998]



(a) 1 (b) 1/3 (c) 3/4 (d) 2/3
270. A point z moves on Argand diagram in such a way that , 2 | 3 | i z then its locus will be [Rajasthan PET 1992; MP PET 2002]
(a) y axis (b) A straight line (c) A circle (d) None of these
271. A circle whose radius is r and centre
0
z , then the equation of the circle is [Rajasthan PET 2000]
(a)
2
0 0 0 0
r z z z z z z z z + (b)
2
0 0 0 0
r z z z z z z z z + +
(c)
2
0 0 0 0
r z z z z z z z z + (d) None of these
272. If , 2 | | | | + + z z z z then z lies on
(a) A straight line (b) A square (c) A circle (d) None of these
273. If , iy x z + then 0 ) ( 2 + + + c z z z z implies [Rajasthan PET 1998; Pb. CET 2002]
(a) A circle (b) Straight line (c) Parallel (d) Point
274. The equation | z +1 i | =| z + i 1| represents [EAMCET 1996]
(a) A straight line (b) A circle (c) A parabola (d) A hyperbola
275. The equation 0 4 ) 3 2 ( ) 3 2 ( + + + + z i z i z z represents a circle of radius [Kurukshetra CEE 1996]
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6
276. In the Argand diagram all the complex number z satisfying 10 | 4 | | 4 | + + i z i z lie on a [EAMCET 1996]
(a) Straight line (b) Circle (c) Ellipse (d) Parabola



277. When
2 +
+
z
i z
is purely imaginary, the locus described by the point z in the Argand diagram is a
(a) Circle of radius
2
5
(b) Circle of radius
4
5
(c) Straight line (d) Parabola
278. If , 2
| | 2
1 | | | |
log
2
3
<

,
_

+
+
z
z z
then the locus of z is [Karnataka CET 1996]
(a) | z | =5 (b) | z | <5 (c) | z | >5 (d) None of these
279. The region of Argand plane defined by 4 | 1 | | 1 | + + z z is
(a) Interior of an ellipse (b) Exterior of a circle
(c) Interior and boundary of an ellipse (d) None of these
280. The equation k i z i z + | | | | represent a hyperbola if
(a) 2 2 < < k (b) 2 > k (c) 2 0 < < k (d) None of these
281. The equation k i z i z + | | | | , k >0, can represent an ellipse if k is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) None of these
282. If | z | =2 and locus of 5z 1 is the circle having radius a and , 0 cos 2
2 1
2
2
2
1
+ z z z z then | | : | |
2 1
z z
(a) a : 1 (b) 2a : 1 (c) a : 10 (d) None of these
283. The locus of the complex number z in an argand plane satisfying the inequality 1
2 | 1 | 3
4 | 1 |
log
2
1
>

,
_

,
_

z
z
is, (where | z 1 |

3
2
)
(a) A circle (b) An interior of a circle (c) The exterior of the circle (d) None of these
Advance Level



284. Let , 2 1
2
+ + + t t i t z where t is a real parameter. The locus of z in the Argand plane is
(a) A hyperbola (b) An ellipse (c) A straight line (d) None of these
285. The locus of the centre of a circle which touches the circle a z z | |
1
and b z z | |
2
externally (z, z
1
and z
2
are complex
numbers) will be [AIEEE 2002]
(a) An ellipse (b) A hyperbola (c) A circle (d) None of these




286. The value of i
1/3
is [UPSEAT 2002]
(a)
2
3 i +
(b)
2
3 i
(c)
2
3 1 i +
(d)
2
3 1 i

287. Given , ) 3 1 (
100
i z + then
) Im(
) Re(
z
z
equals [AMU 2002]
(a) 2
100
(b) 2
50
(c)
3
1
(d) 3
288.
20
) 3 1 ( i + is equal to [Rajasthan PET 2003]
(a)
20 20
) 3 1 ( 2 i + (b)
20 20
) 3 1 ( 2 i (c)
20 20
) 3 1 ( 2 i (d) None of these
289.
53
) 3 ( i + where 1
2
i is equal to [AMU 2000]
(a) ) 2 3 ( 2
53
i + (b) ) 3 ( 2
52
i + (c)

