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Exercise - 01
CBSE FLASH BACK
1. (i) If x = – 2 – –3 , Find the value of 2x + 5x + 7x – x + 41
4 3 2

3  5i 3 – 5i
(ii) If x = , find the value of 2x3 + 2x2 – 7x + 72. Show that it will be unaltered if x =
2 2
2. Show that all the roots of the equation a1z3 + a2z + a3z + a4 = 3, where |ai|  1, i = 1, 2, 3, 4 be outside
the circle with centre origin and radius 2/3.
z–2
3. Given that |z – 1| = 1, where z is a point on the Argand plane. Show that = i tan (arg)z
z

 arg z 
1  i tan  
 2 
4. Let z be a non-real complex number lying on the circle |z| = 1. Then prove that z =  arg z  .
1 – i tan  
 2 
5. Prove that the complex number z1 and z2 and the origin form an isosceles triangle with vertical angle
2 2 2
if z1  z 2  z1z 2  0
3

 1
6. Prove that if z1, z2 are two complex number and c > 0, then |z1 + z2|2  (1 + c) |z1|2 + 1   |z2|2
 c
7. A, B, C are the points representing the complex number z1, z2, z3 respectively on the complex plane
and the circumcentre of the triangle ABC lies at the origin. If the altitude of the triangle through the
vertex A meets the circumcircle again at P, then prove that P represents the complex number –z2z3/z1
8. If n is an odd integer but not a multiple of 3. Prove that xy (x + y) (x2 + y2 + xy) is a factor of
(x + y)n – xn – yn.
9. Let z1, z2 be any two complex numbers and a, b two real numbers such that a2 + b2  0. Prove that

2 2   az1  bz 2 |2
|z1| + |z2| – | z1  z 2 | 
2 2
 |z1|2 + |z2|2 + | z 2z  z 22 |
a 2  b2

 – zi
10. If z = x + iy and w = , |w| = 1, then find the locus of z.
z–i
l  im 1  iz
11. If l2 + m2 + n2 = 1 and (m + in) = (1 + l)z, show that 
1 n 1 – iz
12. If the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, (0 < a < b < c) has non real complex roots z 1 and z2.
Show that |z1| > 1, |z2| > 1

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Exercise - 02
OBJECTIVE
1. If | z - i |  2 and z0 = 5 + 3i, the maximum value of | i z + z0 | is
(A) 2  31 (B) 31  2 (C) 7 (D) - 7

2. If z1 = a + ib, z2 = p + iq be two unimodular complex numbers such that Im(z1z 2 )  1 and

1  a  ip, 2  b  iq ,
(A) Re(12 )  1 (B) Im(12 )  1 (C) Re(1 2 )  0 (D) Im(1 2 )  1

3. If n be an odd positive integer and 1, 1 ,  2 ,.......... n 1 are the nth roots of unity,,
(2  1 ) (2   2 )..........(2   n 1 ) equals
2n  1
(A) 2 - 1
n
(B) 2 + 1
n
(C) (D) none of these
3
x   y  z
4. Given , ,  are cube roots of real number p < 0, for any x, y, z the value of
x  y  z
equals
(A)  (B) 2 (C) p (D)  2

5. Let z be a complex number such that z  (1  t )  i t 2  t  2 where t is a real parameter then

locus of z on Argand Plane is
(A) parabola (B) ellipse (C) hyperbola (D) straight line
2
 n 1 
5
6. If x - x + 1 = 0,   x  n  equals
2
n 1  x 
(A) 8 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 14

7. If the quadratic equation z2 + (a + ib)z + c + id = 0, where a, b, c, d are non-zero real numbers, has
a root, then
(A) abd = b2c + d2 (B) abc = bc2 + d2 (C) abd = bc2 + ad2 (D) none of these
100

8. If z  0,  arg( | z |)dx equals

0

(A) 0 (B) not defined (C) 100 (D) 100 

9. Let z1 and z2 be two complex numbers such that | z1 | = | z2 | and arg(z1) + arg(z2) =  then which
of the following is correct ?
(A) z1 = z2 (B) z1 = - z2 (C) z1  z 2 (D) z1   z 2

10. If  is a non-real complex number and x 2   x    0 has a real root  , then

(A)      (B)   2[   ] (C)   1 (D) none of these

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z1  z 2 z  2
11. If | z | = 2 and  then z1, z2, z3 will be the vertices of
z1  z 3 z  2
(A) equilateral triangle (B) right angled triangle
(C) acute angled triangle (D) none of these

12. If z1, z2, z3, z4 are four distinct complex numbers representing the vertices of a quadrilateral taken
z z  
in order such that z1 - z4 = z2 - z3 and arg 4 1   then the quadrilateral is a
 z 2  z1  2
(A) rectangle (B) rhombus (C) square (D) trapezium

5z 2 2z  3z 2
13. If is purely imaginary, then 1 is
11z1 2z1  3z 2

37 11 5
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D)
33 5 11

14. If (sin 1  i cos 1 ) (cos  2  i sin  2 ).........(sin  n  i cos  n )  a  ib, a 2  b 2 

(A) 1 (B) -1 (C) (-1)n (D) 2

15. If (cos   i sin ) (cos 3  i sin 3).........{cos( 2n  1)}  i sin( 2n  1)}  1 , then  =
r (n  1) 2r (2n  1)
(A) (B) (C) (D)
n2 r2 n2 r

16. If  n
3  i  2 n , where n is an integer, then
(A) n is a multiple of 5 (B) n is a multiple of 6
(C) n is a multiple of 10 (D) none of these

17. The number of values of z which satisfies both the equations | z - 1 - i | = 2 & | z + 1 + i | = 2 is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) infinitely many

18. If P is a multiple of n, then the sum of the pth power of nth roots of unity is
(A) p (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) n

19. The complex numbers z1, z2, z3 are collinear if

 z1  z 2    z1  z 3 
(A) arg   (B)   is purely imaginary

 2 3 2
z z z 
 2 3 z

z1  z 3
(C) is real (D) | z1 - z3 | = | z2 - z3 |
z 2  z3
20. The number of integral solutions of the equation (1 - i ) x = 2x are
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

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Exercise - 03
SUBJECTIVE
1. Locate the complex number z = x + iy for which
| z | 2  | z | 4
(i) log1/2 | z – 2 | > log1/2 | z | (ii) log  2
sec
4 2 | z | 1

(iii)  
log14 13 | z 2  4i |  log196
1
(13 | z 2  4i |) 2
0

za
2. (i) If | z | = a , ( z  a ) , then find the locus of w, where w  .
za
1
(ii) z  z1  and z1 is any point on a fixed circle with the centre at the origin then prove that
z1
z lies on an ellipse.

