Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations Questions and Answers Part-1

1. All the solutions of \[Z^{2018}+\frac{1}{Z^{2018}}+Z^{2016}+\frac{1}{Z^{2016}}=0\]
lie on the curve
a) \[\mid Z\mid=1\]
b) \[\mid Z\mid=1/2018\]
c) \[\mid Z\mid=1/2016\]
d) \[\mid Z\mid=1/4034\]

Answer: a
Explanation:
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2. Let \[z_{k}=a_{k}+ib_{k}\neq0,\]     for \[k=1,2...,2018\]     . Then value of the expression
\[E=\frac{\mid\left(\sum_{k=1}^{2018}\left(a_{k}-b_{k}\right)\right)\left(\sum_{k=1}^{2018}\left(a_{k}+b_{k}\right)\right)\mid}{\left(\sum_{k=1}^{2018}\mid z_{k} \mid\right)^{2}}\]
a) is at least 2018
b) is at least 1009
c) is always less than 2
d) is always greater than 2

Answer: c
Explanation:
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3. Let \[\omega\] be a complex number such that \[\mid\omega \mid =\sqrt{2}.\]   Let \[\alpha,\beta\]  be solution of the equation
\[z^{2}+i\left(\omega+i\bar{\omega}\right)z-2i=0\]
then
a) \[\mid\alpha\mid+\mid\beta\mid=2\]
b) \[\mid\alpha-\beta\mid=2\]
c) \[\mid\alpha\mid+\mid\beta\mid=2\sqrt{2}\]
d) \[\mid\alpha-\beta\mid=2\sqrt{2}\]

Answer: c
Explanation:
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4. If a, b are distinct complex numbers lying on the unit circle |z| = 1, then value of
\[\mid\frac{a+b}{1+ab}\mid^{2}+\mid\frac{a-b}{1-ab}\mid^{2}\]
a) cannot exceed 2
b) is at least 1
c) is at most 2
d) is at least 2

Answer: b
Explanation:
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5. Let \[a_{1}=2 , a_{n+1}=\frac{a_{n}-i}{a_{n}+i}\]    for \[n\geq 1 \]  , then \[\sum_{k=1}^{3n}a_{k}\]   is equal to
a) \[\frac{n}{5}(13-19i)\]
b) \[\frac{1}{5}(13-19i)\]
c) \[n(2+3i)\]
d) \[n(3-2i)\]

Answer: a
Explanation:
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6. Let a, b, c and d be four distinct complex numbers such that |a| = |b| = |c| = 1. If \[z=\frac{\left(a-c\right)\left(b-d\right)}{\left(a-d\right)\left(b-c\right)}\]     is real, then
a) d is a real number
b) d = 0
c) d is a purely imaginary
d) |d| = 1

Answer: d
Explanation:
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7. Let p and q be two complex numbers such that q \[\neq\] 0. If the roots of the equation \[x^{2}+px+q^{2}=0\]    have the same absolute value, then p/q is
a) an integer
b) a rational number
c) a real number
d) a complex number

Answer: c
Explanation: Let x1, x2 be the roots of x2 + px + q2 = 0 and
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8. If \[\mid z^{3}+\frac{1}{z^{3}}\mid \leq2\]   , then \[\mid z+\frac{1}{z}\mid \]   cannot exceed
a) 2
b) 1
c) \[\sqrt{2}\]
d) \[\sqrt{2}-1\]

Answer: a
Explanation:
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9. If \[\omega=\cos\frac{\pi}{n}+i\sin\frac{\pi}{n}\]     then value of \[1+\omega+\omega^{2}+....+\omega^{n-1}\]     is
a) 1 + i
b) \[1+i\tan\left(\pi/n\right)\]
c) \[1+i\cot\left(\pi/2n\right)\]
d) 1 – i

Answer: c
Explanation:
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10. For any complex number z, the minimum value of |z| + | z – 2i| is
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) \[\sqrt{3}\]

Answer: c
Explanation:
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