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COMPLEX NUMBERS
(Exam Questions I)

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Question 1

(**)
w=

9 + 3i
.
1 2i

Find the modulus and the argument of the complex number w .

w = 3 2 , arg w =

Question 2

3
4

(**)

Solve the equation

2 z 2 2iz 5 = 0 , z .

z = 3 + 1i
2 2

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Question 3

(**)
z=

+ 4i
, .
1 + i

Given that z is a real number, find the possible values of .

= 2

Question 4

(**)

Find the values of x and y in the equation

2

x (1 + i ) + y ( 2 i ) = 3 + 10i , x , y .
x = 7 , y =1

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Question 5

(**)

The complex number z satisfies the equation

4 z 3z =

1 18i
,
2i

where z denotes the complex conjugate of z .

Solve the equation, giving the answer in the form x + iy , where x and y are real
numbers.
z = 4i

Question 6

(**)
z = 3 + 4i

and

zw = 14 + 2i .

By showing clear workings, find

a) w in the form a + bi , where a and b are real numbers.

b) the modulus and the argument of w .

w = 2 + 2i , w = 2 2 , arg w =

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Question 7

(**)
z = 22 + 4i

z
= 6 8i .
w

and

By showing clear workings, find

a) w in the form a + bi , where a and b are real numbers .

b) the modulus and the argument of w .
w = 1 + 2i , w = 5 , arg w 1.11c

Question 8

(**)
2

z = (2 i) +

7 4i
8.
2+i

Express z in the form x + iy , where x and y are real numbers.

3 7i

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Question 9

(**)

The complex conjugate of z is denoted by z .

Solve the equation
2 z 3z =

27 + 23i
,
1+ i

giving the answer in the form x + iy , where x and y are real numbers.
z = 2 + 5i

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Question 10

(**+)

The cubic equation

2 z 3 5 z 2 + cz 5 = 0 , c ,
has a solution z = 1 2i .
Find in any order

a) the other two solutions of the equations.

b) the value of c .
z2 = 1 + 2i , z3 = 1 , c = 12
2

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Question 11

(**+)

z 8 = i (7 2z ) , z .
The complex conjugate of z is denoted by z .
Determine the value of z in the above equation, giving the answer in the form x + iy ,
where x and y are real numbers.
z = 2 + 3i

Question 12

(**+)
z 3 + Az 2 + Bz + 26 = 0 , where A , B

One of the roots of the above cubic equation is 1 + i .

a) Find the real root of the equation.

b) Determine the values of A and B .
z = 13 , A = 11 , B = 24

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Question 13 (**+)
The complex conjugate of z is denoted by z .
Solve the equation

z 12 = i ( 9 2 z ) ,
giving the answer in the form x + iy , where x and y are real numbers.
z = 2 + 5i

Question 14

(**+)

The complex number z satisfies the equation

2 z iz = 3 ( 3 5i ) ,
where z denotes the complex conjugate of z .
Determine the value of z , giving the answer in the form x + iy , where x and y are
real numbers.
z = 1 7i

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Question 15

(**+)

The cubic equation

2z3 z 2 + 4 z + p = 0 , p ,
is satisfied by z = 1 + 2i .

a) Find the other two roots of the equation.

b) Determine the value of p .

1 2i, 3 , p = 15
2

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Question 16 (**+)
z = 1 + 3i and

w
= 2 + 2i .
z

Find the exact value of the modulus of w and the exact value of the argument of w .

w = 4 2 , arg w =

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7
12

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Question 17 (**+)
z 3 + az 2 + bz 5 = 0 , where a , b .
One of the roots of the above cubic equation is 2 + i .

a) Find the other two roots.

b) Determine the values of a and b .
z2 = 2 i , z3 = 1 , a = 5 , b = 9

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Question 18

(**+)

z 3 + pz 2 + 6 z + q = 0 , where p , q .
One of the three solutions of the above cubic equation is 5 i .

a) Find the other two solutions of the equation.