,
_

+ i
2
1
2
3
2
53
(d) ) 3 ( 2
53
i
290. If ,
2
3 i
z
+
then the value of
69
z is [Rajasthan PET 2002]
(a) i (b) i (c) 1 (d) 1
291. If , 2i a then which of the following is correct [Roorkee 1989]
(a) i a + 1 (b) i a 1 (c) i a ) 2 ( (d) None of these
292. If sin cos i z + then the value of
n
n
z
z
1
+ is
(a) n 2 cos (b) n cos 2 (c) n sin 2 (d) None of these
293. The value of
3 / 1
) ( i is [Roorkee 1995]
(a)
2
3 1 i +
(b)
2
3 1 i
(c)
2
3 i
(d)
2
3 i

294.
n
i ) cos (sin + is equal to [Rajasthan PET 2001]
(a) n i n sin cos + (b) n i n cos sin +
(c)
,
_

+
,
_

2
sin
2
cos n i n (d) None of these
295. The product of all the roots of
4 / 3
3
sin
3
cos
,
_

+

i is [MNR 1984; EAMCET 1985]
B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
De' Moivre's Theorem



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

296.
8
) 8 / sin( ) 8 / cos( 1
) 8 / sin( ) 8 / cos( 1
1
]
1

+
+ +


i
i
is equal to [Rajasthan PET 2001]
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
297.
4
cos sin
sin cos

,
_

+
+


i
i
equals [Rajasthan PET 1996]
(a) 8 cos 8 sin i (b) 8 sin 8 cos i (c) 8 cos 8 sin i + (d) 8 sin 8 cos i +
298.
5
4
) cos (sin
) sin (cos


i
i
+
+
is equal to [MNR 1985; UPSEAT 2000]
(a) sin cos i (b) 9 sin 9 cos i (c) cos sin i (d) 9 cos 9 sin i
299.
+
+
5
4
) cos (sin
) sin (cos


i
i
[Rajasthan PET 1992, 96, 2002; UPSEAT 2000]
(a) ) 5 4 sin( ) 5 4 cos( + + + i (b) ) 5 4 sin( ) 5 4 cos( + + i
(c) ) 5 4 cos( ) 5 4 sin( + + i (d) None of these
300. We express
9 2
5 4
) 3 sin 3 (cos ) 3 sin 3 (cos
) 4 sin 4 (cos ) 2 sin 2 (cos

+
+


i i
i i
in the form of x + iy, we get [Karnataka CET 2001]
(a) 49 sin 49 cos i (b) 23 sin 23 cos i (c) 49 sin 49 cos i + (d) 21 sin 21 cos i +
301. If , sin cos
cos sin
sin cos 1
4



n i n
i i
i
+

,
_

+ +
+ +
then n is equal to [EAMCET 1986]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
302. The value of
) sin (cos ) sin (cos
) sin (cos ) sin (cos


i i
i i
+ +
+ +
is [Rajasthan PET 2001]
(a) ) sin( ) cos( + + i (b) ) sin( ) cos( + + + i
(c) ) cos( ) sin( + + i (d) ) cos( ) sin( + + + i
303. The value of
1
1
1
1
]
1

+
10
10
sin
10
cos 1
10
sin
10
cos 1


i
i
[Karnataka CET 2001]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1 (d) 2
304. If ,
3
3 1
i
i
z
+
+
then
100
) (z lies in [AMU 1999]
(a) I quadrant (b) II quadrant (c) III quadrant (d) IV quadrant
305. The following in the form of A +iB