(iii) Show that the roots of the equation z n  (z  1) n , n  N are collinear..

3. (i) Prove that (a12 + b12) (a22 + b22).........(an2 + bn2) can be written as the sum of two squares.

(ii) Let x1, x2, x3,........, xn be the roots of the equation xn + xn–1 + .......+ x + 1 = 0. Compute
1 1 1
the expression   .........  . Hence or otherwise prove that
x1  1 x 2  1 x n 1
n
r
 cot n  1  0 .
r 1

(iii) Let z be a non–real complex number lying on the circle | z | = 1. Then prove that

 arg z 
1  i tan  
 2 .
z
 arg z 
1  i tan 
 2 
4. (i) Show that {(cos   i sin )  i(sin   cos )}n  {(cos   i sin )  (sin   cos )}n
    
 2 n 1 cos n    cos n   .
4 2  4 2 

(ii) Prove that :

n n
 1 i 3   1 i 3 
     1 , where n  N but not a multiple of 3.
 2   2 
   
m
 pi  1  2 mi cot 1 ( p )
(iii) Show that,   e 1.
 pi  1 

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5. (i) Prove that | 2z cos   z 2 | 1 , if | z |  0.41 .
(ii) If | z  3i |  5 then prove that complex number z also satisfies the inequality
| ( z  1)  1 |  2 5 .
(iii) Find the complex number z which satisfies the complex | z – a + ai | = 1 and has the
greatest absolute value, where a is a real constant (a  0) .
z1  z 2 z z
6. (i) If u  z1z 2 , prove that | z1 |  | z 2 |  u  1 2 u .
2 2

(ii) Prove that    2   2     2   2  |    |  |    | , where ,  are complex

number.
(iii) Using the concept of complex numbers, prove that

n 1  
n
sin  cos   n 
2  2
 cos(  r) 
r 1 
sin  
2
(iv) Prove that if | a | < 1
a sin 
1  a sin   a 2 sin 2  a 3 sin 3  ...... 
1  2a cos 2  a 2
n n
(v) If z n  cos n
 i sin n , then find Lim ( z1 .z 2 .....z n )
2 2 n

7. P is a point on the Argand diagram. On the circle with OP as diameter, two points Q and R are taken
such that POQ  QOR   . If O is the origin and P, Q and R are represented by the complex
numbers z1, z2 and z3 respectively, show that z 2 2 cos 2  z1z 3 cos 2  .

8. (i) If z1, z2 are two complex numbers representing consecutive vertices of a regular hexagon
then find the complex number z3 representing the vertex adjacent to z2.

(ii) The three points z1, z2, z3 are connected by the relation az1 + bz2 + cz3 = 0, where a, b, c
are real and a + b + c = 0. Prove that the three points are collinear.
2 4 6
9. Solve the z7 = 1, and use this to obtain an equation whose roots are cos , cos , cos . Hence
7 7 7
2 4 6 1
prove that cos  cos  cos  .
7 7 7 2

10. a, b, c are real numbers and z is a complex number such that a2 + b2 + c2 = r2 and b + ic = (r + a)z.
a  ib 1  iz c  ia i(1  z )
Prove that  and  .
r  c 1  iz rb 1 z

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Exercise - 04
OBJECTIVE
 zi3 
1. The locus of the point z for which 2 arg    is
 z  3i  1 
(A) a straight line passing through the point 3 - i and -1 + 3i
(B) a straight line passing through the point -3 + i and 1 - 3i
(C) a circle passing through the points -3 + i and 1 - 3i
(D) a circle with its centre at the points -1 - i and radius 2 2

2. The trigonometric from the complex number z  1  i tan  where     is
2
1 1
(A) (cos   i sin  ) (B) (cos   i sin  )
cos  cos 
1 1
(C) (  cos   i sin  ) (D)  [cos(   )  i sin(   )]
cos  cos 
3. The points z1, z2, z3, z4 in the complex plane are the vertices of a parallelogram taken in that order
if
(A) z1 + z4 = z2 + z3 (B) z1 + z3 = z2 + z4 (C) z1 + z2 = z3 + z4 (D) none of these
1  iz
4. If z = x + iy, and   , then |  |  1 implies that in the complex plane
zi
(A) z lies on the real axis (B) z lies on the imaginary axis
(C) z lies on the unit circle (D) none of these
5. The curve represented by Im(z ) =  (  0) is
2

(A) Rectangular hyperbola (B) circle

(C) parabola (D) none of these
aZ1  bZ 2
6. Z1  Z 2 are two points in an Argand plane. If a | Z1 |  b | Z 2 | , then the point is
aZ1  bZ 2
(A) in the I quadrant (B) in the III quadrant (C) on the real axis (D) on the imaginary axis
2z  i
7. If z = x + iy then the equation = m does not represents a circle when
z 1
1
(A) m  (B) m = 1 (C) m = 2 (D) m = 3
2
8. If z be complex number such that equation | z - a2 | + | z - 2a | = 3 always represents an ellipse then
range of a ( R  ) is

(A) 1, 2  (B) 1, 3 (C) (-1, 3) (D) (0, 3)

9. The roots of the cubic equation ( z  ) 3   3 (   0) , represent the vertices of a triangle, which
(A) is scalene (B) is equilateral
(C) is isosceles but not equilateral (D) depends on 

