Question (1)
Express the given complex number in the form a + ib : \[\left( {5i} \right)\left( { - \frac{3}{5}i} \right)\]Solution
\[\left( {5i} \right)\left( { - \frac{3}{5}i} \right)\] \[ = - 3{i^2}\] \[ = - 3\left( { - 1} \right) = 3\]Question (2)
Express the given complex number in the form a + ib: i9 + i19Solution
\[{i^9} + {i^{19}} = {\left( {{i^2}} \right)^4}i + {\left( {{i^2}} \right)^9}i\] \[ = {\left( { - 1} \right)^4}i + {\left( { - 1} \right)^9}i\] \[ = i - i = 0\]Question (3)
Express the given complex number in the form a + ib: i–39Solution
\[{i^{ - 39}} = {i^{ - 40}}.i\] \[ = {\left( {{i^4}} \right)^{ - 10}}i\] \[ = {\left( 1 \right)^{ - 10}}i\] \[ = i\]Question (4)
Express the given complex number in the form a + ib: 3(7 + i7) + i(7 + i7)Solution
3(7 + i7) + i(7 + i7)Question (5)
Express the given complex number in the form a + ib: (1 – i) – (–1 + i6)Solution
(1 – i) – (–1 + i6)Question (6)
Express the given complex number in the form a + ib: \[\left( {\frac{1}{5} + i\frac{2}{5}} \right) - \left( {4 + i\frac{5}{2}} \right)\]Solution
\[\left( {\frac{1}{5} + i\frac{2}{5}} \right) - \left( {4 + i\frac{5}{2}} \right)\] \[ = \frac{1}{5} + i\frac{2}{5} - 4 - i\frac{5}{2}\] \[ = \frac{{1 - 20}}{5} + \frac{{\left( {4 - 25} \right)}}{{10}}i\] \[ = - \frac{{19}}{5} - \frac{{21}}{{10}}i\]Question (7)
Express the given complex number in the form a + ib: \[\left[ {\left( {\frac{1}{3} + i\frac{7}{3}} \right) + \left( {4 + i\frac{1}{3}} \right)} \right] - \left( { - \frac{4}{3} + i} \right)\]Solution
\[\left[ {\left( {\frac{1}{3} + i\frac{7}{3}} \right) + \left( {4 + i\frac{1}{3}} \right)} \right] - \left( { - \frac{4}{3} + i} \right)\] \[ = \frac{1}{3} + i\frac{7}{3} + 4 + i\frac{1}{3} + \frac{4}{3} - i\] \[ = \frac{{1 + 12 + 4}}{3} + i\frac{{7 + 1 - 3}}{3}\] \[ = \frac{{17}}{3} + \frac{5}{3}i\]Question (8)
Express the given complex number in the form a + ib: (1 – i)4Solution
\[{\left( {1 - i} \right)^4} = {\left[ {{{\left( {1 - i} \right)}^2}} \right]^2}\] \[ = {\left( {1 - 2i + {i^2}} \right)^2}\] \[ = {\left( {1 + 2i - 1} \right)^2}\] \[ = {\left( {2i} \right)^2} = 4{i^2}\] \[ = - 4\]Question (9)
Express the given complex number in the form a + ib: \[{\left( {\frac{1}{3} + 3i} \right)^3}\]Solution
\[{\left( {\frac{1}{3} + 3i} \right)^3}\] \[ = {\left( {\frac{1}{3}} \right)^3} + {\left( {3i} \right)^3} + 3\left( {\frac{1}{3}} \right)\left( {3i} \right)\left( {\frac{1}{3} + 3i} \right)\] \[ = \frac{1}{{27}} + 27{i^3} + 3i\left( {\frac{1}{3} + 3i} \right)\] \[ = \frac{1}{{27}} + 27{i^2}i + i + 9{i^2}\] \[ = \frac{1}{{27}} - 27i + i - 9\] \[ = \frac{{1 - 243}}{{27}} - 26i\] \[ = - \frac{{242}}{{27}} - 26i\]Question (10)
Express the given complex number in the form a + ib: \[{\left( { - 2 - \frac{1}{3}i} \right)^{ 3}}\]Solution
\[{\left( { - 2 - \frac{1}{3}i} \right)^{ 3}}\] \[ = {\left[ { - \left( {2 + \frac{1}{3}i} \right)} \right]^3}\] \[ = - \left[ {8 + \frac{1}{{27}}{i^3} + 2i\left( {2 + \frac{1}{3}i} \right)} \right]\] \[ = - \left[ {8 + \frac{1}{{27}}i.{i^2} + 4i + \frac{2}{3}{i^2}} \right]\] \[ = - \left[ {8 - \frac{2}{3} + 4i - \frac{1}{{27}}i} \right]\] \[ = - \frac{{22}}{3} - \frac{{107}}{{27}}i\]Question (11)
Find the multiplicative inverse of the complex number 4 – 3iSolution
4 - 3iQuestion (12)
Find the multiplicative inverse of the complex number \[\sqrt 5 + 3i\]Solution
\[\sqrt 5 + 3i\] Comparing to standard form a = √5, b = 3Question (13)
Find the multiplicative inverse of the complex number - iSolution
- iQuestion (14)
Express the following expression in the form of a + ib. \[\frac{{\left( {3 + i\sqrt 5 } \right)\left( {3 - i\sqrt 5 } \right)}}{{\left( {\sqrt 3 + \sqrt 2 i} \right) - \left( {\sqrt 3 - i\sqrt 2 } \right)}}\]Solution
\[\frac{{\left( {3 + i\sqrt 5 } \right)\left( {3 - i\sqrt 5 } \right)}}{{\left( {\sqrt 3 + \sqrt 2 i} \right) - \left( {\sqrt 3 - i\sqrt 2 } \right)}}\] \[ = \frac{{9 - 5{i^2}}}{{\sqrt 3 + \sqrt 2 i - \sqrt 3 + \sqrt 2 i}}\] \[\frac{{9 + 5}}{{2\sqrt 2 i}}\] \[ = \frac{{14\sqrt 2 i}}{{2\sqrt 2 \sqrt 2 {i^2}}}\] \[ = \frac{{7\sqrt 2 }}{2}i\]