CHECK YOUR GRASP COMPLEX NUMBERS EXERCISE-I

IMAGINARY NUMBERS 12. If = 2 – z, then locus of z is a

(1) line passing through origin
1. i 57 + 1/ i 125 equals
(2) line parallel to y-axis
(1) 0 (2) –2 i
(3) line parallel to x-axis
(3) 2i (4) 2
(4) circle
2. If i = , then 1 + i2 + i3 – i6 + i8 is equal to-
(1) 2 – i (2) 1 13. If z = x + iy then z + 2(z + ) + c = 0 represents
(3) 3 (4) –1 (1) a circle (2) a straight line
3. (i10 + 1) (i9 + 1) (i8 + 1) ...... (i + 1) equals (3) a parabola (4) none of these
(1) – 1 (2) 1
(3) 0 (4) i MODULUS OF COMPLEX NUMEBRS
4. 2 4 6
1 + i + i + i + ......+ i is 2n 14. The modulus of (1 + i) (1 + 2i) (1 + 3i) is equal to
(1) Positive
(1) (2)
(2) Negative
(3) 5 (4) 10
(3) Zero
(4) Cannot be determined
15. =
5. i2 + i4 + i6 + ..... upto (2n + 1) terms =
(1) i (2) –i
(1) –1/2 (2) 1/2 (3) 1 (4) –1
(3) 1 (4) –1
6. Which of the following is the correct statement ? 16. Modulus of is
(1) 2i > 1 (2) 2i + 1 > –2i + 1
(3) 1 – i < 1 + i (4) none of these (1) 0 (2) 2 
7. in + in + 1 + in + 2+ i n + 3 (n  N) is equal to- (3)  – 2 (4) none of these
(1) 4 (2) 1 17. The value of z for which | z + i | = | z – i | is
(3) 0 (4) 2 (1) any real number (2) any natural number
8. (1 + i) + (1 – i) =
8 8
(3) any complex number (4) none of these
(1) 16 (2) –16
18. The slope of the line | z – 1| = | z + i | is
(3) 32 (4) –32
(1) 2 (2) 1/2 (3) –1 (4) 0
19. If z = x + iy and |z – 1 + 2 i | = | z + 1 – 2 i |,
CONJUGATE OF COMPLEX NUMEBRS
then the locus of z is
9. The conjugate of the complex number is (1) circle (2) parabola
(3) straight line (4) None of these
(1) (2) 20. If |z – 2 + i| = |z – 3 – i| then the locus of z is
(1) 2x – 4y – 5 = 0 (2) 2x + 4y – 5 = 0
(3) (4) (3) x – 2y + 5 = 0 (4) none of these

10. If the conjugate of (x + iy) (1 – 2i) be 1 + i then

AMPLITUDE OF COMPLEX NUMBERS
x and y are
(1) 3/5, 4/5 (2) 3/5, 1/5
21. Amplitude of is
(3) –3/5, 1/5 (4) none of these
  
(1) (2) (3) 0 (4)
11. The smallest integer n such that is 3 2 6
22. If amp(z) = , then amp(i z) is equal to
(1) 16 (2) 12 (1)  –  (2) (/2) + 
(3) 8 (4) 4
(3) (/2) –  (4) – 

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 23. amp(cot  – i) equals 33. If x and y are real then which one of the following
(1) (/2) +  (2) –  is true
(3)  (4)  – (/2) (1) |x – y| = |x| – |y|
(2) |x + y|  |x| – |y|
24. Multiplying a complex number by i rotates the vector
(3) |x – y|  |x| – |y|
representing the complex number through an angle
(4)|x +y| = |x| + |y|
of 34. If z 1 and z 2 are any two complex numbers, then
(1) 180° (2) 90°
(3) 60° (4) 360° is