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10. Let P(e i1 ), Q( e i2 ) and R(e i3 ) be the vertices of a triangle PQR in the Argand Plane. The
orthocenter of the triangle PQR is
2 i( 1  2  2 )
(A) e i( 1  2 2 ) (B) e (C) e i1  e i 2  e i 3 (D) none of these
3
11. Let z1, z2 and z3 be three points on | z | = 1. If 1 ,  2 and  3 be the arguments of z1, z2, z3
respectively then cos(1   2 )  cos( 2   3 )  cos( 3  1 )
3 3 3
(A)   (B)   (C)  (D) none of these
2 2 2
F
z  z  2z I
G
H z  z JKis
2 3 1
12. If A(z1) , B(z2), C(z3) are the vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC, value of arg
3 2

equal to
   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 2 3 6
13. If A(z1), B(z2), C(z3) are three points in the Argand Plane where | z 1 + z2 | = | | z1 | - | z2 | | and
| (1 - i) z1 + i z3 | = | z1 | + | z3 - z1 |, then
z1  z 2
(A) A, B and C lie on a fixed circle with center (B) A, B and C are collinear points
2
(C) ABC form an equilateral triangle (D) ABC from an obtuse angle triangle
14. Number of common roots of the equations z 3 + 2z2 + 2z + 1 = 0 and z1985 + z100 + 1 = 0, z being
a complex number, is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
15. If x6 = (4 - 3i)5, then the product of all of its roots is (where    tan 1 (3 / 4))
(A) 55 (cos 5  i sin 5) (B)  55 (cos 5  i sin 5)
(C) 55 (cos 5  i sin 5) (D)  55 (cos 5  i sin 5)
3 
16. The point in the complex plane at which the curves arg (z - 3i) = and arg (2z + 1 - 2i) =
4 4
intersect, is
3 9 3 7 2 7 6 4
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D)  , 
4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7
n
17. If  be an imaginary nth root of unity, then  (ar  b)
r 1
r 1
is equal to

n ( n  1)a nb na
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
2 1 n  1
18. If | z  i |  2 and z0 = 5 + 3i, then the maximum value of | iz + z0 | is
(A) 2  41 (B) 41  2 (C) 7 (D) none of these
19. Value of (sin (log i )) + (cos (log ii ))3 is
i 3

(A) 1 (B) -1 (C) 2 (D) 2i

(1  2i)
20. On the Argand plane the complex number lies in the
1 i
(A) first quadrant (B) 2nd quadrant
(C) 3rd quadrant (D) 4th quadrant
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Exercise - 05
SUBJECTIVE
p q r
1. z1, z2, z3 are complex numbers and p, q, r are real numbers such that   .
| z 2  z 3 | | z 3  z1 | | z1  z 2 |

p2 q2 r2
Prove that   = 0.
z 2  z 3 z 3  z1 z1  z 2

2. (i) If x1, x2, x3,..., xn are the n roots of the equation x n + p1xn–1 + p2xn-2 + ....+ pn-1x + pn = 0,
( p 1 , p 2 ,.....,p n real ), prove that (1 + x 1 2 ) (1 + x 2 2 ) (1 + x 3 2 ).......(1 + x n2 )
= (1 – p2 + p4 – p6 + .........)2 + (p1 – p3 + p5 – p7 + ........)2.

(ii) Find the roots common the equations x 5 – x3 + x2 – 1 = 0, x4 = 1.

A2 B2 H2
(iii) Show that the equation   .........   x   , where A, B, C,...a, b, c,..
xa xb xb
and  are real numbers, can not have complex roots.

3. For every real number c  1 , find all the complex numbers z that satisfy the equation
z + c | z + 1| + i = 0.

4. Assume that Ai( i = 1, 2,...., n) are the vertices of a regular polygon inscribed in a circle of radius unity.
Find :
(i) | A1 A2 |2 + | A1 A3 |2 + ........+ | A1 An |2 (ii) | A1 A2 | | A1 A3 | ........| A1 An |

5. If points A1, A2,......A6 representing the complex numbers z1, z2, ........, z6 respectively are
the vertices of a regular hexagon and if z0 be the complex number representing the centroid
of the hexagon then prove that z12  z 22  z 32  6z 02 .

6. z1, z2, z3 are three non-zero complex numbers such that z 2  z1 , and a = | z1 |, b = | z2 |, c = | z3 |. f

a b c 2

b c a  0 , then show that arg . z 3  arg z 3  z1  .

z2 z z 
c a b  2 1

z1 a 1
7. (i) b 1  0.
Show that the triangle whose vertices are z1, z2, z3 and a, b, c are similar, if z 2
z3 c 1
(ii) If a, b, c and u, v, w are the complex numbers representing the vertices of two triangles
such that c = (1 – r)a + rb, w = (1 – r)u + rv, where r is non-real then prove that the
triangles are similar.
(iii) Let A, B, C, D, E be points on the complex plane representing the complex numbers
z1, z2, z3, z4, z5 respectively. If (z3 – z2) z4 = (z1 – z2) z5, prove that the triangle ABC and
DOE are similar.
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8. (i) Prove that (x + y)n – xn – yn is divisible by xy(x + y) (x2 + xy + y2) if n is odd but not a
multiple of 3.
(ii) Show that the polynomial x4l + x4m + 1 + x4n + 2 + x4p + 3 is divisible by x3 + x2 + x + 1, whose
, m, n , p are positive integers.
(iii) Prove that the polynomial x3n + x3m + 1 + x3k + 2 is exactly divisible by x2 + x + 1 if
m, n, k are non negative integers.
(iv) Prove that the polynomial (cos   x sin ) n  cos n  x sin n is divisible by x2 + 1.
(v) Show that the polynomial x n sin   p n 1x sin n   p n sin( n  1) is divisible by
x 2  2px cos   p 2 .

9. (i) Show that the equation of the line joining the complex numbers a and ib, where
 1 i   1 i 
a , b  R  {0} z    z     1 .
 2a 2 b   2 a 2 b 
(ii) Two points represented by complex numbers a, b lie on a circle with centre at the origin
2ab
and radius r. The tangents at ‘a’ and ‘b’ intersects at z. Prove that z  .
ab

10. Find a  R if the complex number z is to satisfy | z | = 3, | z – {a)1 + i) – i}|  3 and

| z + 2a – (a + 1)i | > 3 simultaneously for at least one z.

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Exercise - 06
IIT NEW PATTERN QUESTIONS
Section I Fill in the blanks
1. The region represented by the inequality | 2z - 3i | < | 3z - 2i | is .....................

2. If  is the imaginary cube root of unity, then the value of tan{(100  101 )   / 4} is .............

3. p + iq > r + it exists only when p = ................. and t = .................