b) Determine the values of p and q .
z2 = 5 + i, z3 = 2 , p = 8 , q = 52

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Question 19 (***)
z = 3 + i and w = 3i .

a) Find, in exact form where appropriate, the modulus and argument of z and the
modulus and argument of w .
b) Determine simplified expressions for zw and

w
, giving the answers in the
z

form x + iy , where x , y .

c) Find, in exact form where appropriate, the modulus and argument of zw and
w
the modulus and argument of .
z

z = 2, w = 3 , arg z =

, arg w =

zw = 6,

, zw = 3 + 3 3i ,

w 3 3
= +
3i ,
z 4 4

w 3
2
w
= , arg ( zw ) =
,arg =
3
z 2
z 3

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Question 20

(***)

Solve the equation

13 z
= 11 3i , z ,
z +1
giving the answer in the form x + iy , where x and y are real numbers.
z = 1 3i

Question 21

(***)

The complex conjugate of w is denoted by w .

Given further that
w = 1 + 2i and z = w

25w
w2

show clearly that z is a real number, stating its value.

12

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Question 22

(***)
z 3 + 2 z 2 + az + b = 0 , where a , b .

One of the roots of the above cubic equation is 1 + i .

a) Find the real root of the equation.

b) Find the values of a and b .
z = 4 , a = 6 , b = 8

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Question 23

(***)

The following complex numbers are given.

z1 = 2 2i ,

z2 = 3 + i and z3 = a + bi where a , b .

a) If z1z3 = 16 , find the modulus z3 .

z 7
b) Given further that arg 3 =
, determine the argument of z3 .
z2 12

c) Find the values of a and b , and hence show

z3
= 2 .
z1

z3 = 4 2 , arg z3 =

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3
, a = 4 , b = 4
4

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Question 24

(***)

Solve the equation

2 z 4 14 z 3 + 33 z 2 26 z + 10 = 0 , z
given that one of its roots is 3 + i .
z = 3 + i,

z = 3 i, z = 1 + 1 i, z = 1 1 i
2 2
2 2

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Question 25

(***)

2 z 3 + pz 2 + qz + 16 = 0 , p , q .
The above cubic equation has roots , and , where is real.

It is given that = 2 1 + i 3 .

a) Find the other two roots, and .

b) Determine the values of p and q .

= 2 1 i 3 , = 1 , p = 7 , q = 28

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Question 26

(***)

Consider the cubic equation

z 3 + z + 10 = 0 , where z .

a) Verify that 1 + 2i is a root of this equation.

b) Find the other two roots.
z1 = 1 2i, z2 = 2

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Question 27

(***)

The complex conjugate of z is denoted by z .

Solve the equation
2 z + 3i ( z + 2 )
= 13 + 4i ,
1+ i
giving the answer in the form x + iy , where x and y are real numbers.
z = 3+i

Question 28

(***)
z 4 8 z 3 + 33 z 2 68 z + 52 = 0 , z .

One of the roots of the above quartic equation, is 2 + 3i .

Find the other roots of the equation.
z = 2 3i, z = 2

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Question 29

(***)

Find the values of x and y in the equation

x
iy
3
+
=
, x, y .
2 + i 2 i 1 2i
x=4 , y =5

Question 30

(***)

The complex conjugate of z is denoted by z .

Find the two solutions of the equation

( z i )( z i ) = 6 z 22i ,

z ,

giving the answers in the form x + iy , where x and y are real numbers.
z1 = 2 + 3i , z2 = 28 + 9 i
5 5

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Question 31

(***)

Find the value of z and the value of w in the following simultaneous equations
2 z + 1 = iw
z 3 = w + 3i .
z = 1 + 2i, w = 4 i

Question 32

(***)

It is given that
z + 2i = iz + k , k

and

w
= 2 + 2i , Im w = 8 .
z

Determine the value of k .

k =4

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Question 33

(***+)

Find the three solutions of the equation

4z2 + 4z +1 = 0 , z ,
where z denotes the complex conjugate of z .
z = 1 , 1 + i, 1 i
2 2
2

Question 34

(***+)

The complex numbers z and w are defined as

z = 3+i

and

w = 1 + 2i .