25. If modulus and amplitude of a complex number (1)  1 (2)  1 (3)  – 1 (4) none of these
are 2 and 2/3 respectively, then the number is 35. If |z + 4|  3, then greatest & least values of
|z + 1| are
(1) 1 – i (2) 1 + i
(1) 4, 1 (2) 6, 0 (3) 6, 1 (4) 4, 0
(3) –1 + i (4) –1 – i
SQUARE ROOT OF COMPLEX NUMBERS
26. If 2 sin  – 2i cos  = 1 + i , then value of  is
36. Square roots of 3 – 4i are-
(1) (2) (3) (4) (1) ±(1 + 2i) (2) ± (2 + i)
(3) ±(1 – 2i) (4) ± (2 – i)
27. – 3 – 4 i equals 37. =

(1) (2) (1) 1 ± 3i (2) ±(1 – 3i)

(3) ±(1 + 3i) (4) ±(3 – i)
(3) (4)
i 38. equals-
28. Real part of ee is
(1) ecos  [cos (sin )] (2) ecos  [cos (cos )] (1) ± (–2 + i ) (2) ±(–2 – i )
(3) esin  [sin (cos )] (4) esin  [sin (sin )]
29. The locus of a point z in complex plane satisfying (3) ± (2 – i ) (4) ± (2 + i )

the condition arg is GEOMETRY OF COMPLEX NUMBERS

39. The points z1, z2, z3, z4 in the complex plane
(1) a circle with centre (0, 0) and radius 2
are the vertices of a parallelogram taken in
(2) a straight line
order, if and only if-
(3) a circle with centre (0, 0) and radius 3
(1) z1 + z4 = z 2 + z 3 (2) z1 + z3 = z2 + z4
(4) none of these (3) z1 + z2 = z 3 + z 4 (4) None of these
30. Let z be a complex number. Then the angle between 40. The length of a straight line segment joining com-
vectors z and – iz is plex numbers 2 and –3i is
(1)  (2) 0
(1) (2)
(3) –/2 (4) None of these
(3) (4) 13
31. A complex number z is such that arg . 41. Additive inverse of 1 – i is
(1) 0 + 0i (2) –1 – i
The points representing this complex number will
(3) –1 + i (4) None of these
lie on 42. If P, Q, R, S are represented by the complex
(1) An ellipse (2) A parabola numbers 4 + i, 1 + 6i, – 4 + 3i, –1 –2i respectively,
(3) A circle (4) A straight line then PQRS is a
(1) Rectangle (2) Square
TRIANGLE INEQUALITIES
(3) Rhombus (4) Parallelogram
32. If z 1 and z 2 are two complex numbers, then 43. If 0, 3 + 4i, 7 + 7i, 4 + 3i are vertices of a quadri-
|z 1 + z 2| is lateral, then it is a -
(1)  |z 1| + |z 2 | (2)  |z 1| – |z 2| (1) square (2) rectangle
(3) < |z 1 | + |z 2 | (4) > |z 1 | + |z 2 | (3) parallelogram (4) rhombus

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44. If complex numbers 2i, 5 + i and 4 represent points
48. The roots of (–27) 1/3 are
A, B and C respectively, then centroid of ABC is
(1) 3, 3 , 32 (2) –3, –3 , –32
(1) 2 + i (2) 1 + 3i
(3) 3, 3i, 3i 2 (4) None of these
(3) 3 + i (4) 3 – i
49. The cube roots of unity when represented on the
CUBE ROOTS OF UNITY Argand plane form the vertices of an -
(1) Equilateral triangle
(2) Isosceles triangle
45. + (3) Right angled triangle
(4) None of these
50. If  is a complex cube root of unity, then
+ = 225 + (3 + 82 ) 2 + (32 + 8) 2 =
(1) 72 (2) 192
(1) –1 (2) 1 (3) 200 (4) 248
(3) 2 (4) none of these 51. If  is a cube root of unity then the value of
(1 –  + 2) 5 + (1 +  – 2 ) 5 =
(1) 16 (2) 32
46.
(3) 48 (4) 64

