Assorted Problems on Complex Number

1. ABC is an acute angled triangle. In which quadrant of the complex plane does the complex
number ( cosB − sin A ) + i ( sinB − cos A ) lie?
(A) first (B) second
(C) third (D) fourth

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2. Let an + ibn = 1 + i 3 , where an and bn are real and n is a positive integer, then
a19b91 + a91b19 is
(A) 3.2110 (B) 3.2109
(C) 3.2109 (D) 3.2110

3. Let a, b and c be complex numbers. Consider the following two statements,

(P) If Z12 + Z 2 2  Z3 2 , then Z12 + Z2 2 − Z3 2  0 .
(Q) If Z12 + Z2 2 − Z3 2  0 , then Z12 + Z 2 2  Z3 2 .
Then which of them is/are correct
(A) Both are correct (B) Only P is correct
(C) Neither is correct (D) Only Q is correct

Given that i2 = −1, for how many integers n is ( n + i ) an integer?

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4.
(A) none (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3
(4) 4

5. Let z1 and z2 be complex numbers such that z1 = 3, z 2 = 5 and z1 + z 2 = 7 . Then the value
z32
of arg ?
z13
 2
(A) (B)
3 3
3
(C)  (D)
2

−1 + i 3 a b c
6. Let  = .The non – zero complex numbers a, b and c satisfy = = . What is the
2 b c a
a+b−c
value of ?
a−b+c
(A) 1 (B) 
(C) 1, or 2 (D) 1,−  or −2

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7. If  = cos 40o + i sin 40o , then  + 22 + 33 + ...... + 99 equals
1 2
(A) sin 40o (B) sin 20o
9 9
1 1
(C) cos 40o (D) cos 20o
9 18

8. The sum of distinct real roots of the polynomial x5 + x4 − 4x3 − 7x2 − 7x − 2 is

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) –2
(E) 7
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9. The polynomial f ( x ) = x 4 + ax 3 + bx 2 + cx + d has real coefficients, and
f ( 2i ) = f ( 2 + i ) = 0 .What is a + b + c + d ?
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 4 (D) 9
(E) 16

10. In the complex plane, O is the origin, and points A and B are represented by the complex
numbers z and w respectively. If z = 4 and 4z2 − 2zw + w 2 = 0, what is the area of triangle
OAB?
(A) 8 3 (B) 4 3
(C) 6 3 (D) 12 3

11. Let i = −1 . The product of the real parts of the roots of z2 − z = 5 − 5i is

(A) –25 (B) –6
1
(C) –5 (D)
4
(E) 25

The polynomial x 2n + 1 + ( x + 1)
2n
12. is not divisible by x2 + x + 1 if n equals
(A) 17 (B) 20
(C) 21 (D) 64
(E) 65

13. Suppose z = a + bi is a solution of the polynomial equation c 4 z 4 + ic 3 z3 + c 2 z 2 + ic1z + c 0 = 0 ,

where c 0 ,c1,c 2 ,c 3 ,a, and b are real constants and i2 = −1 . Which of the following must also
be a solution?
(A) −a − bi (B) a − bi
(C) −a + bi (D) b + ai
(E) none of these

14. A function f is defined by f ( z ) = ( 4 + i ) z 2 + z +  for all complex numbers z, where  and 

q are complex numbers and i2 = −1 . Suppose that f (1) and f ( i ) are both real. What is the
smallest possible value of  + 
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 2 (D) 2 2
(E) 4

15. For what value of n is i + 2i2 + ...... + nin = 48 + 49i ?

Note : here i = −1
(A) 24 (B) 48
(C) 49 (D) 97
(E) 98

16. The solutions of the equation z4 + 4z3i − 6z2 − 4zi − i = 0 are the vertices of a convex polygon
in the complex plane. What is the area of the polygon?
5 3
(A) 2 8 (B) 2 4
5
4
(C) 2 (D) 2
3
2
(E) 2
2
17. A function f is defined by f ( z ) = iz , where i = −1 and z is the complex conjugate of z. How
many values of z satisfy both z = 5 and f ( z ) = z ?
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 4
(E) 8

