Mu Alpha Theta National Convention: Denver, 2001

Complex Numbers Topic Test – Alpha Division

1. Which of the following are subsets of the irrational numbers?

I. The real numbers
II. The complex numbers
III. The imaginary numbers

(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) II & III only (E) NOTA

2. Which of the following are pure imaginary numbers?

I. -4
II. − 4 + 2i
III. − 7
IV. 3 − i 7

(A) II only (B) III only

(C) II & III only (D) II, III, & IV only (E) NOTA

3. Fill in the blanks: –1 + 3i graphed in the complex plane lies 3 units ______ the origin and 1
unit _____ the origin.

(A) above, to the left of (B) to the right of, below

(C) above, to the right of (D) to the left of, below (E) NOTA

3i + 2 i
4. Evaluate: 25 + −
6 2

i + 76 76
(A) i + 26 (B) (C) (D) 27 (E) NOTA
3 3

12

∑ (− 2i )
n
5. Evaluate:
n =1

(A) 2098 − 1476i (B) − 2548 + 1586i

(C) 3276 + 1638i (D) 3688 − 1826i (E) NOTA

( )(
6. Evaluate: 3 2 − i − 2 + 5i 2 )
(A) 8 2 + 28i 2 (B) − 8 2 + 28i
(C) 32i − 2 (D) 28i − 11 2 (E) NOTA

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b b
7. Solve for b: 2 − + =0
4+i 3 4−i 3

4 + 16i 3 16i + 1 19i 3 4i 3

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) NOTA
5 19 3 13

8. Evaluate: 3 + 4i − i

(A) -4 – 4i (B) 4 (C) 5 – i (D) 2 – 4i (E) NOTA

9. Determine the sum of A and B in the system of equations.

4 A − 3B = 4 − 3i
2 A − 5B = 2 + 6i

9 + 5i 2 − 9i
(A) (B) 1 + 4i (C) (D) 6 + 3i (E) NOTA
14 2

 i −2
10. Find the determinant of  
1 − i i + 1

(A) − 3 + 3i (B) 1 − i (C) − 3 − i (D) 1 + 3i (E) NOTA

11. The reciprocal of a number is squared and added to half of one half. If the result is zero,
which of the following is a possible value for the number?

(A) − i 2 (B) -2 (C) 2 (D) 2i (E) NOTA

12. Convert 2i – 1 to polar form. Give your answer in the form (r ,θ ) .

(A) ( )
5 , − Arctan( 12 ) (B) ( 5 ,π − Arctan(2) )
  1   π 
(C)  5 , Arctan   (D)  5 , + Arctan(2) (E) NOTA
  2   2 

5πi
−
4
13. Which of the following is not equal to 4e ?

3πi 13πi
−
(A) − 2 2 + 2i 2 (B) 4e 4
(C) 4 cis 120° (D) 4e 4
(E) NOTA

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2π πi
e 3i
× 4e 2
14. Simplify: 3πi
4
6e

5πi 11πi 11πi

13πi − − −
6 12 12
12
2e e 2e
(A) e (B) (C) (D) (E) NOTA
3 3 3

47
 1 i 3
15. Evaluate:  − − 

 2 2 

1 i 3 1 i 3 1 i 3
(A) − + (B) 1 (C) − (D) + (E) NOTA
2 2 2 2 2 2

16. Find all solutions to x 2 + 2 x + 8 = 0

(A) 1 ± 3i (B) − 1± i 7 (C) − 1± 17 (D) 1 ± 7 (E) NOTA

17. How many complex roots does the equation 4 x 3 − 3 x 2 + 2 x − 3 = 0 have?

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) NOTA

18. What is the sum of the real roots of x 3 + x 2 + 6 x − 8 = 0 ?

(A) -1 (B) 1 (C) -8 (D) 8 (E) NOTA

19. What is the product of the complex roots of 3x 3 − x 2 + 7 x − 4 = 0 ?

3 3 4
(A) − (B) (C) (D) 3 (E) NOTA
4 4 3

20. What is the sum of the squares of the roots of x 2 − 6 x + 11 = 0 ?

(A) 11 (B) 14 (C) 17 (D) 36 (E) NOTA

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21. Which of the following are complex fourth-roots of -1?