3 6 5
) cos (sin ) 3 sin 3 (cos ) 2 sin 2 (cos i i i +

is [MNR 1991]
(a) ) 25 sin 25 (cos i + (b) ) 25 sin 25 (cos i i + (c) ) 25 sin 25 (cos i i (d) ) 25 sin 25 (cos i
306. iB A+ form of
) tan 1 ( ) (cot
) sin (cos ) sin (cos
v i i u
y i y x i x
+ +
+ +
is [Roorkee 1980]
(a) )] ( sin ) ( [cos cos sin v u y x i v u y x v u + + + (b) )] ( sin ) ( [cos cos sin v u y x i v u y x v u + + + + + + +
(c) )] ( sin ) ( [cos cos sin v u y x i v u y x v u + + + + + + (d) None of these



307. The value of
,
_

7
2
cos
7
2
sin
6
1
k
i
k
k

is [IIT 1987; DCE 2000; Karnataka CET 2002]
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) i (d) i
308. If ,
3
sin
3
cos
,
_

+
,
_

n n
n
i x

then

x x x x .... . .
3 2 1
is equal to [Rajasthan PET 2002; Kurukshetra CEE 2002]
(a) 1 (b) 1 (c) i (d) i
309. If ,
4
sin
4
cos
,
_

+
,
_

n n
n
i x

then .... . .
3 2 1
x x x [EAMCET 2002]
(a)
2
3 1 i +
(b)
2
3 1 i +
(c)
2
3 1 i
(d)
2
3 1 i

310. The value of infinite product ) sin (cos i + )....
2
sin
2
(cos )
2
sin
2
(cos
2 2

i i + + is [Rajasthan PET 1999]
(a) 2 sin 2 cos i (b) 2 sin 2 cos i + (c) 2 cos 2 sin i (d) 2 cos 2 sin i +
311. The value of expression
,
_

+
,
_

+
2 2
2
sin
2
cos
2
sin
2
cos

i i ..... to is [Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
(a) 1 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 2
312. If ,
10
sin
10
cos
i
i
i
z
i
+ then
4 3 2 1
z z z z is equal to [DCE 1998]
(a) 1 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 2
313. If
a
a
1
cos 2 + and ,
1
cos 2
b
b+ then the value of
ab
ab
1
+ is [Rajasthan PET 1992, Pb. CET 2002]
(a) ) ( cos 2 + (b) ) ( sin 2 + (c) ) ( cos 2 (d) cos cos 4
314.
8
8
) 8 / cos 8 / (sin
) 8 / cos 8 / (sin


i
i

+
= [EAMCET 1994]
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2i



315. If , 1 ) sin cos )........( 2 sin 2 (cos ) sin (cos + + + n i n i i then the value of is [Karnataka CET 1992; Kurukshetra CEE 2002]
(a) m 4 (b)
) 1 (
2
+ n n
m
(c)
) 1 (
4
+ n n
m
(d)
) 1 ( + n n
m

316. If , 0 sin sin sin cos cos cos + + + + then 3 cos 3 cos 3 cos + + equals to [Karnataka CET 2000]
(a) 0 (b) ) cos( + + (c) ) cos( 3 + + (d) ) sin( 3 + +
317. If , sin sin sin 0 cos cos cos + + + + then 2 cos 2 cos 2 cos + + equals [Rajasthan PET 2000]
(a) ) cos( 2 + + (b) ) ( 2 cos + + (c) 0 (d) 1
318. If , cos cos cos 0 sin sin sin + + + + then the value of
2 2 2
sin sin sin + + is [Rajasthan PET 1999]
(a) 2/3 (b) 3/2 (c) 1/2 (d) 1
319. If ), 7 / 2 sin( ) 7 / 2 cos( i a + then the quadratic equation whose roots are
4 2
a a a + + and
6 5 3
a a a + + is
[Rajasthan PET 2000]
(a) 0 2
2
+ x x (b) 0 2
2
+ x x (c) 0 2
2
x x (d) 0 2
2
+ + x x
Advance Level