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18. A sequence of complex numbers z0 ,z1,z 2 ,...... is defined by the rule zn+1 = . Suppose that
zn
z0 = 1 and z 2005 = 1. How many possible values are there for z0 ?
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 4 (D) 2005
(E) 22005

19. ( ) ( )
Let P ( z ) = z8 + 4 3 + 6 z 4 − 4 3 + 7 . What is the minimum perimeter among all the 8 –
sided polygons in the complex plane whose vertices are precisely the zeros of P ( z ) ?
(A) 4 3 + 4 (B) 8 2
(C) 3 2 + 3 6 (D) 4 2 + 4 3
(E) 4 3 + 6

Find the number of ordered pairs of real numbers (a, b) such that ( a + bi)
2002
20. = a − bi .
(A) 1001 (B) 1002
(C) 2001 (D) 2002
(E) 2004

21. If z = 1 − 3i , where i2 = −1, then z = a + bi then a + b =

1− 3
(A) (B) 3+ 2
2
3− 2 2− 6
(C) (D)
2 2
6− 3
(E)
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22. Let the complex number z = cos + i sin . Find the smallest positive integer n so
1000 1000
1
that zn has an imaginary part which exceeds .
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23. For a particular value of the angle  we can take the product of the two complex numbers
( 8 + i) sin  + ( 7 + 4i) cos  and (1 + 8i) sin  + ( 4 + 7i) cos  to get a complex number in the
form a + bi where a and b are real numbers. Find the largest value for a + b .

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24. Let a1,a2 ,a3  C, a1 = a2 = a3 = 1 . If  a a = −1. Find a1 + a2 + a3
2 3

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25. (a) If arg ( z − 1) = and arg ( z − i ) = , what is arg ( z ) ?
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(b) If arg ( z + i ) = 0 and arg ( z − i ) = − , what is z ?
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5 
(c) For which complex number z do we have arg ( z 2 − 4 ) = (
and arg z 2 + 4 = ? )
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26. For positive constant r, denote M to be the set of complex z that satisfy z − 4 − 3i = r .

Find the value of r such that there is only one real number which belongs to M and also
find the corresponding z.

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27. Let (x, y) be pair of real number, satisfying 56x + 33y = − and 33x − 56y = 2 .
x2 + y2 x + y2
Then value of x + y =

Let z1,z2 ,z3 ,z 4 be the roots of the equation ( z − i) = ( 2z − i ) . Determine the value of the
4 4
28.

product P =  ( zk2 + 1)
4

k =1

1
29. Let z  *
be a complex number such that 2z + = 1 and arg ( z ) =  . Find the minimum
z
value of 8.sin2  .

z−
30. Find the locus of points z in that satisfy the equality. = 1, with   1
1 − .z

31. Let z1,z 2  be the roots of the equation with complex coefficients az2 + bz + c = 0, a  0 .
2
b + b2 − 4ac + 4 ac
Prove that z1 + z2 = 2
2a

32. Let ( z1, z 2 )  be the roots of z2 − 2iz + m = 0 . Find the values of m for which z1 + z2 = 2

33. (a) Find the minimum of f ( z ) = z + z − 1 + z − i + z − 3 − 4i ,z  .

(b) If z is complex number then find Minimum value of z − 1 + z − 2 + z − 3 + z − 4 + z − 5

34. Let z1.z 2 ,z3 be three distinct complex numbers lying on a circle with center at the origin such
that z1 + z2 z3 , z2 + z3 z1, z3 + z1z 2   . Prove that z1z2 z3 = 1.

35. Let z1,z 2 ,z3 be three complex numbers such that

z1 = z 2 = z3 = z1 + z 2 + z3 = 2
Also, z1 − z2 = z1 − z3 ,z 2  z3
Find value of z1 + z 2 z1 + z3


x 3k 
x 3k +1 
x 3k + 2
36. Let x be a positive real number. Define A =  ,B =  , and C =  .
k = 0 ( 3k ) ! k = 0 ( 3k + 1) ! k = 0 ( 3k + 2 ) !