52. If cos + cos + cos = 0 = sin + sin + sin,

(1) (2) then cos2 + cos2 + cos2 equals
(1) 2cos( +  + ) (2) cos2( +  + )
(3) 0 (4) 1
(3) (4) None of these
53. If cos + cos + cos = sin + sin + sin  = 0
then cos 3 + cos3 + cos 3 equals to -
(1) 0 (2) cos ( +  + )
47. If  is a cube root of unity, then is (3) 3cos ( +  + ) (4) 3sin ( +  + )

equal to
(1) 1 (2) 0 (3)  (4) 2

ANSWER KEY
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 1 1 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 4 2 1 4 3
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 4 1 3 3 2 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 3
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Ans. 3 1 3 2 2 4 2 4 2 3 3 2 4 3 2
Que. 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53
Ans. 3 2 2 1 4 2 3 3

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 BRAIN TEASERS COMPLEX NUMBERS EXERCISE-II

1. The value of (x – 1) 9. If arg (z – ) = , where  R , then the locus of

is z  C is a
(1) x 3 + x 2 + x – 1 (2) x 3 – 1 (1) Hyperbola (2) Parabola
(3) x + 1
3
(4) x – x + x + 1
3 2 (3) Ellipse (4) Straight line
10. The equation =12, where z = x+ iy,

2. If then represents a\an

(1) Circle (2) Ellipse
(1) a = 2, b = –1 (2) a = 1, b = 0 (3) Parabola (4) No real curve
(3) a = 0, b = 1 (4) a = – 1, b = 2
11. If z = x + iy, then the equation will be

3. Expression is
a straight line, where
(1) a rational number but not integer (1) k = 1 (2) k = 1/2
(2) an irrational number (3) k = 2 (4) k = 3
(3) a purely imaginary number 12. If 2z1 – 3z2 + z3 = 0 then z1, z2, z3 are represented
(4) an integer by
4. The solution of the equation |z| – z = 1 + 2i is (1) three vertices of a triangle
(2) three vertices of a rhombus
(1) (2) (3) three collinear points
(4) none of these
(3) (4) 13. The triangle formed by z, iz and i 2 z is
(1) right-angled (2) equilateral
5. If z1, z2 and z3, z4 are two pairs of conjugate complex (3) isosceles (4) right-angled isosceles
14. The origin and the roots of the equation
numbers, then equals
z 2 + pz + q = 0 form an equilateral triangle if
(1) p 2 = 2q (2) p 2 = q
(3) p = 3q
2
(4) q 2 = 3p
(1) 0 (2)
15. The equation

(3) (4)  represents a circle whose radius is

(1) 5 (2)
6. If |z1 + z2| = |z1 – z2|, then the difference in the
amplitudes of z 1 and z 2 is 5
(3) (4) none of these
2
(1) (2) (3) (4) 0 16. If three complex numbers are in A.P., then they lie
on
7. If z 1, z 2  C, then wrong statement is (1) A circle in the complex plane
(2) A straight line in the complex plane
(1) (2) (3) A parabola in the complex plane
(4) None of these
(3) (4)
17. The locus represented by |z –1|=|z + i| is
8. If z is a complex number, then which of the following (1) A circle of radius 1
is not true
(2) An ellipse with foci at (1, 0) and (0, –1)
(3) A straight line through the origin
(1) |z|2 =|z|2 (2)
(4) A circle on the line joining (1, 0) (0, 1) as diameter
(3) arg z = arg (4)

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 28. If z + z –1 = 1, then z 100 + z –100 is equal to
18. The locus of point z satisfying Re = k, where (1) i (2) – i
k is a non-zero real number, is - (3) 1 (4) –1
(1) a straight line (2) a circle 29. If sin + sin + sin = 0 = cos + cos + cos then
(3) an ellipse (4) a hyperbola
sin2 + sin 2 + sin 2 =
19. If z 1 and z 2 are two complex numbers such that
| z 1 | = | z 2 | + | z 1 – z 2 | then (1) (2)
arg (z 1 ) – arg (z 2 ) is
(1) 0 (2)  / 2
(3) – / 2 (4) none of these
(3) (4) none of these
20. If a2 + b2 = 1, then =