320. If 0 1
2
+ x x then the value of
2 5
1
1

,
_

n
n
n
x
x is
(a) 8 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) None of these
321. If
2 1
, n n are positive integers, then
2 2 1 1
) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 (
7 5 3 n n n n
i i i i + + + + + + + is a real number iff [IIT 1996]
(a) 1
2 1
+ n n (b)
2 1
1 n n +
(c)
2 1
n n (d)
2 1
, n n are any two +ve integers
322. If sin cos , sin cos , sin cos i c i b i a + + + and , 1 + +
b
a
a
c
c
b
then ) ( cos ) ( cos ) ( cos + + is equal to
[Rajasthan PET 1993, 2001]
(a) 3/2 (b) 3/2 (c) 0 (d) 1
323. If , 0 cos cos cos + + C B A 0 sin sin sin + + C B A and
o
C B A 180 + + , then the value of C B A 3 cos 3 cos 3 cos + + is
[EAMCET 1995]
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 3 (d) 0
324. The value of z satisfying the equation + + +
n
z z z log ......... log log
2
0 is
(a) ,.. 2 , 1 ,
) 1 (
4
sin
) 1 (
4
cos
+
+
+
m
n n
m
i
n n
m

(b) ,.. 2 , 1 ,
) 1 (
4
sin
) 1 (
4
cos
+

+
m
n n
m
i
n n
m

(c) ,.. 2 , 1 ,
4
cos
4
sin + m
n
m
i
n
m

(d) 0



325. The product of cube roots of 1 is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1 (d) None of these
326. One of the cube roots of unity is [MP PET 1994, 2003]
(a)
2
3 1 i +
(b)
2
3 1 i +
(c)
2
3 1 i
(d)
2
3 i

327. The two numbers such that each one is square of the other, are [MP PET 1987]
(a)
3
, (b) i, i (c) 1, 1 (d)
2
,
328. If
2
, , 1 are the cube roots of unity, then their product is [Karnataka CET 1999, 2001]
(a) 0 (b) (c) 1 (d) 1
329. The value of (8)
1/3
is [Rajasthan PET 2003]
(a) 3 1 i + (b) 3 1 i (c) 2 (d) All of these
B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Cube Roots of Unity, n
th
Roots of Unity



330. If
n
i
i

,
_

+
3 1
3 1
is an integer, then n is [UPSEAT 2002]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
331.
6 6
2
3
2
3

,
_

,
_

+ i i
is equal to [Rajasthan PET 1997]
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 1
332. If
2
3 1 i +
is a root of equation 0 1
3 4
+ x x x , then its real roots are [EAMCET 2002]
(a) 1, 1 (b) 1, 1 (c) 1, 1 (d) 1, 2
333. If
2
3

i
z , then
69
z is equal to [Rajasthan PET 2001]
(a) 1 (b) 1 (c) i (d) i
334. If is a complex cube root of unity, then for positive integral value of n, the product of
n
......... . .
3 2
will be [Roorkee 1991]
(a)
2
3 1 i
(b)
2
3 1 i
(c) 1 (d) (b) and (c) both
335. If ) 1 ( is a cube root of unity and , ) 1 (
7
B A+ + then A and B are respectively, the numbers [IIT 1995]
(a) 0, 1 (b) 1, 0 (c) 1, 1 (d) 1, 1
336. If is a cube root of unity, then + + ) 1 ( ) 1 (
2 2
[MNR 1990; UPSEAT 1999; MP PET 1993, 02]
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 4
337. If cube root of 1 is , then the value of
4 2
) 3 3 ( + + is [MP PET 2001]
(a) 0 (b) 16 (c) 16 (d)
2
16
338. If
2
, 1 are the three cube roots of unity, then + +
6 4 2
) 3 ( [MP PET 1995]
(a) 64 (b) 729 (c) 2 (d) 0
339. The value of
2
2
2
2