4. The complex numbers sin x + i cos 2x and cos x –i sin 2x are conjugate to each other,
for x = ................

5. The area of the triangle on the Argand plane formed by the complex numbers z, iz and
z + iz is .................

Section II More than one correct :

1. If the vertices of an equilateral triangle are situated at z = 0, z = z1, z = z2, then which of the following
is/are true
(A) | z1 | = | z2 | (B) | z1 – z2 | = | z1 |

(C) | z1 + z2 | = | z1 | + | z2 | (D) | arg z1 – arg z2 | =
3

2. Value(s) of (–i)1/3 is/are

3 i 3 i  3 i  3 i
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 2

3. If a and b are real numbers between 0 and 1 and points representing the complex numbers
z1 = a + i, z2 = 1 + ib along with origin from an equilateral triangle, then
3
(A) a = 2– 3 (B) b = 2 – 3 (C) a = 3 –1 (D) b =
2

4. The centre of square ABCD is at z = 0. If affix of vertex A is z1, centroid of triangle ABC is/are
(A) z1 (cos   i sin ) (B) z1[(cos  / 2)  i sin( / 2)]
z1 z1
(C) [(cos  / 2)  i sin(  / 2)] (D) [(cos  / 2)  i sin(  / 2)]
3 3

6i 3i 1
5. If 4 3i 1  x  iy, then
20 3 i
(A) x = 0 (B) x = 1 (C) y = 3 (D) y = 0

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Section III Assertion/Reason
(A) Statement  1 is True, Statement  2 is True, Statement  2 is a correct explanation for
Statement  1
(B) Statement  1 is True, Statement  2 is True ; Statement  2 is NOT a correct explanation
for Statement  1
(C) Statement  1 is True, Statement  2 is False
(D) Statement  1 is False, Statement  2 is True
1. Let z = ei = cos + isin
Statement 1: Value of eiA .eiB . eiC = –1 if A + B + C = .
Statement 2: arg(z) =  and |z| = 1.

2. Let a1, a2, .... , an R+

a1 a 2 a n 1 a n
Statement–1 : Minimum value of a  a  ....  a  a
2 3 n 1

Statement–2 : For positive real numbers, A.M  G.M.

 5c   3b   a 
3. Let log   , log   and log   then A.P., where a, b, c are in G.P. If a, b, c represents the
 a   5c   3b 
sides of a triangle. Then
Statement–1 : Triangle represented by the sides a, b, c will be an isosceles triangle
Statement–2 : b + c < a
4. Let Z1, Z2 be two complex numbers represented by points on the curves |z| = 2 and |z – 3 – 3i| =
2 2 . Then
Statement–1 : min |z1–z2| = 0 and max |z1 – z2| = 6 2
Statement–2 : Two curves |z| = 2 and |z – 3 –3i| = 2 2 touch each other externally
5. Statement–1 : If |z – i|  2 and z0 = 5 + 3i, then the maximum value of |iz + z0| is 7
Statement–2 : For the complex numbers z1 and z2 |z1 + z2|  |z1| + |z2

Section IV Comprehensions
Write Up I
If Z1, Z2 are two complex numbers representing the points S1 and S2 and Z is any general
complex number then | Z – Z1 | + | Z – Z2 | = 2a, ( | Z2 – Z1 | < 2a), represents an ellipse with
S1 and S2 as foci and 2a being major axis on the complex plane.

1. The complex number representing the centre of the ellipse is

Z1  Z 2 Z1  Z 2
(A) (B) (C) Z1  Z2 (D) none of these
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2. Complex equation of ditrectrices if Z1 and Z2 lie on real axis and | Z1 | = | Z2 |, are
4a 2 4a 2
(A) Z  Z   (B) Z  Z  
| Z1  Z 2 | | Z1  Z 2 |
4a 2
(C) Z  Z   (D) none of these
| Z1  Z 2 |
3. For the ellipse in Q.1, complex equation of tangent at the extremity of minor axis are
Z Z Z Z
  4a 2  | Z1  Z2 |   4a 2  | Z1  Z2 |
2 2
(A) (B)
i i
Z Z
  4a 2  | Z1  Z2 | 
2
(C) (D) none of these
i
4. For any ellipse, complex equation of major axis is
Z  Z1 Z  Z1 Z  Z1 Z  Z1
(A)  (B) 
Z1  Z 2 Z1  Z2 Z1  Z 2 Z1  Z2
Z  Z1 Z  Z1
(C)  (D) none of these
Z1  Z 2 Z1  Z2
Write Up II
The equation of a straight line in the complex plane is given by
za  za  b  0 .........(i)
where a is a constant complex number and b is a constant real number.
To analyse the equation (i) completely. We can put z = x + iy. Let a = a =   i , where , ,  are
constant real numbers then the equation (i) becomes
b
(x + iy) ( (  i ) + (x – iy) (  i ) + b = 0  2x  2 y  b  0 or x   y   0 ........(ii)
2
The equation (ii) is the Cartesian form of the line given by the equation (i). With the known
properties of an equation of straight line in the Cartesian plane we can derive different charcterstics
of the line given by the equation (i).
For example : The slope of the line given by equation (ii) is
 Re(a ) Re(a ) = a  a
   
 Im(a ) Im(a ) a a

1. The intercept of the straight line given by equation (i) on the imaginary axis is
b ib a a a a
(A)  (B) (C)  (D)
aa a a b 2ib
2. The straight line given by the equation (i) represents a line parallel to real axis it
(A) Re(a) = 0 (B) Im(a) = 0
(C) Re(a) = Im(a) (D) b = 0
3. Locus of points with constant real part is of the form
(A) ( z  z )i  b  0 (B) ( z  z )  b  0 (C) ( z  z )i  b  0 (D) ( z  z )  b  0
4. Two straight lines represented by complex equations za1  za 1  b1  0 and za 2  za 2  b 2  0 are
parallel if
a1 a1
(A) is purely real (B) is purely imaginary
a2 a2
(C) a1a2 is purely real (D) a1a2 is purely imaginary
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Write Up III
Let z    i = R cis  = r cis(  + 2n  ) = re i (   2 n )
log z = log( re i (   2 n ) ) = log r + i(  + 2n  ) = log z + i Arg z + 2n  i
if we put n = 0 , we get principal value of log z.
i.e. Principal value of log z = log z + i Arg z .
1. log(1 + i ) can be expressed as
1  1 
(A) log 2  i( 2n  ) (B) log 2  i( n  )
2 4 4 2
1 
(C) log 2  i( 2n  ) (D) none of these
2 4
2. log(1 + i ) can be expressed as
1-i

1   1 1   1
(A)  log 2    i(  log 2) (B)  log 2    i(  log 2)
2 4 4 2 4 2 2 4

1   1
(B)  log 2    i(  log 2) (D) none of these
2 2 2 2
3. If sin(log i i) = a + ib, then value of a, b is
(A) a = 1 b = 0 (B) a = -1 b = 0 (C) a = 0 b = 1 (D) none of these
4. The value of ii is
   
