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Some questions (AssertionReason type) are given below. Each question contains Statement 1 (Assertion) and
Statement 2 (Reason). Each question has 4 choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct. So select
the correct choice :
Choices are :
(A) Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is a correct explanation for Statement 1.
(B)Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement 1.
(C) Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False.
(D) Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True.
344.
Let z = ei = cos + isin
Statement 1: Value of eiA .eiB . eiC = 1 if A + B + C = .
Statement 2: arg(z) = and |z| = 1.
345
Let a1, a2, .... , an R+
Statement1 : Minimum value of

a1 a 2
a
a
.... n 1 n
a 2 a3
a n a1

Statement2 : For positive real numbers, A.M G.M.

346.

5c
3b
a
, log and log then A.P., where a, b, c are in G.P. If a, b, c represents the sides of a

a
5c
3b

Let log

triangle. Then : Statement1 : Triangle represented by the sides a, b, c will be an isosceles triangle
Statement2 : b + c < a
347.

Let Z1, Z2 be two complex numbers represented by points on the curves |z| =
Statement1 : min |z1z2| = 0 and max |z1 z2| = 6

2 and |z 3 3i| = 2 2 . Then

348.

Statement2 : Two curves |z| = 2 and |z 3 3i| = 2 2 touch each other externally
Statement1 : If |z i| 2 and z0 = 5 + 3i, then the maximum value of |iz + z0| is 7
Statement2 : For the complex numbers z1 and z2 |z1 + z2| |z1| + |z2|

349.

Let z1 and z2 be complex number such that

Statement1

350.

z
: arg 1 0
z2

Statement2
: z1, z2 and origin are collinear and z1, z2 are on the same side of origin.
Let fourth roots of unity be z1, z2, z3 and z4 respectively
Statement1

351.

z1 z 2 | z1 | | z 2 |

: z12 z 2 2 z 3 2 z 4 2 0

Let z1, z2, . . . , zn be the roots of z = 1, n N.

Statement1
: z1. z2 . . . zn = ( 1)n Statement2
+ an 2 xn 2 + . . . + a1x + a0 = 0, an 0, is ( 1)n.

352.

353.

354.

356.

z1 + z2 + z3 + z4 = 0.

Product of the roots of the equation anxn + an 1xn 1

a0
.
an

Let z1, z2, z3 and z4 be the complex numbers satisfying z1 z2 = z4 z3.

Statement1
: z1, z2, z3, z4 are the vertices of a parallelogram

z1 z3 z2 z4
.

2
2

Statement2

Statement1

: The minimum value of | z | | z i | | is 0.

Statement2

: For any two complex number z1 and z2,

Statement1

: Let z1 and z2 are two complex numbers such that | z1 z 2 || z1 z 2 | then the orthocenter

of AOB is
355.

Statement2

z1 z 2 z1 z 2 .

z1 z 2
. (where O is the origin)
2

Statement2
: In case of right angled triangle, orthocenter is that point at which triangle is right angled.
Statement1 : If is complex cube root of unity then (x y) (x y) (x2 y) is equal to x3 + y2
Statement2 : If is complex cube root of unity then 1 + + 2 = 0 and 3 = 1
Statement-1 : If |z| 4, then greatest value of |z + 3 4i| is 9.
Statement-2 : Z1, Z2 C, |Z 1 + Z 2| |Z1| + |Z 2|

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357.

Statement-1: The slope of line (2 3i) z + (2 + 3i) z 1 = 0 is

2
3

Statement-2:: The slope of line az az b 0 bR & a be any non-zero complex. Constant is

6

358.

Statement-1: The value of

sin
k 1

2k
2k
i cos
is i
7
7

Statement-2: The roots of the equation zn = 1

z=
359.
360.
361.

362.

Re(a)
Im(a)

cos 2k
2k

i sin

n
n

are called the nth roots of unity where

where k = 0, 1, 2, ... (n 1)

Statement-1: |z1 a| < a, |z2 b| < b |z3 c| < c, where a, b, c are +ve real nos, then |z1 + z2 + z3| is greater than 2|a
+ b + c|
Statement-2: |z1 z2| |z1| + |z2|
Statement-1: (cos2 + isin2) = 1
Statement-2: (cos +isin)n = cosn + isin n it is not true when n is irrational number.
Statement-1 : If 1, 2, 3 . 8 be the 8th root of unity, then 116 + 216 + 316 + + 816 = 8
Statement-2 : In case of sum of pth power of nth roots of unity sum = 0 if p kn where p, k, n are integers sum =
n if p = kn.
Statement-1: Locus of z, satisfying the equation |z 1| + |z 8| = 16 is an ellipse of eccentricity 7/16
Statement-2:: Sum of focal distances of any point is constant for an ellipse

z2
1
n
2
= arg z2 arg z1 & arg z = n(argz) Statement-2: If |z| = 1, then arg (z + z ) = arg z.
2
z1

363.