Given that A 3 + B3 + C3 + 8ABC = 2014 , compute ABC.

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37. Let x, y, z be complex numbers satisfying
z 2 + 5x = 10z
y 2 + 5z = 10y .
x 2 + 5y = 10x
Find the sum of all possible values of z.

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38. a,b,c  , a = a − b = 3 3 a + b + c = 21, a2 + b2 + c 2 = ab + bc + ac, Find b + c

39. ( ) ( )
Let z = c + di, where c,d  0 . If Re ( z ) + Im ( z ) = 7, Re z 2 + Im z 2 = 17 ,
then compute Re(z ) + Im(z ) .
3 3

n
k 2n + 1 n
k 1
40. Prove that  sin 2n + 1 =
k =1 2n
and  cos 2n + 1 = 2
k =1
n
.

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41. Find the locus of z such that the vertices z, , z form a right-angled triangle on a complex
z
plane.

1+ i
42. For  = , find the minimum positive integer of n for which n is a positive real number.
3 +i

43. For certain real values of a, b, c and d, the equation x 4 + ax3 + bx 2 + cx + d = 0 has four non
– real roots. The product of two of these roots is 13 + i and the sum of the other two roots is
3 + 4i , where i = −1 . Find b.

44. Let A ( z1 ) ,B ( z 2 ) ,C ( z3 ) be three complex numbers satisfying z − 3i = 1 and

3z1 + 3 i = 2z2 + 2z3 . Find

(1) z1 − z 2
(2) area of quadrilateral ABCD where D is 3i
z2 − 3 i
(3) value of
z3 − 3 i

45. (
Let   1 be a cubic root of 1. Find all pairs (a, b) of integers such that ( a + b ) a2 + b = 1 )
46. Let z,  C :z + w = 8 + 6i and z − w = 4 . Prove that: max ( z + w ) = 2 29

47. Let complex number a satisfies a7 = 1, Find the value of a4 + a2 + a

48. Let a, b and c be three complex numbers such that a + b + c = 0 and a = b = c = 1 . Prove
that: 3  z − a + z − b + z − c  4 for any z  , z  1.

49. Let a, b, c be distinct complex numbers such that a = b = c  0 . If a + bc, b + ac,c + ab are
real numbers then, Find abc.

50. If z1,z2  ( ) ( )
, z12 + z22  ,z1 z12 − 3z22 = 2 and z2 3z12 − z22 = 11 then find the value of z12 + z 22 .

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51. Let z1,z2 ,z3 ,.......z2012 be the complex zeroes of the polynomial x2012 + x2011 + ......x2 + x + 1.
Evaluate (( z ) + 1) (( z ) + 1)............. (( z
1
2
2
2
2012 )
2
+1 )
20i 12i
52. The complex numbers z and w satisfy the system z + = 5 + i; w + = −4 + 10i . Find the
w z
2
smallest possible value of zw .

53. Let z = a + bi be the complex number with z = 5 and b  0 such that the distance between
(1 + 2i) z3 and z5 is maximized, and let z4 = c + di . Find c + d .

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54. Let z be a non – real complex number with z23 = 1. Compute  1+ z
k =0
k
+ z2k
.

55. Let z1,z2 ,z3  C so z1 = z 2 = z3 = 1 . Prove that:

(a) if z1 + z2 + z3 = 0 then z12 + z 22 + z32 = 0;
(b) if z1 + z2 + z3  0 and z12 + z 22 + z32 = 0 then z1 + z 2 + z3 = 2

56. Let z  such that 2z + 3i = z2 . Find the maximum and minimum values of z .

57. Prove that z1,z 2    z1 = 1  z 2 = 1  z1 + 1 + z 2 + 1 + z1z 2 + 1  2

58. Prove that for any z  exists the chain of implications:

z2 − z + 1
  z = 1  z3 + 1 + z 2 + 1 + z + 1  2
z + z +1
2

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59. Find the number of solutions of the equation z2 = 4z + z + 3
, where z is a complex
z
number.

