Class XI NCERT Mathematics
Chapter: Complex Numbers and Quadratic
Equations
Part A – Basic Concepts
1. Express each of the following in the form a + ib:
(i) √(-9) (ii) √(-16) (iii) √(-25)
2. Simplify:
(i) √(-12) × √(-3) (ii) √(-72)/√(-2) (iii) 1/√(-7)
3. If z = 3 - 4i, find:
(i) Real part of z (ii) Imaginary part of z (iii) |z|
Part B – Algebra of Complex Numbers
4. Simplify:
(i) (3 + 2i)(5 - i) (ii) (2 - 3i)(2 + 3i) (iii) (2 + 3i)/(1 - 2i)
5. Find the multiplicative inverse of 2 + 5i.
6. If z■ = 3 - i and z■ = 1 + 2i, find:
(i) z■ + z■ (ii) z■z■ (iii) z■/z■
Part C – Modulus and Conjugate
7. Find the modulus and conjugate of:
(i) 7 - 24i (ii) -8 + 15i (iii) 3 + 4i
8. Show that z·z■ = |z|², where z is any complex number.
9. If z = (1 + i)/(1 - i), show that |z| = 1.
Part D – Argand Plane & Geometry
10. Represent the following on the Argand plane:
(i) 3 + 2i (ii) -2 + 4i (iii) -3 - 5i
11. Find the distance between points represented by complex numbers 2 + 3i and -1 + i.
12. Show that points z■ = 3 + 4i, z■ = -4 + 3i, and z■ = -3 - 4i form vertices of a right triangle.
Part E – Quadratic Equations & Cube Roots of Unity
13. Solve: x² + 4 = 0.
14. Solve: x² + x + 1 = 0.
15. Solve: 2x² - 4x + 5 = 0.
16. Find all cube roots of unity and represent them geometrically on the Argand plane.