Statement-1: arg

364.

Statement-1: If |z z + i| 2 then 5 2 | z | 5 2
Statement-2: If |z 2 + i| 2 the z lies inside or on the circle having centre (2, 1) & radius 2.

365.

Statement-1: The area of the triangle on argand plane formed by the complex numbers z, iz and z + iz is
Statement-2: The angle between the two complex numbers z and iz is

366.

Statement-1: If

.
2

zz1 z 2
k, (z1, z2 0), then locus of z is circle.
zz1 z 2

Statement-2 : As,

367.

1 2
|z|
2

z z1
represents a circle if, {0, 1}
z z2
z1
0 .
z2

Statement-1: If z1 and z2 are two complex numbers such that |z1| = |z2| + |z1 z2|, then Im
Statement-2: arg (z) = 0 z is purely real.

368.

2
2
2
4
3
5
6
i sin , p = + + , q = + + , then the equation whose roots
7
7

Statement-1: If = cos

are p and q is x2 + x + 2 = 0
Statement-2: If is a root of z7 = 1, then 1 + + 2 + . + 6 = 0.
369.
370.

371.

Statement-1: If |z| < 2 1 then |z2 + 2z cos| is less than one.

Statement-2: |z1 + z2| < |z1| + |z2| . Also |cos| 1.
Statement-1: The number of complex number satisfying the equation |z|2 + P|z| + q = 0 (p, q, R) is atmost 2.
Statement-2 : A quadratic equation in which all the co-efficients are non-zero real can have exactly two roots.
Statement-1: If

1
1( 0) is a complex number, then the maximum value of || is

Statement-2 :: On the locus

1
1 the farthest distance from origin is

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372.

344.
351.
358.
365.
372.

Statement-1: The locus of z moving in the Argand plane such that arg

B
D
A
A
A

z2

is a circle.
z2 2

Statement-2: This is represent a circle, whose centre is origin and radius is 2.

ANSWER
345. A
346. D
347. A
348. A
352. A
353. D
354. D
355. D
359. D
360. D
361. A
362. A
366. D
367. A
368. A
369. A

349.
356.
363.
370.

A
A
B
D

350. B
357.. A
364. A
371. A

SOLUTION
1/ n

345.

a a
a a
a
a
a
Using AM GM 1 2 ... n 1 n n 1 . 2 .... n
a 2 a3
a n a1
a 2 a 3 a1

a1 a 2
a
... n n
a 2 a3
a1

Hence (A) is correct option.

2

346.

347.

3b
5c
a
3b 5c a

log log
a . 3b 3b = 5c
5c
a
3b
5c
9a
a b
c
Also, b2 = ac 9ac = 25c2 or 9a = 25c
b +c<a
5c 3b
5
5 3 9/5
2log

(D) is the correct answer

From the diagram it is clear that both circles touch each other
externally
min |z1 z2| = 0

(3,
3)
(1, 1)
|z| = 2

max |z1 z2| = 36 36 6 2 ]

Hence (A) is correct option.

|z| =

348.
349.

|iz + z0| = |i(z i) 1 + 5 + 3i| = |i (zi) + 4 + 3i|

|i| |z i| + |4 + 3i| 7
(A) arg (z1) = arg (z2)

Hence (A) is the correct option.

z1
arg z1 arg z 2 0 .
z2

arg
350.

(B) Fourth roots of unity are 1, 1, i and i

351.

z12 z 2 2 z 3 2 z 4 2 0
Statement II is true (a known fact).

and z1 z 2 z 3 z 4 0 .

Hence if z1, z2, . . . , zn are roots of zn 1 = 0, then z1. z2 . . . zn = ( 1)n.

352.

1
1

1n1 ,

which is never equal to ( 1)n

Hence (d) is the correct answer.
Both statements I and II are true and statement II is the correct reasoning of statement I, because

z1 z3 z2 z4
mid point of join of z1, z3 and z2, z4 are same, which is the necessary and sufficient

2
2
ABCD,
when
A

A(z1),
Hence (A) is the correct answer.
| z | | z i || i | 1

condition
for
a
quadrilateral
C C(z3), D D(z4) to be a parallelogram
353.

| z i z || z | | i z |
Hence (d) is the correct answer.