 
(A) e 2 (B) e 4 (C) e 2 (D) e 4

Section VI Match the Column

1. Let z be a complex number lying on a circle | z | = 2 a and b = b1 + ib2 (any complex number).

ib 2
(a) The equation of tangent at point ‘b’ is (P) z   z
2a 2
(b) The length of perpendicular from z0 ( any point on
the circle ) on the tangent at ‘b’ is (Q) z b  zb  0
(c) The equation of straight line parallel to the tangent
| z 0 b  z 0 b  4a 2 |
and passing through centre circle is (R)
2 2a
(d) The equation of lines passing through the centre of the

circle and making an angle with the normal at ‘b’ are (S) zb  zb  4a 2
4

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Exercise - 07
AIEEE FLASH BACK

1. z and w are two nonzero complex numbers such that |z| = |w| and Arg z + Arg w =  then z equals
[AIEEE-2002]
(A)  (B) –  (C)  (D) – 
2. If |z-4| < |z-2|, its solution is given by [AIEEE-2002]
(A) Re(z) > 0 (B) Re(z) < 0 (C) Re(z) > 3 (D) Re(z) > 2
3. The locus of the centre of a circle which touches the circle |z-z1| = a and |z-z2| = b externally (z, z1 & z2
are complex numbers) will be [AIEEE-2002]
(A) en ellipse (B) a hyperbola (C) a circle (D) none of these

1 n 2n
n
4. If 1, , 2 are the cube roots of unity, then  =  2n 1 is equal to [AIEEE-2003]
2n 1 n

(A) 2 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 


5. If z and  are two non-zero complex numbers such taht |z| = 1 and Arg(z) – Arg() = , then z
2

is euqal to [AIEEE-2003]
(A) –i (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) i
6. Let Z1 and Z2 be two roots of the equation Z2 + aZ + b = 0, Z being complex. Further, assume that the
origin, Z1 and Z2 form an equilateral triangle. Then [AIEEE-2003]
(A) a = 4b
2
(B) a = b
2
(C) a = 2b
2
(D) a = 3b
2

7. Let z and w be complex numbers such that z  iw  0 and arg zw = . Then arg z equals
[AIEEE-2004]
5  3 
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 2 4 4

x y
1 p  q
8. If z = x – iy and z 3 = p + iq, then   is equal to [AIEEE-2004]
(p  q )
2 2

(A) –2 (B) –1 (C) 2 (D) 1

9. If |z2 – 1| = |z|2 + 1, then z lies on [AIEEE-2004]
(A) an ellipse (B) the imaginary axis (C) a circle (D) the real axis

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10. If z1 and z2 are two non-zero complex numbers such that |z1 + z2| = |z1| + |z2|, then are z1 – arg z2 equal
to [AIEEE-2005]

 –
(A) (B) – (C) 0 (D)
2 2

z
11. If  = and || = 1, then z lies on [AIEEE-2005]
1
z– i
3

(A) an ellipse (B) a circle (C) a straight line (D) a parabola

10
 2k 2k 
12. The value of   sin  i cos  [AIEEE-2006]
k 1  11 11 

(A) i (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) –i

13. If z2 + z + 1 = 0, where z is complex number, then the value of
2 2 2
 1  2 1  3 1  6 1
 z     z  2    z 3   .......   z  z 6  is [AIEEE-2006]
 z  z   z   

(A) 18 (B) 54 (C) 6 (D) 12

14. If |z + 4|  3, then the maximum value of |z + 1| is [AIEEE-2007]
(A) 6 (B) 0 (C) 4 (D) 10

1
15. The conjugate of a complex number is . Then that complex number is [AIEEE-2008]
i –1

1 –1 1 –1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
i 1 i 1 i –1 i –1

1 1 1
16. If z1, z2 and z 3 are complex numbers such that |z1| = |z 2| = |z 3| = z  z  z = 1,
1 2 3

then |z1 + z2 + z3| is [AIEEE-2010]

(A) equal to 1 (B) less than 1 (C) greater than 3 (D) equal to 3

z2
17. If z  1 and is real, then the point represented by the complex number z lies:
z 1
[AIEEE-2012]
(A) either on the real axis or on a circle not passing through the origin.
(B) On the imaginary axis.
(C) either on the real axis or on a circle passing through the origin.
(D) on a circle with centre at the origin.

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Exercise - 08
IIT FLASH BACK (OBJECTIVE)
A. Fill in the blanks

 x x 
sin  2   cos  2   i tan(x) 
1. If the expression       is real, then the set of all possible values
  
x 
1  2i sin  2  
  
of x is....... [IIT – 87]

2. For any two complex numbers z1, z2 and any real number a and b. [IIT – 88]
| az1 – bz2 |2 + | bz1 + az2 |2 = ................

3. If , ,  are the numbers between 0 and 1 such that the points z 1 =  + i, z2 = 1 + i and
z3 = 0 from an equilateral triangle, then = ........and  = ......... [IIT – 89]

4. ABCD is a rhombus. Its diagonals AC and BD intersect at the point M and satisfy
BD = 2AC. If the points D and M represent the complex numbers 1 + i and 2 - i respectively, then
A represents the complex number ...........or ............. [IIT – 93]

5. Suppose Z1, Z2, Z3 are the vertices of an equilateral triangle inscribed in the circle ; | Z | = 2.
If Z1 = 1  i 3 then Z2 = ..........., Z3 = ............. [IIT – 94]

6. The value of the expression ;

1.(2 -  ) (2 -  2) + 2.(3 -  ) (3 -  2) + ...................+ (n - 1) . (n -  ) (n -  2) where
 is an imaginary cube root of unity is .................. [IIT – 96]

B. True/False
1. For complex number z1 = x1 + iy1 and z2 = x2 + iy2, we write z1  z 2 , if x1  x 2 and y1  y 2 , then
1 z
for all complex number z with 1 z we have  0. [IIT – 81]
1 z

2. If the complex numbers, Z1, Z2 and Z3 represent the vertices of an equilateral triangle such that
| Z1| = | Z2 | = | Z3 | then Z1 + Z2 + Z3 = 0. [IIT – 84]