b a c
c b a
a c b
c b a
+ +
+ +
+
+ +
+ +
will be [Ranchi BIT 1989; Orissa J EE 2003]
(a) 1 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 2
340. If is a non real cube root of unity, then ) )( )( (
2
b a b a b a + + + is [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
(a)
3 3
b a + (b)
3 3
b a (c)
2 2
b a + (d)
2 2
b a
341. If is an imaginary cube root of unity, then
7 2
) 1 ( + equals [IIT 1998; MP PET 2000]
(a) 128 (b) 128 (c)
2
128 (d)
2
128
342. If is the cube root of unity, then + + + + +
2 2 2 2
) 5 3 3 ( ) 3 5 3 ( [MP PET 1999]
(a) 4 (b) 0 (c) 4 (d) None of these
343. If is an imaginary cube root of unity, then the value of
1
]
1

+
4
) ( sin
23 10

is [IIT Screening 1994]
(a) 2 / 3 (b) 2 / 1 (c) 2 / 1 (d) 2 / 3
344. If
2
, , 1 are three cube roots of unity, then
3 2 3 2
) ( ) ( c b a c b a + + + + + is equal to, if a+b+c=0 [WB J EE 1992]
(a) 27abc (b) 0 (c) 3abc (d) None of these
345. The value of
6 2 2
) 1 ( ) 1 ( + + , where
2
, are cube roots of unity [DCE 2001]



(a) 128 (b)
2
128 (c) 128 (d)
2
128
346. If is a cube root of unity, then the value of + + +
5 2 5 2
) 1 ( ) 1 ( [IIT 1965; MP PET 1997; Rajasthan PET 1997]
(a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 32
347. If is a complex cube root of unity, then + + + +
2 2 2 2
) 8 3 ( ) 8 3 ( 225 [EAMCET 2003]
(a) 72 (b) 192 (c) 200 (d) 248
348. If , , ,
2
c z b y a x where is a complex cube root of unity, then + +
c
z
b
y
a
x
[AMU 1983]
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) None of these
349. If , , ,
2 2
b a z b a y b a x + + + then the value of
3 3 3
z y x + + is equal to [Roorkee 1977; IIT 1970]
(a)
3 3
b a + (b) ) ( 3
3 3
b a + (c) ) ( 3
2 2
b a + (d) None of these
350. If is an nth root of unity, other than unity, then the value of
1 2
... 1

+ + + +
n
is [Karnataka CET 1999]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1 (d) None of these
351. If is a complex cube root of unity, then )...... 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 (
8 4 2
+ + + + to 2n factors = [AMU 2000]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1 (d) None of these
352. Find the value of
n n 3 2 3 2
) 2 1 ( ) 2 1 ( + + + + is [UPSEAT 2002]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d)
2

353. If and are imaginary cube roots of unity, then the value of ,
1
28 4

+ + is [MP PET 1998]

(a) 1 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) None of these
354. If the cube roots of unity are , , , 1
2
then the roots of the equation 0 27 ) 2 (
3
+ x are [Kurukshetra CEE 1998]
(a) 1, 1, 1 (b)
2
, , 1 (c)
2
3 2 , 3 2 , 1 + + (d)
2
3 2 , 3 2 , 1
355. If , are non-real cube roots of unity, then
5 5
+ + is equal to [Kurukshetra CEE 1999]
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 3
356. If and are imaginary cube roots of unity, then + +

1
4 4
[IIT 1977]
(a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
357. If is a cube root of unity, then a root of the equation 0
1
1
1
2
2
2

+
+
+



x
x
x
is [MNR 1990; MP PET 1999, 2002]
(a) 1 x (b) x (c)
2
x (d) 0 x
358. If
2
, , 1 are the cube roots of unity, then
n n
n n
n n



1
1
1
2
2
2
is equal to [AIEEE 2003]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d)
2