(1) 1 (2) 2 30. xn = then x 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 ..... x  

(3) b + i a (4) a + i b

21. If z is a complex number such that is purely (1) 1 (2) –1

(3) 0 (4) none of these
imaginary, then
31. If x = 3 + i then x3 – 3x2 – 8x + 15 =
(1) | z | = 0 (2) | z | = 1
(3) | z | > 1 (4) | z | < 1 (1) 6 (2) 10
(3) – 18 (4) – 15
22. If z, iz & z + iz are the vertices of a triangle whose
area is 2 units then the value of |z| will be
(1) 4 (2) 2 32. If z1 = , a  0 and z2 = , b  0 are such
(3) –2 (4) 0
that z1  z 2 then
23. a + i b < c + id is meaningful if
(1) a 2 + b 2 = 0 (2) b 2 + c 2 = 0 (1) a = 1, b = 1 (2) a = 1, b = –1
(3) a + c = 0
2 2
(4) b 2 + d 2 = 0 (3) a = –1, b = 1 (4) a = –1, b = –1

24. The smallest positive integer n for which 33. The equation represents
(1 + i) 2n = (1 – i) 2n is a real circle with non zero radius if
(1) 4 (2) 8
(3) 2 (4) 12 (1) |a| 2 = b (2) |a| 2 > b
(3) |a| 2 < b (4) None of these

25. 34. If z = ( + 3) + i , then the locus of z is a

(1) Circle
(1) 0 (2) –1 (2) Straight line
(3) – 2 (4) 2 (3) Parabola
26. If  is a non real cube root of unity and n is a positive (4) None of these
integer which is not a multiple of 3, then
35. If z = 1 + i , then | arg (z) | + | arg( z ) | =
1 + n + 2n is equal to
(1) 3 (2) 0 (1) (2)
(3) 3 (4) none of these
(3) 0 (4)
27. Given z = (1 + i 3 ) 100 , then equals -
36. Let z ( 2) be a complex number such that
log 1/2 |z – 2| > log 1/2 |z|, then -
(1) 2 100 (2) 2 50
(1) Re(z) > 1 (2) Im(z) >1
(3) Re(z) = 1 (4) Im(z) = 1
(3) (4)

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 43. A circle whose radius is r and centre z0, then the
37. If z is a complex number such that z2 = , then
equation of the circle is
(1) z is purely real
(1) z – z 0 – z0 + z 0 0
= r2
(2) z is purely imaginary
(2) z + z 0 – z 0 + z 0 0
= r2
(3) Either z is purely real or purely imaginary (3) z – z 0 + z 0 – z 0 = r2
0
(4) None of these (4) none of these
44. The equation not representing a circle is given by

38. If = 1 then (1) (2)

(3) (4)
(1) (2)

45. If  and  are different complex numbers with

(3) (4) none of these |  | = 1, then is equal to

39. For any two complex numbers z 1 , z 2 we have (1) 0 (2) 1/2
| z1 + z2 | 2 = | z1 | 2 + | z2 | 2 , then -
(3) 1 (4) 2

46. If z 1 =1 + 2i, z 2 = 2 + 3i, z 3 = 3 + 4i, then z 1 ,

(1) Re = 0 (2) Im = 0 z 2 and z 3 represent the vertices of-

(1) Equilateral triangle (2) Right angled triangle

(3) Re (z1 z 2) = 0 (4) Im (z1 z2) = 0
(3) Isosceles triangle (4) None of these
40. The number of solutions of the system of
equations Re(z 2 ) = 0; | z | = 2 is - 47. If  is an imaginary cube root of unity, then
(1) 4 (2) 3 (1 + ) ( 1 + 2) (1 + 4 ) ( 1 + 8 ) ........100 factors
is equal to
(3) 2 (4) 1
(1) 1 (2) –1 (3)  (4) 2
41. If | z | = 2, then the points representing the
complex numbers – 1 + 5z will lie on a

