FREE Pre-Calculus Complex Numbers Questions and Answers

Question 1

Evaluate (4 - 2i)*(1 - 5i)

Accepted Answer

-6 - 22i

Answer

-7/15 - 4i/15

Answer

-5 + 7i

Answer

-4 + 2i

Question 2

What is the value of the expression (x + yi)(x - yi) if (x + yi) / i = 7 + 9i, where x and y are real numbers?

Accepted Answer

130

Answer

-130

Answer

0

Answer

26i

Question 3

Find all complex numbers z that satisfy the equation z + 3z' = 5 - 6i, where z' is the complex conjugate of z.

Accepted Answer

z = 5/4 + 3i

Answer

z = 5/4 - 3i

Answer

z = 5 - 3i

Answer

z = 5 + 3i

Question 4

Define Complex number.

Accepted Answer

A number of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers.

Answer

A number with only a real part.

Answer

A number of the form a + i, where a is a real number.

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A number with only an imaginary part.

Question 5

Explain the real and imaginary components of a complex number.

Accepted Answer

The real part is the constant term, and the imaginary part is the coefficient of i.

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The real part is the integer part, and the imaginary part is the fractional part.

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The real part is the coefficient of i, and the imaginary part is the constant term.

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The real part is the whole number, and the imaginary part is the decimal part.

Question 6

What is a complex number's conjugate?

Accepted Answer

A number obtained by changing the sign of the imaginary part.

Answer

A number obtained by adding i to the real part.

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A number obtained by changing the sign of the imaginary part and the real part.

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A number obtained by subtracting i from the imaginary part.

Question 7

Determine the conjugate of 2 - i.

Accepted Answer

-2 - i

Answer

2 - i

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-2 + i

Answer

2 + i

Question 8

Add together the numbers (2 + 3i) and (-4 + 5i).

Accepted Answer

-2 + 8i

Answer

-2 - 8i

Answer

6 - 8i

Answer

6 + 8i

Question 9

What is the standard form of 4 - 5i

Accepted Answer

4 + (-5)i

Answer

4 - 5i

Answer

4 + (5)i

Answer

4 - (-5)i

Question 10

What is the "unit" imaginary number?

Accepted Answer

√(−1)

Answer

−1

Answer

0

Answer

1