359. If ) 1 ( is a cube root of unity, then
1 1
1 1 1
1 1
2
2 2
+

+ +

i i
i
i
is equal to [IIT 1995]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d) i



360. If is a complex root of the equation 1
3
z , then

,
_

+ + + +
+
...
128
27
32
9
8
3
2
1
is equal to [Roorkee 2000]
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 9 (d) i
361. The product of n, nth roots of unity is
(a) 1 (b) 1 (c)
1
) 1 (

n
(d)
n
) 1 (
362. Let 1 ,
2
sin
2
cos
2

,
_

+
,
_

i
n
i
n
n

, then ) )( (
3
2
3
2
3 3
z y x z y x + + + + is equal to [AMU 2001]
(a) 0 (b)
2 2 2
z y x + +
(c) xy zx yz z y x + +
2 2 2
(d) xy zx yz z y x + + + + +
2 2 2

363. If p is not a multiple of n, then the sum of pth powers of nth roots of unity is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) n (d) p
364. If n is a positive integer greater than unity and z is a complex number satisfying the equation , ) 1 (
n n
z z + then
(a) Re (z) <0 (b) Re (z) >0 (c) Re (z) =0 (d) None of these
365. If
4 3 2 1
, , , z z z z are the roots of the equation , 1
4
z then the value of
3
4
1
i
i
z

is [Kurukshetra CEE 1996]

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) i (d) 1 +i
366. If is an imaginary cube root of unity, then for , N n the value of
5 3 3 3 1 3 + + +
+ +
n n n
is [MP PET 1996]
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 3
367. If 1 is any
th
n root of unity, then ..... 5 3 1
2
+ + + S upto n terms, is equal to
(a)
1
2n
(b)

1
2n
(c)
1
n
(d)

1
n

368. The common roots of the equations 0 1 , 0 1
2 4 12
+ + x x x are [EAMCET 1989]
(a) t (b)
2
t (c)
2
, t t (d) None of these
369. Which of the following is a fourth root of
2
3
2
1 i
+ [Karnataka CET 2003]
(a)
,
_

cis (b)
,
_

12

cis (c)
,
_

cis (d)
,
_

cis
370. If is a complex root of unity, then [T.S. Rajendra 1991, Kurukshetra CEE 2000]
(a) 1
4
(b)
2 14
(c)
6
(d) 1
5

371. If is an imaginary cube root of unity, then the value of
+

+
+
+ 1
1
2
1
2 1
1
is [Karnataka CET 1998]
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 1 (d) 0
372. The value of
6 6
3 1
3 1
3 1
3 1

,
_

,
_

+
i
i
i
i
is [Kurukshetra CEE 1994, EAMCET 1995]
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
373. If the roots of the equation 0 1
3
x are 1, and
2
, then the value of ) 1 ( ) 1 (
2
is [MNR 1992]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
374. If , 1 i =non-real cube root of unity then
) 1 ( ) 1 (
) 1 ( ) 1 (
2 4 2 4
2 2
+ +
+
n n
i i
is equal to
(a) 0 if n is even (b) 0 for all Z n (c) i
n

1
2 for all N n (d) None of these
375. If , 1
1
+

z z then
100 100
+ z z is equal to [UPSEAT 2001]



(a) i (b) i (c) 1 (d) 1
376. If is nonreal and
5
1 then the value of
| 1 |
1 2 2
2

+ +
is equal to
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) None of these
377. Which of the following statements are true [Tamilnadu Engg. 2002]
(1) The amplitude of the product of complex numbers is equal to the product of their amplitudes
(2) For any polynomial 0 ) ( x f with real co-efficients, imaginary roots occur in conjugate pairs.
(3) Order relation exists in complex numbers whereas it does not exist in real numbers.
(4) The values of used as a cube root of unity and as a fourth root of unity are different
(a) (1) and (2) only (b) (2) and (4) only (c) (3) and (4) only (d) (1), (2) and (4) only
378. If b a y b a x + + , and , b a z + where and are complex cube roots of unity, then xyz =
[IIT 1978; Roorkee 1989; Rajasthan PET 1997]
(a)
2 2
b a + (b)
3 3
b a + (c)
3 3
b a (d)
3 3
b a