Determine the possible values of the real constant if

z
+ = +2.
w

= 0, = 1

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Question 35

(***+)

The complex number z satisfies the equation

z 2 = 3 + 4i .

a) Find the possible values of

i. z .
ii. z 3 .
b) Hence, by showing detailed workings, find a solution of the equation
w6 4 w3 + 125 = 0 , w ,
z = ( 2 + i ) , z 3 = 2 11i , w = ( 2 + i )

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Question 36

(***+)

Solve teach of the following equations.

a) z 2 + 2iz + 8 = 0 , z .
b) w2 + 16 = 30i , w .
z1 = 2i, z2 = 4i , w = ( 3 + 5i )

Question 37

(***+)

It is given that z = 2 and z = 1 + 2i are solutions of the equation

z 4 3 z 3 + az 2 + bz + c = 0 .
where a , b and c are real constants.
Determine the values of a , b and c .
a = 5 , b = 1 , c = 10

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Question 38 (***+)
The following complex numbers are given

z=

1+ i
2
and w =
.
1 i
1 i

a) Calculate the modulus of z and the modulus of w .

b) Find the argument of z and the argument of w .
In a standard Argand diagram, the points A , B and C represent the numbers z ,
z + w and w respectively. The origin of the Argand diagram is denoted by O .

c) By considering the quadrilateral OABC and the argument of z + w , show that

3
tan
8

= 1+ 2 .

z = 1 , w = 1 arg z =

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, arg w =

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Question 39

(***+)

If 1 2i is a root of the quartic equation

z 4 6 z 3 + 18 z 2 30 z + 25 = 0
find the other three roots.
z2 = 1 + 2i,

Question 40

z3 = 2 i,

z4 = 2 + i

(****)

The complex conjugate of z is denoted by z .

Solve the equation

z + 2z = z + 2 , z .
z =1

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Question 41 (****)
It is given that
z = cos + i sin , 0 z < 2 .
Show clearly that
2

= 1 i tan .
1+ z
2
proof

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Question 42

(****)

( 3 + 4i )(1 + 2i ) = q
1 + 3i

(1 + i )

, q .

a) Find the value of q .

b) Hence simplify
4
arctan + arctan 2 arctan 3 ,
3
giving the answer in terms of .
q = 5 , 1
2 4

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Question 43

(****)

The complex conjugate of the complex number z is denoted by z .

Solve the equation
2 z (1 2i )
i
2 3i
+
=
,
5z
1+2i
z
giving the answer in the form x + iy .
z = 5 + 2i

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Question 44

(****)

It is given that
z = 17 6i and w = 3 + i .
Find the value of u given further that
1
3 1
= +
.
10u z 2 w
u = 9 7i

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Question 45 (****)
The complex number z is given by
z=

a + bi
, a , b .
a bi

Show clearly that

z 2 + 1 a 2 b2
= 2 2.
2z
a +b
proof

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Question 46 (****)
It is given that
z=

1 + 8i
.
1 2i

a) Express z in the form x + iy , where x and y are real numbers.

b) Find the modulus and argument of z .
c) Show clearly that
arctan 8 + arctan 2 + arctan

2
= .
3

z = 3 + 2i , z = 13 , arg z 2.55c

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Question 47

(****+)

Solve each of the following equations.

a) z 3 27 = 0 .
b) w2 i ( w 2 ) = ( w 2 ) .
z1 = 3,

z2 = 3 1 3 , w1 = 2i, w2 = 1 i
2

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Question 48

(****+)

z = ( 2 + 3i )

4 n+ 2

+ ( 3 2i )

4 n+ 2

, n.

Show clearly that z = 0 for all n .

proof

Question 49

(****+)

The complex conjugate of z is denoted by z .