354.

| z1 z 2 |2 | z1 z 2 |2
2

355.

z1 z2 z1z 2 0 z1 z 2 z1 z 2
AOB is right angled at O.
orthocenter is the origin.
Hence (d) is the correct answer.
(D)
(x y) (x y) (x2 y)
= x3 2 x2y x2y2 + xy2 x2 y + xy2 + xy22 y3 = x3 y3

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356.

357.

Option (A) is correct

Since
|z + 3 4i| |z| + |3-4i| = 9
Option (A) is correct.
6

358.

(i) cos
k 1

2k
2k
i sin

7
7

= i)

360.
361.

365.

z z7
7
[ z = 1]
1

z k (i)
k 1

359.

( |z| 4).

= (-i) (-1) = i
Ans. (A)
|z1 + z2 + z3| = |z1 a + z2 b + z3 c + (a + b + c)
|z1 a| + |z2 b| + |z3 c| + |a + b + c| 2|a + b + c| Ans. (D)
(cos2 + i sin2) can not be evaluated because demoviers theorem does not hold for irrational index.
d is correct.
1, , 2, 7 are 8, 8 th root of unity then after raising 16th power, we get 1, 16, 32, 48 112
1 + 16 + 32 + 48 + + 112
Now 8 = 1
So 16 = 1
1+1+1++1=8
A is correct.
(A)

z + iz

1
| z | | iz |
2
| z |2

2
iz

366.

z2

(D)

z2
zz1 z 2
z1
k
k
z2
z1z z 2
z
z1
z

Clearly, if k 0, 1; then z would lie on a circle. If k = 1, z would lie on the perpendicular bisector of line segment
joining
367.

z2
z 2
and
and represents a point, if k = 0.
z1
z1

We have, arg (z) = 0 z is purely real. R is true

Also, |z1| = |z2| + |z1 z2|
(|z1|2 + |z2|2 2|z1| |z2| cos (1 - 2)
= |z1|2 + |z2|2 2|z1| |z2|
cos(1 - 2) = 1 1 - 2 = 0

z1
z1
is purely real.
0
z2
z2

arg

z1
0
z2

Im
368.

(A)

(A)
is seventh root of unity 1 + + 2 + + 6 = 0
p + q = 1.
pq = 4 + 6 + 7 + 5 + 7 + 8 + 7 + 9 + 10 = 3 1 = 2.

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x2 + x + 2 = 0 is the req. equation.
Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.
(A)
|z2 + 2z cos| < |z2| + |2z cos| < |z2| + 2|z| |cos|

369.

< ( 2 1) 2( 2 1) 1 .
( |cos| 1).

z 2 z 2 i / 2 z 2z 2

e
i ... (i)
z2 z2
z2 z2
z2
therefore

(1)
i ... (ii)
z2 z2
z2

372.

Then adding (i) & (ii)

z2 z2
=0

z2 z2
i.e., (z 2) z 2) + (z + 2) ( z - 2) = 0, 2z z - 8 = 0
|z|2 = 4 x2 + y2 = 4.
Ans. (a)

Imp. Que. From Competitive Exams

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

The number of real values of a satisfying the equation a 2 2a sin x 1 0 is

(a) Zero

(b) One

(c) Two

(d) Infinite

For positive integers n1 , n2 the value of the expression (1 i)n1 (1 i 3 )n1 (1 i 5 )n2 (1 i 7 )n2 where i 1 is a
real number if and only if
[IIT 1996]
(a) n1 n 2 1

(b) n1 n2 1

(c) n1 n 2

(d) n1 0, n 2 0

Given that the equation z 2 (p iq)z r i s 0, where p, q, r, s are real and non-zero has a real root, then
(a) pqr r 2 p 2 s

(b) prs q 2 r 2 p

(c) qrs p 2 s 2q

(d) pqs s 2 q 2r

If x 5 2 4 , then the value of the expression x 4 9 x 3 35 x 2 x 4 is

(a) 160

(b) 160

(c) 60

(d) 60

If

b
d
3 i (a ib)(c id) , then tan 1 tan 1 has the value
a
c

(a)

2n , n I
3

(c) n
6.

,n I
3

,n I
6

(d) 2n

,n I
3

If a cos i sin , b cos i sin ,

c cos i sin and

7.