(1) Circle 48. The value of will be

(2) Straight line

(1) 1 (2) –1 (3) 2 (4) –2
(3) Parabola

(4) None of these 49. is equal to

42. The vector z = 3 – 4i is turned anticlockwise
(1) –1 (2) 0 (3) 9 (4) i
through an angle of 180° and stretched
50. If  is an imaginary cube root of unity, then the value
2.5 times. The complex number corresponding
to the newly obtained vector is- of is
15 15
(1) – 10i (2) + 10i
2 2
(1) (2)

15
(3) – 10i (4) None of these
2 (3) (4)

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PASSAGE BASED QUESTION

Passage : If conjugate of a complex number z = x +iy is defined as , then

On the basis of above information, answer the following questions :

51. The value of is equal to-

(1) (2) (3) (4) None of these

52. is equal to-

(1) (2) i (3) – i (4) None of these

53. is equal to-

(1) (2) i (3) –i (4) None of these

54. is equal to-

(1) 2z (2) (3) (4) None of these

55. is equal to-

(1) i (2) (3) (4) None of these

ASSERTION & REASON TYPE :

Each of these questions contains two statements, Statement-1 (Assertion) and Statement-2 (Reason).
Codes :
(A) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true ; Statement-II is correct explanation for Statement-I.
(B) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true ; Statement-II is NOT a correct explanation for statement-I
(C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false
(D) Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true

56. Statement-I : 7 + 4i > 5 + 3i, where i = 

Statement-II : 7 > 5 and 4 > 3
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

57. Statement-I :  = –i, i = 

Statement-II : Sum of four consecutive powers of i is zero.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D


58. Statement-I : If is purely imaginary then = 1


Statement-II : |z| = | |
i.e., |a + ib| = |a – ib|, i = 
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

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 MATCH THE COLUMN :

59. Column–I Column–II

Centre of circle

(A) is (P) – 4 – i

(B) is (Q) – + 0.i

(C) Arg = /2 is (R) 1 – i

ANSWER KEY
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 2 2 4 3 1 3 4 3 4 1 3 3 4 3 2
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 4 3 3 2 3 4 2 2
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Ans. 4 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 3
Que. 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58
Ans. 4 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 1
 Match the column

59. (A)  (Q), (B)  (R), (C)  (P)

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PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS COMPLEX NUMBERS EXERCISE-III
1. The inequality |z – 4| < |z – 2| represents the 8. If z1 and z2 are two non zero complex numbers such
following region [AIEEE- 2002] that |z 1 + z 2|=|z 1|+|z 2| then arg z 1 – arg z 2 is
equal to- [AIEEE 2005]
(1) Re(z) > 0 (2) Re(z) < 0

(3) Re(z) > 2 (4) none of these (1) – (2) (3) (4) 0

2. Let z and  are two non-zero complex numbers

such that |z| = || and arg z + arg  = , then 9. If and |w|= 1 then z lies on
z equal to [AIEEE-2002]
[AIEEE 2005]
(1)  (2) – 
(1) a circle (2) an ellipse
(3) (4) –  (3) a parabola (4) a straight line
3. If  is an imaginary cube root of unity then
(1 +  – 2) (1 +  – ) is equal to-[AIEEE- 2002] 10. If the cube roots of unity are 1, , 2 then the
roots of equation (x – 1) 3 + 8 = 0, are
(1) 0 (2) 1
[AIEEE 2005]
(3) 2 (4) 4
(1) –1, 1 + 2, 1 + 22
4. Let z 1 and z 2 be two roots of the equation
(2) –1, 1 –2, 1 – 22
z2 + az + b = 0, z being complex, Further, assume
that the origi n, z 1 and z 2 form an equi lateral (3) –1, –1, –1
triangle. then- [AIEEE- 2003] (4) –1, –1 + 2, –1 –22

