Math-EXE S4 chapter 1

Complex Number EX1

1. Simplify the following surds. ( 𝑎 × 𝑏 = 𝑎𝑏)

a) 98

b) 54

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c) 350

d) 108

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𝑎 𝑎
2. Simplify the following surds. ( = 𝑏
)
e. 𝑏

98
a) 9

72
b)
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16

32
c) − 63

20
d)
h-

55

3. Simplify the following surds.

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a) 3 7× 4 6

b) 3× 5 5
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c) 4 3× 2 7

4. Simplify each of the following expressions.

a) − 3 + − 27

b) − 8+ − 2

c) − 5 + − 125

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5. In each of the following, find the values of 𝑥 and 𝑦 where 𝑥 and 𝑦 are real
numbers.

a) 9𝑥 + 𝑦𝑖 = 81 + 3𝑖
b) (𝑥 + 3) − 8𝑦𝑖 = 7 + 4𝑖
c) 4(𝑥 + 2) + (𝑥 − 4)𝑖 = 20 + (𝑦 − 3)𝑖
d) (𝑥 − 𝑦) − (𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑖 = 4 + 10𝑖
e) (2𝑥 + 3𝑦) + (5𝑥 − 𝑦)𝑖 = 22 + 4𝑖

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6. Simplify each of the following expressions in standard form.

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a) (3 + 4𝑖) + (7 − 2𝑖)
b) (4 − 8𝑖) − (5 + 9𝑖)
c) 8 − 9(2 + 3𝑖)
d) (2 + 9𝑖)(3 − 6𝑖)
e.
e) (3 + 𝑖)(9 + 11𝑖)
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7. Express each of the following expressions in standard form.

2
a)
h-

6−3𝑖

8
b)
3+4𝑖
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10𝑖
c)
3+3𝑖

18𝑖
d)
8−2𝑖
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5𝑖
e)
2−5𝑖

8. Suppose 𝑥 and 𝑦 are real numbers and (3𝑥 + 4𝑦𝑖) + 5(𝑥 + 2𝑦𝑖) = 16 + 70𝑖.
Find the values of 𝑥 and 𝑦.

9. Suppose x and y are real numbers and (𝑥 + 17𝑦𝑖) + (𝑥 − 8𝑦𝑖) = 32 − 8𝑖.

Find the values of 𝑥 and 𝑦.

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10. Express each of the following expressions in standard form.

a) 4(8 + 9𝑖) + 18(5 − 3𝑖)

b) 2(7 − 5𝑖) + 6(7 − 4𝑖)
c) (8 − 3𝑖)(12 + 𝑖) − (9 + 10𝑖)(3𝑖)
d) (2 + 3𝑖)(3 − 4𝑖) + (7 + 13𝑖)(2 − 2𝑖)

11. Express each of the following expressions in standard form.

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2+8𝑖
a) 2−3𝑖

7𝑖 3
b) +

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1−9𝑖 1+9𝑖

3+6𝑖 𝑖
c) 9−𝑖
+ 2+2𝑖

3+6𝑖 𝑖
d) +
9−𝑖
e. 2+2𝑖
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12. Simplify each of the following expressions.

9 2
a) 18𝑖 ÷ 4 2𝑖
5 3
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b) 12𝑖 ÷ 27𝑖

c) − 48 × − 18

d) − 8 × − 36 × − 18
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5 6 7 8 9
13. Simplify 𝑖 + 𝑖 + 𝑖 + 𝑖 + 𝑖
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2 3 4
14. Simplify 𝑖 + 2𝑖 + 3𝑖 + 4𝑖 in standard form.

−10+𝑚𝑖
15. Let 𝐴 = 2−3𝑖
, where 𝑚 is a constant.

a) Express 𝐴 in standard form.

b) If the real and imaginary parts of 𝐴 are equal, find the value of 𝑚.

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Answers:

1. a) 7 2 b) 3 6
c) 5 14 d) 6 3

7 2 3 2
2. a) 9
b) 2
4 14 2 11
c) − 21
d) 11

3. a) 12 42 b) 5 15 c) 8 21

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4. a) 4 3𝑖 b) 3 2𝑖 c) 6 5𝑖

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5. a) 𝑥 = 9, 𝑦 = 3 b) 𝑥 = 4, 𝑦 = 2
c) 𝑥 = 3, 𝑦 = 2 d) 𝑥 =− 3, 𝑦 =− 7
e) 𝑥 = 2, 𝑦 = 6
e.
6. a) 10 + 2𝑖 b) − 1 − 17𝑖
c) − 10 − 27𝑖 d) 60 + 15𝑖
e) 16 + 42𝑖
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4 2 24 32
7. a) 15
+ 15 𝑖 b) 25
− 25
𝑖
5 5 9 36
c) 3
+ 3𝑖 d) − 17
+ 17
𝑖
h-

25 10
e) − 29 + 29 𝑖

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8. 𝑥 = 2, 𝑦 = 5 9. 𝑥 = 16, 𝑦 =− 9
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10. a) 122 − 18𝑖 b) 56 − 34𝑖

c) 129 − 55𝑖 d) 58 + 13𝑖
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20 22 30 10
11. a) − 13
+ 13
𝑖 b) − 41
− 41
𝑖
83 155 1 38
c) 164
+ 164
𝑖 d) 5
+ 65
𝑖

3 2
12. a) − 2
𝑖 b) 3

c) − 12 6 d) − 72𝑖

13. 𝑖 14. 2 − 2𝑖

−20−3𝑚 2𝑚−30
15. a) 13
+ 13
𝑖 b) 2

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