(b) n

[IIT 1972]

b c a
1, then cos( ) cos( ) cos( ) is equal to [RPET 2001]
c a b

(a) 3/2

(b) 3/2

(c) 0

(d) 1

If (1 i)(1 2i)(1 3i).....(1 ni) a ib , then

2.5.10.... (1 n2 ) is equal to
[Karnataka CET 2002; Kerala (Engg.) 2002]

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(a) a 2 b 2
a2 b2

(c)
8.

9.

(b) a 2 b 2
(d)

a2 b2

If z is a complex number, then the minimum value of | z | | z 1| is

(a) 1

(b) 0

(c) 1/2

(d) None of these

[Roorkee 1992]

For any two complex numbers z1 and z 2 and any real numbers a and b; | (az1 bz 2 )|2 |(bz1 az 2 )|2
[IIT 1988]
(a) (a 2 b 2 )(| z1 | | z 2 |)

(b) (a 2 b 2 )(| z1 |2 | z 2 |2 )

(c) (a 2 b2 )(| z1 |2 | z 2 |2 ) (d) None of these

10.

11.

The locus of z satisfying the inequality log 1 / 3 | z 1| log 1 / 3 | z 1| is

(a) R (z) 0

(b) R (z) 0

(c) I (z) 0

(d) None of these

If z1 a ib and z 2 c id are complex numbers such that | z1 || z 2 | 1 and R(z1 z 2 ) 0, then the pair of
complex numbers w1 a ic and w2 b id satisfies
[IIT 1985]

12.

(a) |w1 | 1

(b) | w2 | 1

(c) R(w1 w2 ) 0,

(d) All the above

Let z and w be two complex numbers such that | z | 1, | w | 1 and | z iw || z iw | 2 . Then z is equal to
[IIT 1995]
(a) 1 or i
(c) 1 or 1

13.

14.

The maximum distance from the origin of coordinates to the point z satisfying the equation z
(a)

1
( a 2 1 a)
2

(b)

1
( a 2 2 a)
2

(c)

1
( a 2 4 a)
2

(d)

None of these

Find the complex number z satisfying the equations

1993]
(a) 6
(c) 6 8i, 6 17i

15.

(b) i or i
(d) i or 1

z 12 5 z 4
,
1
z 8i
3 z8

1
a is
z

[Roorkee

(b) 6 8i
(d) None of these

If z 1 , z 2 , z 3 are complex numbers such that | z1 || z 2 | | z 3 |

1
1
1

1, then | z 1 z 2 z 3 | is
z1 z 2 z 3

[MP PET 2004; IIT Screening 2000]

(a) Equal to 1
(c) Greater than 3
16.

(b) Less than 1

(d) Equal to 3
z z1
, then the value of | z 7 9i | is

z z2 4

If z1 10 6i, z 2 4 6i and z is a complex number such that amp

equal to
(a)

(c) 3 2

[IIT 1990]
(b) 2 2
(d) 2 3

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17.

If z 1 , z 2 , z 3 be three non-zero complex number, such that z 2 z 1 , a | z 1 |, b | z 2 | and c | z 3 | suppose that

a b c
z
b c a 0 , then arg 3
z2
c a b

z z

z z

(a) arg 2 1
z 3 z1
z z

(b) arg 2 1
z 3 z1
2

z z

(c) arg 3 1
z 2 z1
18.

19.

(d) arg 3 1
z 2 z1

Let z and w be the two non-zero complex numbers such that | z || w | and arg z arg w . Then z is equal
to
[IIT 1995; AIEEE 2002]
(a) w
(b) w
(c) w
(d) w
If | z 25i | 15 , then | max .amp(z) min .amp(z) |
3
5

3
5

(a) cos 1
(c)
20.

is equal to

(b) 2 cos 1

3
cos 1
2
5

3
5

3
5

(d) sin 1 cos 1

z

If z 1 , z 2 and z 3 , z 4 are two pairs of conjugate complex numbers, then arg 1 arg 2 equals
z
z
(a) 0
(c)

(b)

3
2

(d)

Let z, w be complex numbers such that z iw 0 and arg zw . Then arg z equals
2004]
(a) 5 / 4
(b) / 2
(c) 3 / 4
(d) / 4

22.

If (1 x)n C 0 C1 x C 2 x 2 ..... C n x n , then the value of C0 C2 C4 C6 ..... is

(a) 2n

23.

21.