(1) a2 = b (2) a 2 = 2b 11. If z 2 + z + 1 = 0, where z is a complex number,

then the value of
(3) a2 = 3b (4) a2 = 4b
2 2 2 2
 1  1   1   1 
 z     z 2  2    z3  3   ......   z 6  6 
 z  z   z   z 
5. If , then [AIEEE- 2003]
is [AIEEE -2006]

(1) x = 4n, where n is any positive integer (1) 6 (2) 12

(3) 18 (4) 54
(2) x = 2n, where n is any positive integer
12. If |z + 4|  3, then the maximum value of
(3) x = 4n + 1, where n is any positive integer
|z + 1| is- [AIEEE-2007]
(4) x = 2n + 1, where n is any positive integer
(1) 4 (2) 10 (3) 6 (4) 0
6. Let z, w be complex numbers such that
and arg zw = . Then arg z equals [AIEEE- 2004] 13. The conjugate of a complex number is , then
that complex number is- [AIEEE-2008]
(1) /4 (2) /2

(3) 3/4 (4) 5/4 (1) (2) (3) (4)

7. If z = x – iy and z1/3 = p + iq, then is equal 14. If , then the maximum value of

is equal to :- [AIEEE-2009]
to- [AIEEE- 2004]

(1) 1 (2) –1 (1) 2 (2) 2 +

(3) 2 (4) –2
(3) + 1 (4) + 1

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 22. If |z| = 1, z  – 1 and w = then real part
15. The value of the sum where i =  1 ,
of w = ? [IIT-2003]

equals [IIT- 1998] (1) (2)

(1) i (2) i – 1
(3) – i (4) 0 (3) (4) 0
16. If  is an imaginary cube root of unity, then
23. The least value of n(n  N) for which the following
(1 +  – 2) 7 equals [IIT- 1998]
is true , is [IIT-2004]
(1) 128  (2) –128 
(1) 2 (2) 5
(3) 128 2 (4) – 128 2
(3) 3 (4) 6
17. If i =  1 , then 24. If w =  + i, where   0 and z  1, satisfies the

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 1 i 3  1 i 3 condition that is purely real, then the set
4 + 5    

 3  
 2

 is equal to
 2 2   2 
of values of z is [IIT-2006]
[IIT- 1999]
(1) {z : |z| = 1} (2)
(1) 1 – i 3 (2) – 1 + i 3 (3) {z : z  1} (4) z : |z| = 1, z  1
25. A man walks a distance of 3 units from the origin
(3) i 3 (4) –i 3
towards north-east (N 45°E) direction. From there,
18. If z 1, z 2, z 3 are vertices of an equilateral triangle he walks a distance of 4 units towards the
inscribed in the circle |z| = 2 and If z1 = 1 + i 3 , north -west (N45°W) direction to reach a point P,
then [IIT- 1999]
then the position of P in the argand plane is-
(1) z2 = –2, z3 = 1 – i 3
[IIT-2007]
(2) z2 = 2, z3 = 1– i 3
(1) 3ei/4 + 4i (2) (3–4i) ei/4
(3) z2 = – 2, z3 = – 1 – i 3 (3) (4+3i) ei/4 (4) (3+4i) ei/4
(4) z2 = –1 –i 3 , z3 = –1 –i 3 26. If | z | = 1 and z  ± 1, then all the values of

19. If z 1 , z 2 , z 3 are complex numbers such that lie on- [IIT-2007]

(1) A line not passing through the origin

|z 1 | = |z 2 | = |z 3 |= , then
(2) | z | =
(3) The x-axis
|z 1 + z 2 + z 3| is [IIT- 2000] (4) The y-axis
(1) equal to 1 (2) less than 1 27. A particle P starts from the point z 0 = 1 + 2i,

