Suppose p is a polynomial with complex
coefficients and an even degree. If all
the roots of p are complex non-real
numbers with modulus 1, prove that
p(1) ∈ R iff p(−1) ∈ R.
Let n be an even positive integer such
that (n/2) is odd and let α_0 , α_1 , ...., α_(n−1) be
the complex roots of unity of order n.
Prove that Π_(k=0) ^(n−1) (a + bα_k ^2 ) = (a^(n/2) + b^(n/2) )^2
for any complex numbers a and b.
The locus of the centre of a circle which
touches the given circles ∣z − z_1 ∣ =
∣3 + 4i∣ and ∣z − z_2 ∣ = ∣1 + i(√3)∣ is a
hyperbola, then the length of its
transverse axis is
If [ ] represents the greatest integer
function and f(x) = x − [x] then
number of real roots of the equation
f(x) + f((1/x)) = 1 are infinite.
True/False
For any integer k, let α_k = cos (((kπ)/7)) +
i sin (((kπ)/7)), where i = (√(−1)). The value of
the expression ((Σ_(k=1) ^(12) ∣α_(k+1) − α_k ∣)/(Σ_(k=1) ^3 ∣α_(4k−1) − α_(4k−2) ∣)) is
Let f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c, where a, b, c
are real numbers. If the numbers 2a,
a + b, and c are all integers, then the
number of integral values between 1
and 5 that f(x) can take is
For each positive integer n, consider
the highest common factor h_n of the two
numbers n! + 1 and (n + 1)!. For n < 100,
find the largest value of h_n .
(A) If ∣w∣ = 2, then the set of points
z = w − (1/w) is contained in or equal to
(B) If ∣w∣ = 1, then the set of points
z = w + (1/w) is contained in or equal to
Options for both A and B:
(p) An ellipse with eccentricity (4/5)
(q) The set of points z satisfying Im z
= 0
(r) The set of points z satisfying ∣Im z∣
≤ 1
(s) The set of points z satisfying ∣Re z∣
≤ 2
(t) The set of points z satisfying ∣z∣ ≤ 3
Let f(x) = ∣x − 1∣ + ∣x − 2∣ + ∣x − 3∣,
then find the value of k for which f(x)
= k has
1. no solution
2. only one solution
3. two solutions of same sign
4. two solutions of opposite sign
Let A, B, C be three sets of complex
numbers as defined below
A = {z : Im z ≥ 1}
B = {z : ∣z − 2 − i∣ = 3}
C = {z : Re((1 − i)z) = (√2)}.
Let z be any point in A ∩ B ∩ C and let
w be any point satisfying ∣w − 2 − i∣ <
3. Then, ∣z∣ − ∣w∣ + 3 lies between
(1) −6 and 3
(2) −3 and 6
(3) −6 and 6
(4) −3 and 9
Let z_1 and z_2 be two distinct complex
numbers and let z = (1 − t)z_1 + tz_2 for
some real number t with 0 < t < 1. If
arg(w) denotes the principal argument
of a non-zero complex number w, then
(1) ∣z − z_1 ∣ + ∣z − z_2 ∣ = ∣z_1 − z_2 ∣
(2) Arg (z − z_1 ) = Arg (z − z_2 )
(3) determinant (((z − z_1 ),(z^ − z_1 ^ )),((z_2 − z_1 ),(z_2 ^ − z_1 ^ ))) = 0
(4) Arg (z − z_1 ) = Arg (z_2 − z_1 )
If z_1 = a + ib and z_2 = c + id are complex
numbers such that ∣z_1 ∣ = ∣z_2 ∣ = 1 and
Re(z_1 z_2 ^ ) = 0, then the pair of complex
numbers ω_1 = a + ic and ω_2 = b + id
satisfy
(1) ∣ω_1 ∣ = 1
(2) ∣ω_2 ∣ = 1
(3) Re(ω_1 ω_2 ^ ) = 0
(4) ∣ω_1 ∣ = 2∣ω_2 ∣
If ∣z + ω∣^2 = ∣z∣^2 + ∣ω∣^2 , where z and ω
are complex numbers, then
(1) (z/ω) is purely real
(2) (z/ω) is purely imaginary
(3) zω^ + z^ ω = 0
(4) amp((z/ω)) = (π/2)
If z is a complex number satisfying
z + z^(−1) = 1, then z^n + z^(−n) , n ∈ N, has
the value
(1) 2(−1)^n , when n is a multiple of 3
(2) (−1)^(n−1) , when n is not a multiple of
3
(3) (−1)^(n+1) , when n is a multiple of 3
(4) 0 when n is not a multiple of 3
If a, b, c are real numbers and z is a
complex number such that, a^2 + b^2 + c^2
= 1 and b + ic = (1 + a)z, then ((1 + iz)/(1 − iz))
equals.
(1) ((b − ic)/(1 − ia))
(2) ((a + ib)/(1 + c))
(3) ((1 − c)/(a − ib))
(4) ((1 + a)/(b + ic))