(c) 2n sin

(b) 2n cos
n
2

[AIEEE

n
2

(d) 2n / 2 cos

n
4

If x cos i sin and y cos i sin , then x m y n x m y n is equal to

(a) cos(m n )
(b) cos(m n )
(c) 2 cos(m n )
(d) 2 cos(m n )
8

24.

The value of

sin
r 1

25.

2r
2r
i cos
is
9
9

(a) 1
(b) 1
(c) i
(d) i
If a, b, c and u, v, w are complex numbers representing the vertices of two triangles such that c (1 r)a rb and
w (1 r)u rv , where r is a complex number, then the two triangles
(a) Have the same area

(b) Are similar

(c) Are congruent

(d) None of these

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26.

Suppose z1 , z 2 , z 3 are the vertices of an equilateral triangle inscribed in the circle | z | 2 . If z1 1 i 3 , then
values of z 3 and z 2 are respectively

27.

(a) 2, 1 i 3

(b) 2, 1 i 3

(c) 1 i 3 ,2

(d) None of these

[IIT 1994]

If the complex number z1, z 2 the origin form an equilateral triangle then z12 z 22

[IIT

1983]

28.

(a) z1 z 2

(b) z1 z 2

(c) z 2 z1

(d) | z1 |2 | z 2 |2

If at least one value of the complex number z x iy satisfy the condition | z 2 | a 2 3a 2 and the
inequality | z i 2 | a 2 , then

29.

(a) a 2
(b) a 2
(c) a 2
(d) None of these
If z, iz and z iz are the vertices of a triangle whose area is 2 units, then the value of | z | is
[RPET 2000]
(a) 2
(c) 4

(b) 2
(d) 8

30.

If z 2 z | z | | z |2 0 , then the locus of z is

31.

(a) A circle
(b) A straight line
(c) A pair of straight lines (d) None of these
If cos cos cos sin sin sin 0 then cos 3 cos 3 cos 3 equals to
2000]
(a) 0
(b) cos( )
(c) 3 cos( )

32.

If z r cos

r
n2

i sin

[Karnataka

CET

(d) 3 sin( )
r
n2

, where r = 1, 2, 3,.,n, then lim z 1 z 2 z 3 ...z n is equal to

n

[UPSEAT 2001]

33.

(a) cos i sin

(b) cos( /2) i sin( /2)

(c) e i / 2

(d)

e i

If the cube roots of unity be 1, , 2 , then the roots of the equation ( x 1)3 8 0 are
[IIT 1979; MNR 1986; DCE 2000; AIEEE 2005]
(a) 1, 1 2 , 1 2

(b) 1, 1 2 , 1 2 2
(c) 1, 1, 1
(d) None of these
34.

If 1, , 2 , 3 ......., n1 are the n, nth roots of unity, then (1 )(1 2 ).....(1 n1 ) equals
[MNR 1992; IIT 1984; DCE 2001; MP PET 2004]

35.

(a) 0

(b) 1

(c) n

(d) n2

The value of the expression 1.(2 )(2 2 ) 2.(3 )(3 2 ) .......

.... (n 1).(n )(n 2 ),

where is an imaginary cube root of unity, is[IIT 1996]

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36.

37.

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

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

1 i 3

2
2

334

1 i 3

3
2

If i 1, then 4 5

(a) 1 i 3

(b) 1 i 3

(c) i 3

(d) i 3

365

is equal to

[IIT 1999]

If a cos(2 / 7) i sin(2 / 7), then the quadratic equation whose roots are a a 2 a 4 and a 3 a 5 a 6 is
[RPET 2000]
2

(a) x x 2 0

(b) x x 2 0

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(c) x x 2 0
(d) x 2 x 2 0
Let z 1 and z 2 be nth roots of unity which are ends of a line segment that subtend a right angle at the origin.
Then n must be of the form
(a) 4k + 1
(b) 4k + 2
(c) 4k + 3

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[IIT Screening 2001; Karnataka 2002]

(d) 4k

Let is an imaginary cube roots of unity then the value of

2( 1)( 2 1) 3(2 1)(2 2 1) .....
2

n(n 1)
n
2

n(n 1)
2

(a)

(n 1)(n 1)(n 2 1) is

[Orissa JEE 2002]

(b)

n(n 1)
(c)
n

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(d) None of these

is an imaginary cube root of unity. If (1 2 )m (1 4 )m , then least positive integral value of m is

[IIT Screening 2004]

(a) 6
(c) 4

(b) 5
(d) 3

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