Complex Numbers - Worksheet

1. Solve the following equations

a) z 2  4 z  13  0 b) z2  z  1  0

2. If z  2  3i and w  4  2i
find:
1
a) z  w b) z w c) 2z d) zw e) z* f)
z

3. If z1  5  3i and z2  5  3i , show that z1 z 2 is real.

4. Express in the form x  iy ,

3  2i 2  3i 1 1
a)
5  4i
b)
5  2i
c) 2  i
 1  2i

5. Solve the following equations, giving your answer in the form a  i b

a) i z  4  3 i b) (2  3i ) z  4  7 i

6. Find the values of x and y that satisfy the equation

a) ( x  y )  i ( x  y )  14.8  6.2 i b) ( x  y )  i ( x  y )  (1  i ) 2  i ( 2  i )

7. The complex number z satisfies the equation:

3 z z *  2 ( z  z*)  39  12 i
Find in the form x  iy , the possible values of z .

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9. Find the modulus and argument of the following

a) 4  5i b) 1  8i c) 2  3i d)  3  i5
1 3
e)   i
2 4

10. If z  1  2i and w  2  3 i , find the modulus and argument of the following and
illustrate them on the same Argand diagram.
z
a) z b) w c) zw d) z  w e) z2 f)
w

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12. Sketch the following graphs on an Argand diagram.

a) z 2 b) z  i 1 c) z  i  2  2

d) 2 z  3  2i  4 e) arg( z ) = 45 0
f) arg( z ) = 210 0
g) z  1  z  3 h) z  i  z  2