 
60. For complex number, ,  (   0 ) , Let  ' = 2
, ' = 2
where ,  satisfies the conditions
 
 −  = 1,  = 2 . Find the maximum and minimum values of  '−  ' .

61. If z  C, Im ( z ) = 0 then find the minimum value of

( )
Im z5
(Im z )
5

62. Point P is represented by the complex number z = cos  + isin , where 0    2 , in the
Argand diagram. Show that the locus of the point Q that is represented by  = 3z2 is a circle,
and find its centre and radius. Find the minimum and maximum distance between the point P
and Q, and state the corresponding value of  .

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Let z1 = 3 − 4i,z2 = 2 + i,   1,  6 = 1 . Then evaluate S if S =  z1 + z2 r
2
63.
r =0

64. Let (1 + 2i ) . z 2 + ( 2m − i ) . z − ( 3 + mi ) = 0 be a equation with complex coefficients, where

m and this equation has at least a real root. Find m and in this case solve the given
equation.
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65. Suppose that the sum of the squares of two complex numbers x and y is 7 and the sum of
their cubes is 10. What is the largest real value that x + y can have?

66. The equation z6 + z3 + 1 = 0 has complex roots with argument  between 90o and 180o in
the complex plane. Determine the degree measure of  .

Find c if a, b and c are positive integers which satisfy c = ( a + bi) − 107i .

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67.

z
68. Consider the region A in the complex plane that consists of all points z such that both
40
40
and have real and imaginary parts between 0 and 1, inclusive. What is the area of A?
z

The equation x10 + (13x − 1) = 0 has 10 complex roots r1,r1,r2 ,r2 ,r3 ,r3 ,r4 ,r4 ,r5 ,r5 where the bar
10
69.
1 1 1 1 1
denotes complex conjugation. Find the value of + + + + .
r1r1 r2 r2 r3 r3 r4 r4 r5 r5

70. Let P be the product of the roots of z6 + z4 + z3 + z2 + 1 = 0 that have a positive imaginary
( )
part, and suppose that P = r cos o + i sin o , where r  0 and 0    360 . Find  .

71. A complex number za is defined on the complex numbers by za = ( a + bi ) z where a and b

are positive numbers. za has the property that the image of each point in the complex plane
is equidistant from that point and the origin. Given that a + bi = 8 then find b2 .

72. Consider the polynomials P ( x ) = x 6 − x 5 − x 3 − x 2 − x and Q ( x ) = x 4 − x 3 − x 2 − 1 . Given that

z1,z 2 ,z 3 and z 4 are the roots of Q ( x ) = 0 , find P ( z1 ) + P ( z 2 ) + P ( z3 ) + P ( z 4 ) .

73. The complex number z is equal to 9 + bi, where b is a positive real number and given that
the imaginary parts of z2 and z3 are the same, find the value of b.

74. Given that z1,z 2 and z3 are complex numbers with z1 = z 2 = z3 = 1, z1 + z2 + z3 = 1, and
z1z2 z3 = 1, then find the value of ( z1 + 2)( z2 + 2 )( z3 + 2 ) − 8 .

75. Given w and z are complex numbers such that w + z = 1 and w 2 + z2 = 14 , find the
smallest possible value of w 3 + z3 .

76. If z satisfies z2 + 4 = 2 z . Then find the minimum and maximum value of z .

77. Let z be a complex number with z = 2014 . Let P be the polygon in the complex plane
1 1 1
whose vertices are z and every w such that = + . Then find the area enclosed by
z+w z w
P

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78. If z1 + z2 + z3 + z4 = 1, z1 + z2 + z3 + z4 = 0 . Then show that minimum value of
2 2 2 2
z1 − z2 + z2 − z3 + z3 − z4 + z4 − z1 is 2.