3. If three complex numbers are in A.P. then they lie on a circle in the complex plane. [IIT – 85]

4. The cube roots of unity when represented on Argand diagram form the vertices of an equilateral
triangle. [IIT – 88]

C. Multiple Choice Question with One and More than One Correct Answer :
1. If z1 = a + ib and z2 = c + id are complex numbers such that | z1 | = | z2 | = 1 and Re(z1z 2 )  0 , then
the pair of complex numbers 1  a  ic and 2  b  id satisfies [IIT – 85]
(A) | 1 | 1 (B) | 2 | 1 (C) Re(1 2 )  0 (D) none of these
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2. Let z1 and z2 be complex numbers such that z1  z 2 and | z1 |  | z 2 | . If z1 has positive real part
z1  z 2
and z2 has negative imaginary part, then may be [IIT – 86]
z1  z 2
(A) zero (B) real and positive
(C) real and negative (D) purely imaginary

3. If z1 and z2 are two nonzero complex numbers such that | z1 + z2 | = | z1 | + | z2 |, then

Arg z1 – Arg z2 is equal to [IIT – 87]
 
(A)   (B)  (C) 0 (D)
2 2
6
 2k 2k 
4. The value of   sin  i cos  is [IIT – 87]
k 1  7 7 
(A) – 1 (B) 0 (C) – i (D) i

5. If  is an imaginary cube root of unity, then (1     2 ) 7 equals [IIT – 98]

(A) 128  (B) -128  (C) 128  2 (D) -128  2

 ci  i h, where i =
13
n n 1
6. The value of the sum 1 , equals [IIT – 98]
n 1

(A) i (B) i - 1 (C) -i (D) 0

7. Let z1 and z2 be two distinct complex number and let z = (1 – t) z1 + tz2 for some real number t with
0 < t < 1. If Arg(w) denotes the principal argument of a nonezero complex number w, then
(A) |z – z1| + |z – z2| = |z1 – z2| (B) Arg(z – z1) = Arg (z – z2) [IIT-2010]

z  z1 z  z1
(C) z  z z2  z1 = 0 (D) Arg (z – z1) = Arg(z2 – z1)
2 1

D. Multiple Choice Question with One Correct Answer :

z  5i
1. The complex numbers z = x + iy which satisfy the equation  1 lie on [IIT – 81]
z  5i
(A) the x–axis (B) the straight line y = 3
(C) a circle passing through the origin (D) none of these

5 5
 3 i  3 i
2. If z         , then [IIT – 82]
 2 2  2 2
(A) Re(z) = 0 (B) Im(z) = 0
(C) Re(z) > 0, Im(z) >0 (D) Re(z) > 0, Im(z) < 0

3. The inequality | z  4 |  | z  2 | represents the region given by [IIT – 83]

(A) Re( z )  0 (B) Re(z) < 0 (C) Re(z) > 0 (D) none of these

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1  iz
4. If z = x + iy and   , then |  |  1 implies that, in the complex plane [IIT – 83]
z i
(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

5. The points z1, z2, z3, z4 in the complex plane are the vertices of a parallelogram taken in order if and
only if [IIT – 83]
(A) z1 + z4 = z2 + z3 (B) z1 + z3 = z2 + z4 (C) z1 + z2 = z3 + z4 (D) none of these

6. If a, b, c and u, v, w are complex numbers representing the vertices of two triangles such that
c = (1 – r)a + rb and w = (1 – r)u + rv, where r is a complex number, then the two triangles
[IIT – 85]
(A) have the same area (B) are similar (C) are congruent (D) none of these
7. The complex numbers sin x + i cos 2x and cos x – i sin 2x are conjugate to each other, for
[IIT – 88]
(A) x  n (B) x = 0 (C) x  ( n  1 / 2)  (D) no value of x

8. If (  1) is a cube root of unity and (1 +  )7 = A + B  , then A and B  , then A and B are

respectively the numbers [IIT – 95]
(A) 0, 1 (B) 1, 1 (C) 1, 0 (D) -1, 1
9. Let z and  be two non zero complex numbers such that | z | = |  | and Arg z + Arg
g  =  , then z
equals : [IIT – 95]
(A)  (B) -  (C)  (D) – 

10. Let Z and W be two complex numbers such that | Z |  1, | W |  1 and |Z + iW| = |Z - i W | = 2. Then
Z equals : [IIT – 95]
(A) 1 or i (B) i or -i (C) 1 or -1 (D) i or -1

11. For positive integers n1, n2 the value of the expression ; [IIT – 96]
(1  i) n1  (1  i 3 ) n1  (1  i5 ) n2  (1  i 7 ) n 2 ,where i = 1 is a real numbers if and only if
(A) n1 = n2 + 1 (B) n1 = n2 - 1 (C) n1 = n2 (D) n1 > 0, n2 > 0

F 1  i 3 I  3F 1  i 3 I is equal to :
334 365

12. If i = 1 , then 4  5G
H2 2 J K G H2 2 JK [IIT – 99]

(A) 1  i 3 (B) -1 + i 3 (C) i 3 (D) - i 3

L
M1 1 1O
Nz z z P
  1
13. If z1, z2, z3 are complex numbers such that | z1 | = | z2 | = | z3 | =
1 Q , then
2 3

|z1 + z2 + z3| is : [IIT - 2000]

(A) equal to 1 (B) less than 1 (C) greater than 3 (D) equal to 3
14. If arg(z) < 0, then arg (-z) - arg (z) = [IIT - 2000]
 
(A)  (B) -  (C)  (D)
2 2

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z1  z 3 1  i 3
15. The complex numbers z1, z2 and z3 satisfying  are the vertices of a triangle which is
z2  z3 2
[IIT - 2001]
(A) of area zero (B) right angled isosceles
(C) equilateral (D) obtuse - angled isosceles
16. Let z1 and z2 be nth roots of unity which subtend a right angle at the origin. Then n must be of the form
[IIT - 2001]
(A) 4k + 1 (B) 4k + 2 (C) 4k + 3 (D) 4k

1 1 1
1 3
17. Let     i . Then the value of the determinant 1 1   2  2 is [IIT - 2002]
2 2
1 2 4
(A) 3   
(B) 3 ( -1) (C) 3  2
(D) 3  (1 -  )
18. For all complex numbers z1, z2 satisfying |z1| = 12 and |z2 - 3 - 4i| = 5, the minimum value of
|z1 - z2| is [IIT - 2002]
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 7 (D) 17

z 1
19. If | z | = 1 and   (where z  1 ), then Re() is [IIT - 2003]
z 1

1 z 1 2
(A) 0 (B)  (C) . (D)
| z  1 |2 z  1 | z  1 |2 | z  1 |2

20. If ( 1) be a cube root of unity and (1  2 ) n  (1  4 ) n , then the least positive value of n is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 6 [IIT - 2004]
21. The locus of z which lies in shaded region (excluding the boundaries) is best represented by

arg(z)  
4


B arg(z) 
 1 2 , 2 4
A C (1,0)
(-1, 0) 
arg(z )   [IIT - 2005]
1  2,  2 4
D


arg(z )  
4
 
(A) z : | z + 1 | > 2 and | arg (z + 1) |  (B) z : | z – 1 | > 2 and | arg (z – 1) | 
4 4
 