(3) greater than 3 (4) equal to 3 where i = . It moves first horizontally away
from origin by 5 units and then vertically away from
20. If arg(z) < 0, then arg(–z) – arg(z) = [IIT- 2000]
origin by 3 units to reach a point z1. From z1 the
(1)  (2) –  particle moves units in the direction of the
(3) – /2 (4) /2 vector and then it moves through an angle
21. For all complex numbers z1, z2 satisfying|z1|= 12
in anticlockwise direction on a circle with centre
and |z 2 – 3 – 4i|=5,then minimum value of
|z 1 – z 2| is [IIT- 2002] at origin, to reach a point z2. The point z2 is given
by - [IIT- 2008]
(1) 0 (2) 2
(1) 6 + 7i (2) –7 + 6i
(3) 7 (4) 17
(3) 7 + 6i (4) –6 + 7i

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28. If z is any complex number satisfying 34. Let Z and W be complex numbers such that
|z – 3 – 2i| < 2, then the minimum value of |Z| = |W| and arg Z denote the principal
|2z – 6 + 5i| is [IIT-2011] argument of Z.
(1) 3 (2) 5 Statement-1 : If arg Z + arg W = , then
(3) 2 (4) 4 Z = – .
29. Let ,  be real and z be a complex number. If
Statement-2 : |Z|=|W| implies arg Z–arg = .
z2 + z+  = 0 has two distinct roots on the line
[AIEEE–2012 (Online)]
Re z = 1, then it is necessary that :-[AIEEE-2011] (1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true and
(1) (2) Statement-2 is the correct explanation of
Statement-1.
(3) (4)    (2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true and
30. If (1) is a cube root of unity, and Statement-2 is not the correct explanation of
(1 + ) 7 = A + B. Then (A, B) equals :- statement-1.
[AIEEE-2011] (3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false.
(1) (1, 0) (2) (–1, 1) (4) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true.
(3) (0, 1) (4) (1, 1) 35. The area of the triangle whose vertices are complex
numbers z, iz, z + iz in the Argand diagram is :-
31. If z 1 and is real, then the point represented [AIEEE–2012 (Online)]

by the complex number z lies :
(1) |z| 2 (2) |z| 2 (3) 4|z| 2 (4) 2|z| 2
[AIEEE-2012]
36. Let z be a complex number such that the imaginary
(1) on the imaginary axis. 2
part of z is nonzero and a = z + z + 1 is real.
(2) either on the real axis or on a circle passing
Then a cannot take the value - [IIT-2012]
through the origin.
(3) on a circle with centre at the origin.
(4) either on the real axis or on a circle not passing (1) –1 (2) (3) (4)
through the origin.
37. If z is a complex number of unit modulus and
32. |Z 1 + Z 2 | 2 + |Z 1 – Z 2 | 2 is equal to :
[AIEEE–2012 (Online)] argument , then arg equals
(1) 2(|z 1 | + |z 2 |) (2) |z 1 | |z 2 |
[JEE(Main)–2013]
(3) 2(|z 1 | 2 + |z 2 | 2 ) (4) |z 1 | 2 + |z 2 | 2
33. Let Z1 and Z 2 be any two complex numbers.
(1) –  (2) (3)  (4)  – 
Statement-1 : |Z 1 – Z 2 |  |Z 1| – |Z 2|.
Statement-2 : |Z 1 + Z 2 |  |Z 1 | + |Z 2 |. 38. If z is a complex number such that |z|  2, then
[AIEEE–2012 (Online)]
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true and the minimum value of  : [JEE(MAIN)-2014]
Statement-2 is the correct explanation of
Statement-1. (1) is equal to
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true and (2) lies in the interval (1, 2)
Statement-2 is not the correct explanation of
statement-1. (3) is strictly greater than
(3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
(4) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true (4) is strictly greater than but less than

ANSWER KEY
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 4 4 4 3 1 3 4 4 4 2 2 3 3 4 2
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 4 3 1 1 1 2 4 3 4 4 4 4 2 2 4
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Ans. 2 3 2 3 2 4 3 2

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