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79. If z be a complex number such that z − iz = 50 and z − iz = 93 ,
2
then find the value of z − iz .

80. Find the solutions of the equation z = z2 + 12z−1 , where z is a complex number.

1 995
 1990 
 ( −3 )
n
81. Evaluate: 1990  
2 n=0  2n 

82. Given a complex number z such that z13 = 1 , find all possible values of
z + z3 + z4 + z9 + z10 + z12 .

k
83. Let z be a complex number such that Re ( z )  Im ( z ) and arg ( z )  where k  .
2
()
2 2
2 z + z
If E = 2
is a purely imaginary complex number then find E.
z2 + 2 z

84. If z = 1 and  − 1 = 1 , where z and  are complex numbers find the range of
2 2
2z − 1 + 2 − 1 .

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85. A sequence ai is defined as follows: ai+1 = for i  1 .
1 − ai
If a3 = a1, then what is the value of a 99 ?

86. A regular decagon P1,P2 ,......P10 is drawn in the coordinate plane with P1 at (1,0) and P6 at
( 3,0 ) . If Pn is the point ( xn , yn ) . Compute the numerical value of the product
( x1 + iy1 )( x 2 + iy 2 ) .......... ( x10 + iy10 )

87. The point P, Q and R are represented by the complex numbers z, (1 + i ) z and 2z , where
z = cos  + isin  with 0     . When they are not collinear, let S be the fourth vertex of the
parallelogram PQSR. What is the maximum distance between S and the origin of the
complex plane?

88. The complex number z1 and z2 satisfy z1 = z1 + z 2 = 3 and z1 − z2 = 3 3 . What is the

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value of log3 z1 z 2 + z1z 2 ?


89. Let  and  be conjugate complex numbers such that is a real number and
2
 −  = 2 3 . What is the value of  ?

90. Let z1 and z2 be complex numbers such that z12 − 4z2 = 16 + 20i . Suppose the roots  and
 of x 2 + z1x + z2 + M = 0 for some complex number M satisfy  −  = 2 7 . Determine the
maximum and minimum value of M .

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91. Let a, b and c be real numbers. Let z1,z 2 and z3 be complex numbers such that
z1 z2 z3
z1 = z 2 = z3 = 1 and + + = 1. Determine all possible values of az1 + bz 2 + cz 3 .
z2 z3 z1

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92. Determine the set of complex numbers z which satisfy Im z 4 = Re z2 and sketch this
set in the complex plane.

93. On the circle z − i 3 = 1 points z1,z 2 ,z3 are so located that 3z1 = 2z2 + 2z3 − i 3 .
Find z1 − z 2

94. Let z1,z 2 ,z3 be distinct complex numbers such that z1 = z 2 = z3 = r . Prove that
1 1 1 1
+ +  2.
z1 − z2 z1 − z3 z2 − z1 z 2 − z3 z3 − z1 z3 − z2 r

95. Let z1,z 2 ,z3 be distinct complex numbers such that z1 = z 2 = z3 = r and z 2  z3 . Prove
z1 − z2 z1 − z3
that min az2 + (1 − a ) z3 − z1 =
aR 2r

96. Determine maximum of f ( z ) = z3 − z + 2 , where z = 1 .

 1 1 
97. Let z be a complex number satisfying  z + z   z + z + 1 = 1 . Evaluate
  
 100 2   100 2 
 3z + z100 + 1  z + z100 + 3 
  

98. Let z be the unique complex number such that z = z + ( 2 + i ) = 2 − z + 4i . The value of z

a b
can be expressed in the form , where a, b, c are positive integers, a and c are coprime
c
and b is square free. Compute a + b + c .

99. The points (0, 0), (a, 11), and (b, 37) are the vertices of an equilateral triangle. Find the value
of ab.

 t 1+ t 
100. How many elements are in the intersections of the sets z z = +i , t  , t  0, − 1 
 t +1 t 

and z z = 2 ( cos ( arcsin t ) + icos ( arccos t ) ) ,t  t 1 ? 