I. 1 + i
II. 1 − i
III. − 1 + i
IV. − 1 − i

(A) I & II only (B) I & III only (C) II & IV only (D) I, II, III, & IV (E) NOTA

22. Z 1 and Z 2 are distinct nth roots of 1, where n is an integer. Which of the following is/are
not necessarily an nth root of 1?
I. Z1 Z 2
Z
II. 1
Z2
III. Z1 + Z 2
IV. Z1 − Z 2

(A) II only (B) IV only (C) I & II only (D) III & IV only (E) NOTA

23. What is the product of the five fifth roots of 1-i?

(A) i − 1 (B) 1 − i (C) 1 (D) − i 2 (E) NOTA

24. Given that x 2 = i and y 2 = −i , x + y could equal which of the following?

I. i 2
II. − 2
III. 2

(A) III only (B) I & III only (C) II & III only (D) I, II, & III (E) NOTA

25. If the third term of a geometric sequence is 12 and the seventh term is 48, which of the
following are possible values for the fourth term?
I. 24 2
II. 24i
III. − 12i 2

(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I & II only (E) NOTA

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7i − 1 13i − 9
26. Find the sum of the terms of the geometric sequence: 3i + 1, , ,…
5 25

2+i
(A) 5i (B) (C) 2i + 1 (D) diverges (E) NOTA
5

27. What is the limit of the real component of y = e (−2+3i ) x as x ∈ℜ increases to positive infinity?

3πi
−
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) e 2
(D) ∞ (E) NOTA

28. What real value(s) of b will ensure that x² - b ix – 2 = 0 has a double root?

(A) 0 (B) ± 2 2 (C) 2 (D) no real value (E) NOTA

29. A quadratic equation with integer coefficients and leading coefficient of 1 has a root at
4 + 3i . What is the value of its constant term?

(A) 25 (B) -9 (C) 7 (D) -1 (E) NOTA

30. What is the polynomial with integer coefficients and leading coefficient of 1 of smallest
degree that has roots of 2 − i and 4?

(A) x 3 − 8 x 2 − 11x − 20 = 0 (B) x 3 − 6 x 2 + 4 x − 20 = 0

(C) x 2 − 6 x + 4 = 0 (D) x 3 + 6 x 2 − 4 x + 20 = 0 (E) NOTA

31. A cubic equation with integer coefficients and leading coefficient of 1 has roots of i − 2 and
7. What is the value of the coefficient of the quadratic term of the equation?

(A) 7 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) -3 (E) NOTA

32. Let be A the position vector of the point 1 − 2i in the complex plane. When A is rotated
150° counter-clockwise about the origin, it is the position vector of a new complex number,
b. What is the value of b?

2 − 3 1+ 2 3 
(A) +  i
 (B) i 5
2  2 
5 − 2 3 1+ 3 
(C) 1 + 2i (D) +  i
 (E) NOTA
2  2 

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33. What is the measure, in radians, of the smaller angle between the position vectors of 2 − 4i
and 1 + 3i in the complex plane?

π π 2π 3π
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) NOTA
3 2 3 4

34. A teacher placed an equation of the form x 2 + bx + c = 0 on the board to be solved. Joe
miscopied the value of c and got − 1± 3i as the roots. Jim miscopied the value of b, resulting
in roots of − 5 ± i . Julie copied the problem down correctly... What will she get for roots?

3 ± 3i 3i
(A) − 1 ± 5i (B) 1 ± i 5 (C) (D) 1 ± (E) NOTA
2 2

35. The roots of the quadratic equation z 2 + pz + q = 0 are 1 − i and − 2 + 2i . Find the product of
the complex numbers p and q.

(A) 4 + 4i (B) 4i (C) 2 + 6i (D) 4 − i (E) NOTA

36. Solve the equation z 2 + (3 + i )z + 3i = 0 where z is an element of the complex numbers.

(A) z ∈ {± 3i} (B) z ∈ {− 1, 3i} (C) z ∈ {− 1, − 3i} (D) z ∈ {− 3, − i} (E) NOTA

37. A complex number x has the following property: when it is raised to the fourth power it is
( − 11 + 3i ) greater than when it is raised to the sixth power. Let A be the number of complex
numbers with this property. Let B be the sum of all the complex numbers with this property.
Let C be the product of all the complex numbers with this property. Determine the sum A +
B + C.

5−i
(A) − 8 − i (B) − 5 + 3i (C) 4 − 2i (D) (E) NOTA
3

38. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to Euler’s number ( e )?

(A) cos1 + i sin 1 (B) eπi + 1 (C) (cos1 − i sin 1) (D) 4 arctan 1
i
(E) NOTA

3 + 7i
39. Evaluate:
1+ i

− 3 + 7i 3 − 7i
(A) (B) 5 + 2i (C) (D) − 2 + 10i (E) NOTA
2 2

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40. Which of the following is equal to ln 1 + i 3 ? )
πi πi πi πi
πi
(A) 2e 2 (B) + ln 2 (C) e 2 + ln 2 (D) e 3 + e 2 (E) NOTA
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