(C) z : | z + 1 | > 2 and | arg (z + 1) |  (D) z : | z – 1 | > 2 and | arg (z + 1) | 
2 2

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22. If a, b, c are integers, not all simultaneously equal and  is cube root of unity (  1) , then minimum

value of | a  b  c2 | is [IIT - 2005]

3 1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) (D)
2 2
   z 
23. If  =  + i, where 0 and z 1, satisfies the condition that   is purely real, then the set
 1 z 
of values of z is [IIT - 2006]
(A) |z| = 1, z 2 (B) |z| = 1 and z 1 (C) z = z (D) none of these
24. A particle P starts from the point z0 = 1 + 2 i , where i =  1 . It moves first horizontally away
from origin by 5 units and then vertically away from origin by 3 units to reach a point z 1 . From z1
the particle moves 2 units in the direction of the vector î  ĵ and then it moves through an angle

in anticlockwise direction on a circle with centre at origin , to reach a point z 2 . The point z2 is
2
given by
[IIT - 2008]
(A) 6 + 7 i (B) – 7 + 6 i (C) 7 + 6 i (D) – 6 + 7 i
25. Let z = cos + isin. Then the value of
15

 Im(z
m 1
2m–1)

At  = 2° is [IIT - 2009]
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
sin 2 3sin 2 2sin 2 4sin 2
26. Let z = x + iy be a complex number where x and y are integers. Then the area of the rectangle whose
vertices are the roots of the equation zz 3  zz3  350 is. [IIT - 2009]
(A) 48 (B) 32 (C) 40 (D) 80
27. Let z be a complex number such that the imaginary part of z is nonzero and a = z2 + z + 1 is real. Then
a cannot take value [IIT - 2012]
1 1 3
(A) –1 (B) (C) (D)
3 2 4

E. Write up based Question

Let A , B , C be three sets of complex numbers as defined below :
A = { z : Im z  1}
B = z : z  2  i  3 

C = z : Re (1  i) z   2  [IIT - 2008]

1. The number of elements in the set A  B  C is :

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 
2
2. Let ‘z’ be any point in A  B  C . Then , z  1  i 2 + z  5  i lies between :
(A) 25 and 29 (B) 30 and 34 (C) 35 and 39 (D) 40 and 44

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3. Let ‘z’ be any point in A  B  C and let ‘w’ be any any point satisfying w – 2 – i < 3 .
Then z – w+ 3 lies between :
(A) – 6 and 3 (B) – 3 and 6 (C) – 6 and 6 (D) – 3 and 9

F. Match Matrix Type Question

1. Match the statments in Column-I with those in Colun-II [IIT-2010]
[Note: Here z takes values in the complex plane and Im z and Re z denote respectively, the
imaginary part and the real part of z]
Column- I Column- II
4
(A) The set of point z satisfying (p) an ellipse with eccentricity
5
|z – i|z|| = |z + i|z|| is contained in or equal to
(B) The set of points z satisfying (q) the set of points z satisfying Im z = 0
|z + 4| + |z – 4| = 10 is contained in or
equal to
(C) If |w| = 2, then the set of points (r) the set of points z satisfying |Im z|  1
1
z=w– is contained in or equal to (s) the set of points z satisfying |Re z|  2
w
(D) If |w| = 1, then the set of points (t) the set of points z satisfying |z|  3
1
z=w+ is contained in or equal to
w

G. Integer Type
2 2
1. Let  be the complex number cos  i sin . Then the number of distinct complex number z
3 3

z 1  2
 z  2 1
satisfying = 0 is equal to [IIT-2010]
2 1 z

2. If z is any complex number satisfying |z – 3 – 2i|  2, then the minimum value of |2z – 6 + 5i| is
[IIT-2011]

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Exercise - 09
IIT FLASH BACK (SUBJECTIVE)
1. Let the complex number z1, z2 and z3 be the vertices of an equilateral triangle. Let z0 be
circumcenter of the triangle. Then prove that z12 + z22 + z32 = 3z02. [IIT – 81]

2. Prove that the complex numbers z1, z2 and the origin form an equilateral triangle only if
z12 + z22 – z1z2 = 0. [IIT – 83]

3. Show that the area of the triangle on the Argand diagram formed by the complex numbers z, iz and
1
z + iz is | z |2 . [IIT – 86]
2
4. Complex numbers z1, z2, z3 are the vertices A, B, C respectively of an isosceles right angled
triangle with right angle at C. Show that (z1 – z2)2 = 2(z1 – z3) (z3 – z2). [IIT – 86]
Z  Z1
5. Let Z1 = 10 + 6i and Z2 = 4 + 6i. If Z is any complex number such that the argument of is
Z  Z2

, then prove that | Z – 7 – 9i | = 3 2 . [IIT – 90]
4
z  12 5
6. Find the complex numbers Z which simultaneously satisfy the equations :  and
z  8i 3
z4
= 1. [REE-93]
z8

7. Use De Moiver’s theorem to solve equation 2 2 x 

4
d3  1i id3  1i. [REE-94]

L3z  6  3i O
Find all complex numbers z for which arg M

8.
N2z  8  6i P

Q4 and |z - 3 + i| = 3. [REE-95]

9. If iz3 + z2 – z + i = 0, the show that | z | = 1. [IIT – 95]

10. If | Z |  1, | W |  1 , show that | Z  W |2  (| Z |  | W |) 2  (Arg Z  Arg W ) 2 . [IIT – 95]

11. Find all nonzero complex numbers Z satisfying z  iZ2 . [IIT – 96]
12. Find all complex numbers satisfying the equation 2| z |2 + z2 - 5 + i 3 = 0. [REE-96]

32 FFG 2 q
10
2q II
JJ
p

Evaluate :  (3p  2)G


13.
p 1 H H 11
sin
q 1
 i cos
11 KK. [REE-97]