379.
20
15
20
15
) 1 (
) 3 1 (
) 1 (
) 3 1 (
i
i
i
i
+

+

+
is equal to [AMU 2000]
(a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d)
16
1

380. .. .......... ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 (
8 4 4 2 2
+ + + to 2n factors is [EAMCET 1988; AMU 1997]
(a)
n
2 (b)
n 2
2 (c) 0 (d) 1
381. If
1 3 2
......, , , , 1
n
are the n, n
th
roots of unity, then ) 1 )......( 1 ( ) 1 (
1 2

n
equals [MNR 1992; IIT 1984; DCE 2001]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) n (d) n
2

382. The value of the expression .. .......... ) 3 ( ) 3 ( . 2 ) 2 ( ) 2 ( . 1
2 2
+ + ), ( . ) ( . ) 1 (
2
+ n n n where is an imaginary
cube root of unity, is [IIT 1996]
(a) ) 4 3 ( ) 1 (
2
1
2
+ + n n n n (b) ) 4 3 ( ) 1 (
4
1
2
+ + n n n n (c) ) 4 3 ( ) 1 (
2
1
2
+ + + n n n n (d) ) 4 3 ( ) 1 (
4
1
2
+ + + n n n n
383. If , , are the cube roots of ), 0 ( < p p then for any x, y and z,
+ +
+ +


z y x
z y x
[IIT 1989]
(a) ) 3 1 (
2
1
i + (b) ) 3 1 (
2
1
i + (c) ) 3 1 (
2
1
i (d) None of these
384. Common roots of the equations 0 1 2 2
2 3
+ + + z z z and 0 1
100 1985
+ + z z are
(a)
2
, (b)
3
, (c)
3 2
, (d) None of these
385. If
n
z z z z ... ,......... , ,
3 2 1
are n, nth roots of unity, then for n k , .......... , 2 , 1
(a) | | | |
1 +

k k
z k z (b) | | | |
1 k k
z k z
+
(c) | | | | | |
1 1 + +
+
k k k
z z z (d) | | | |
1 +

k k
z z
386. Let
1
z and
2
z be n
th
roots of unity which are ends of a line segment that subtend a right angle at the origin. Then n must be
of the form [IIT Screening 2001; Karnataka CEE 2002]
(a) 4k +1 (b) 4k +2 (c) 4k +3 (d) 4k
387. The cube roots of unity when represented on the Argand plane form the vertices of an [IIT 1988]
(a) Equilateral triangle (b) Isosceles triangle (c) Right angled triangle (d) None of these
388. If ,
2 1 1 1 1


+
+
+
+
+
+
+ d c b a
where a, b, c are real and is a non-real cube root of unity, then
Advance Level



(a)
2 2 2 2 2
2 1 1 1 1


+
+
+
+
+
+
+ d c b a
(b) 4 + + + acd abd bcd abc
(c) abcd d c b a 2 + + + (d) 2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

+
+
+
+
+
+
+ d c b a

389. If z is a complex number satisfying 1
1
+

z z then , , N n z z
n n
+

has the value
(a)
n
) 1 ( 2 , when n is a multiple of 3 (b)
1
) 1 (

n
, when n is not a multiple of 3
(c)
1
) 1 (
+

n
, when n is a multiple of 3 (d) 0, when n is not a multiple of 3
390. If z be a complex number satisfying 0 1 2
2 3 4
+ + + + z z z z then | z | is equal to
(a)
2
1
(b)
4
3
(c) 1 (d) None of these
391. If the fourth roots of unity are
4 3 2 1
, , , z z z z then
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
z z z z + + + is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) i (d) None of these
392. If
1 2
,......., , , 1
n
are the nth roots of unity, then
i
n
i