Show clearly that the equation

2z3 z = z ,
is satisfied either by z = 0 or z = 1 .
proof

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Question 50

(****+)
n

z = ( 5 + 2i ) + ( 5 2i ) , n .
Show clearly that z is a real number.
proof

Question 51

(****+)

The complex number z satisfies the relationship

z+

1
= 1 , z 0 .
z

Show clearly that .

a) z 3 = 1 .
b) z 8 + z 4 + 4 = 3 .
proof

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Question 52

(****+)

z = ( a + bi )

4n

+ ( b + ai )

4n

, a , b , n.

Show that z is a real number.

proof

Question 53

(****+)
z 3 ( 4 + 2i ) z 2 + ( 4 + 5i ) z (1 + 3i ) = 0 , z .

Given that one of the solutions of the above cubic equation is z = 2 + i , find the other
two solutions.
z = 1 , z = 1+ i

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Question 54

(*****)

Find the solutions of the equation

4

w4 = 16 (1 w ) ,
giving the answers in the form x + iy , where x , y .
SPX-A , z1 = 2,

Question 55

z2 = 2 ,
3

z3 = 4 + i 2 ,
5 5

z4 = 4 i 2
5 5

(*****)

Solve the quadratic equation

z 2 7 z + 16 = i ( z 11) , z .
z = 2 + 3i, z = 5 2i

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Question 56 (*****)
2 z 2 ( 3 + 8i ) z ( m + 4i ) = 0 , z .
Given that m is a real constant, find the two solutions of the above equation given
further that one of these solutions is real.
z = 1 , z = 2 + 4i
2

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Question 57

(*****)

Solve the quadratic equation

z 2 4 zi + 4i = 7 , z .
z = 2 + 3i, z = 2 + i

Question 58

(*****)
z 4 2 z 3 2 z 2 + 3z 4 = 0 , z .

By using the substitution w = z 2 z , or otherwise, find in exact form the four solutions
of the above equation.

z=

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1 17 1 i 3
,
2
2

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Question 59 (*****)
Show clearly that if n and m are natural numbers, then the equations

zn = 1+ i
zm = 2 i ,
have no common solution for z .
proof

Question 60 (*****)
z 4 2 z 3 + z 20 = 0 , z .
By using the substitution w = z 2 z , or otherwise, find in exact form the four solutions
of the above equation.

z=

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1 21 1 i 15
,
2
2

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Question 61

(*****)

Two distinct complex numbers z1 and z2 are such so that z1 = z2 = r 0 .

Show clearly that

z1 + z2
is purely imaginary.
z1 z2
2

You may find the result zz = z = r 2 useful.

proof

Question 62

(*****)

The complex number z satisfies the relationship

n

5 ( z + i ) = ( 4 + 3i )(1 + iz ) , n .
Show clearly that z is a real number.
proof

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Question 63 (*****)
The complex numbers z and w are such so that z = w = 1 .

Show clearly that

z+w
is real.
1 + zw
proof

Question 64

(*****)
z 3 2 ( 2 i ) z 2 + ( 8 3i ) z 5 + i = 0 , z .

Find the three solutions of the above equation given that one of these solutions is real.
z = 1 , z = 2 3i , z = 2 + i

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Question 65

(*****)

Solve the quadratic equation

i z2 2 2 z 2 3 = 0 , z .
Give the answers in the form x + iy , where x and y are exact real constants
z = 1 + i

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3 2 , z = 1 i

3+ 2

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Question 66

(*****)

The complex number z satisfies the equation

z + 1 + 8i = z (1 + i ) .
a) Show clearly that
2

z 18 z + 65 = 0 .
b) Find the possible values of z .
z = 4 3i , z = 12 + 5i

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Question 67

(*****)
z 3 ( 2 + 4i ) z 2 3 (1 3i ) z + 14 2i = 0 , z .

Find the three solutions of the above equation given that one of these solutions is
purely imaginary.
z = 2i , z = 2 i , z = 1 + 3i

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