14. Let z1 and z2 be roots of the equation z2 + pz + q = 0, where the coefficients p and q may be complex
numbers. Let A and B represent z1 and z2 in the complex [Link] AOB    0 and OA = OB,
F
GI
H2 JK.
2
where O is the origin. Prove that p2 = 4q cos [IIT – 97]

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n 1
2 k n
15. Prove that  ( n  k ) cos n
  where n  3 is an integer..
2
[IIT – 97]
k 1

16. Let b z  bz  c, b  0 , be a line in the complex plane, where b is the complex conjugate of b. If a
point z 1 is the reflection of a point z 2 through the line, then show that c  z1b  z 2 b .
[IIT – 97]

17. Find all the roots of the equation (3z - 1)4 + (z - 2)4 = 0 in the simplified form of a + ib. [REE-98]

18. For complex numbers z and  , prove that, | z|2  | |2 z  z   if and only if, z =  or z  1 .
[IIT – 99]
2 i 20

and f(x) = A 0   A k x , then find the value of , f ( x)  f (x) ......... f ( 6 x)

k
19. If   e 7
k 1

independent of  . [REE-99]

2 2
20. Given, z = cos  i sin , ‘n’ a positive integer, find the equation whose roots are,
2n  1 2n  1
 = z + z3 + ........+ z2n - 1 and  = z2 + z4 + ...........z2n. [REE -2000]

21. Find all those of the equation z12 - 56z6 - 512 = 0 whose imaginary part is positive. [REE -2000]

22. Let a complex umber ,   1 be a root of the equation z p+q - z p - z q + 1 = 0 where

p, q are distinct primes. Show that either 1     2 .............  p 1  0 or
1     2 .............  q 1  0 , but not both together.. [IIT – 2002]

1  z1 z2
23. Let z1 & z2 are two complex numbers such that |z1| < 1 < |z2|. Prove that < 1.
z1  z 2
[IIT – 2003]
24. Let ai, i = 1, 2, 3, ... be the complex numbers such that |ar| < 2. Prove that there is no complex number
n

z such that |z| < 1/3 and a z

r 1
r
r
1. [IIT – 2003]

z  x1
25. If z = x + iy, x1 = 1  i 2 , x 2  1  i2 satisfying  k, (k  1) , then show that the locus of z
z  x2
is a circle. Find the radius and centre of the circle. [IIT – 2004]

26. If one the vertices of the square circumscribing the circle | z  1 |  2 is 2  3 i . Find the other
vertices of the square. [IIT – 2005]

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ANSWER SHEET
Exercise - 01 CBSE FLASH BACK
1. (i) 6 (ii) 4

Exercise - 02 OBJECTIVE
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. C

6. A 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. C

11. B 12. A 13. C 14. A 15. C

16. B 17. B 18. D 19. C 20. B

Exercise - 03 SUBJECTIVE
1. (i) all points towards the right of x = 1 except the point (2, 0)
(ii) region outside the circle of radius 1/2 with centre (0, 0)
(iii) all real and purely imaginary number
2. (i) imaginary axis
3. (ii) –n/2

5. (iii) for a > 0, z =  

2 a 1
 1

 2

i 
2
 1
 ; for a < 0, z = | 2 a  1|  
 2

i 

2
6. (v) 1

8. (i) z3  
1
2
 
1

1  i 3 z1  3  3 z 2
2
 9. 8x3 + 4x2 – 4x – 1 = 0

Exercise - 04 OBJECTIVE
1. D 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. A
6. D 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. C
11. A 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. B
16. A 17. C 18. C 19. B 20. B

Exercise - 05 SUBJECTIVE
 c2  c 2  c2
2. (ii) 1, –1 3. If c = 1, z = – 1 – i ; if 1  c  2 , z   i ; no solution for c  2
(c 2  1)

  1  71  1  4 11    1  4 11 1  71 
4. (i) 2n (ii) n 10. a   , 
  , 

 2 5   5 2 

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Exercise - 06 IIT NEW PATTERN
Section I Fill in the blanks
1. the exterior of the unit circle with its centre at z = 0 2. 1
1 2
3. 0, 0 4. no value of x. 5. |z|
2

Section II More than one correct

1. ABD 2. AC 3. AB 4. CD 5. AD

Section III Assertion/Reason

1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. A

Section IV Comprehensions
Write Up I
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. A

Write Up II
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B

Write Up III
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C

Section VI Match the Column

1. a-S; b-R; c-Q; d-P

Exercise - 07 AIEEE FLASH BACK

1. B 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. C
8. A 9. B 10. C 11. C 12. D 13. D 14. A
15. B 16. A 17. C

Exercise - 08 IITJEE FLASH BACK (OBJECTIVE)

A.

1. 2n, n  2. (a2 + b2 ) ( | z12 | + | z22 | ) 3. 2  3 , 2  3
4

F
G I F IJ 5. -2 + 0 i and 1 - i
H JK G
1 3 1
n (n  1) (n 2  3n  4)
2 H K
4. 3  i or 1  i
2
3 6.
4
B.
1. T 2. T 3. F 4. T

C.
1. A, B, C 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. D 6. B 7. ACD

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D.
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. B

7. D 8. B 9. D 10. C 11. D 12. C

13. A 14. B 15. D 16. D 17. B 18. B

19. A 20. B 21. A 22. B 23. A 24. D

25. D 26. A 27. D
E.
1.B 2. C 3. C
F.
1. [A-qr, B-p, C-pst, D-qrst]
G.
1. 1 2. 3

Exercise - 09 IITJEE FLASH BACK (SUBJECTIVE)

r r
6. 6 + 8i or 6 + 17 i 7. cos  i sin where r = 5, 29, 53 and 77
48 48

F
G 1I F 2 I
J iG1  Jand M
L4FG 1I F 2 I
J iG J O
is to be rejected P
8.
H 5 K H 5 K NH 5 K H 5 K
4 1 1 1
Q
F6 1 iI;  F 3 I
H2 2 K H6 2 iJ G 1
G  J
3 i 3 i
11.
2 2
 ,
2 2
 ,i 12. 
K
13. 48(1 - i) 17. Z =
d29  20 2 i id15  25 2 i , d29  20 2 i id15  25 2 i
82 82
sin 2 n 2
19. 7A0 + 7A7 x7 + 7A14 x14 20. z2  z   0 where  
sin 
2
2n  1

21. 1  i 3,
d 3  ii , 2i 25. centre 
  k 2
, radius 
k
|   |
2 1 k 2
|1 k2 |

26. 1  3  i,  i 3,  
3 1  i

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