2
1
1
1
is equal to
(a)
n
n 2 . ) 2 ( (b)
1 2
1 2 ) 2 (
1

+

n
n
n
(c)
1 2
2 ) 2 (
1

n
n
n
(d) None of these
393. If , , ,
3
2
2 1
2
3 2 1 3 2 1
C z z z B z z z A z z z + + + + + + where
2
, , 1 are the three cube roots of unity, then
+ +
2 2 2
| | | | | | C B A
(a) ) | | | | | (| 3
2
3
2
2
2
1
z z z + + (b) ) | | | | | (| 2
2
3
2
2
2
1
z z z + +
(c)
2
3
2
2
2
1
| | | | | | z z z + + (d) None of these
394. For complex numbers
1 1 1
iy x z + and
2 2 2
iy x z + , if
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1 2 2 1
sin
y x y x
y x y x
+ +

where is the angle between

1
z and
2
z ,
then the angle between the roots of the equation 0 3 2
2
+ + z z is

(a)

,
_

3
2 2
sin
1
(b)
,
_

3
2
sin
1
(c)
,
_

3
1
sin
1
(d) None of these




395. ix sinh is [EAMCET 2002]
(a) ) sin(ix i (b) x i sin (c) x i sin (d) ) sin(ix
396. The value of ) ( sec i h is [Rajasthan PET 1999]
(a) 1 (b) i (c) 0 (d) 1
397. The imaginary part of ) cosh( i + is [Rajasthan PET 2000]
(a) cos cosh (b) sin sinh (c) cosh cos (d) cos cos
B Ba as si i c c L Le ev ve el l
Miscellaneous Problems



398. ) cosh( ) cosh( i i + is equal to [Rajasthan PET 2000]
(a) sinh sinh 2 (b) cosh cosh 2 (c) sin sinh 2i (d) cos cosh 2
399. If , ) cos( i iv u + + then 1
2 2
+ + equals [Rajasthan PET 1999]
(a) v u
2 2
sinh cos + (b) v u
2 2
cosh sin + (c) v u
2 2
cosh cos + (d) v u
2 2
sinh sin +
400. If , ) ( tan
1
iy x i + +

then x = [Rajasthan PET 2002]

(a)

,
_

2 2
1
1
2
tan
2
1

(b)

,
_

+ +

2 2
1
1
2
tan
2
1

(c)

,
_

2 2
1
1
2
tan

(d) None of these

***

ANSWERS



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
b d b c a a a b d b b a d b c a d d a c
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
b c d d b a c a d b b c c a b b c c c b
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
c c c a b b b a b d b c c d b c c b a a
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
c a d c b d b a c b c a a a b b a c b c
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
a a b c b a,c,
d
a a a d c a b c b b a d c c
101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
d b a,b b c c d c a a b b a c c a b d b a
121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140
c a a d c d a a b c c d d b d b a d c c
141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160
c d a a d d c b a b b d c b a d c b b b,c
161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180
b,c,
d
d c a c c b d b c b b d b c c b b b c
181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200
a d b a a d c b d a b b b a b c b c b a
201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220
d b b c c c c d b d a c b d b a b b c a
221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240
c c b a a a b c c a d b b d d c a d d b
241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260
c d d c,d b b a a d a b b c b a d d c a b
261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280
c c a d b a c a d c a b a a b c a b c a
281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300
c c c a b a c d c a a b c,d c b a d d c a
301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320
d b b c c a d c a b a a a c c c c b d a

Assignment (Basic and Advance Level) Complex Numbers




321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340
d d b a c a d d d c a c c d c d c a b a
341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360
d c c a c b d c b a b a c d b b d a a a
361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380
c c a a a b b c b b d a d a d a b b a b
381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400
c b a a d d a d a c b b a a b a b c c a